LONDON - Patrick Hetzner tried diets and exercise, just about everything short of stomach stapling to lose weight. Nothing worked. Five months ago he tried something new: a stomach pacemaker that ...

People with severe stomach disorders can sometimes suffer from chronic vomiting. This symptom can be treated with electrical impulses from a pacemaker in the stomach. A new method enables patients who ...

LONDON - Patrick Hetzner tried diets and exercise, just about everything short of stomach stapling to lose weight. Nothing worked. Five months ago he tried something new: a stomach pacemaker that ...

LOS ANGELES There's no cure, but a new pacemaker is helping some people eat normally. Kandra Burleson, who has gastroparesis, used to spend most days too nauseous to eat or even leave the house. "Not ...

LONDON — Patrick Hetzner tried diets and exercise, just about everything short of stomach stapling to lose weight. Nothing worked. Five months ago he tried something new: a stomach pacemaker that ...

The device, which is currently in clinical trials in Europe, works like a heart pacemaker. It sends out electrical pulses to the brain that kick in just after eating. These messages notify the body ...