Re “Are We Thinking About Obesity All Wrong?,” by Julia Belluz (Opinion guest essay, Sept. 22): The author rightly underscores the need for a precise medical definition of obesity and its ...

Sep. 20, 2024 — A new type of blood test using lipids could make it easier to identify children at risk of complications around obesity including type two diabetes, liver and heart disease ...

Learn how healthcare workers can overcome feelings of shame and promote a shame-competent environment in this perspective essay from The Lancet.

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided insight into the prevalence of obesity across the United States. The figures, initially from the 2023 Adult ...

Obesity is an epidemic in the America. Four in 10 U.S. adults fit the medical definition of having obesity, which puts them at risk for serious health problems, including diabetes, heart disease ...

Pickwickian syndrome, aka obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS ... Joe from the 1836 Charles Dickens novel “The Pickwick Papers.” Joe had many of the symptoms later described by clinicians ...

Genomics’ latest groundbreaking research, showcased at the Bupa Health Symposium, shows that a person’s genetic background is ...

The CDC report found almost 10% of U.S. adults had severe obesity. The prevalence of obesity among adults has slightly decreased in the United States but remains higher than 10 years ago ...

A review of the medical records of thousands of adolescents treated for obesity found that kids who received the GLP-1 medications semaglutide or liraglutide were less likely to have suicidal ...

In the ensuing decades, finance, consulting and tech rose while manufacturing shrank. According to the St. Louis Federal ...

Noom Med with SmartRx, in partnership with Waltz Health, drives significant ROI for employers who wish to cover GLP-1s as a supplemental benefit ...

Hims & Hers Health shares rose Monday after the Food and Drug Administration said compounding pharmacies could continue to ...