As demand remains high for GLP-1 drugs, primary care physicians are concerned about the risks of patients using third-party ...

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of ...

This guide includes an overview of practices for the prevention and management of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) by healthcare professionals practicing in public health or ...

Sam, 17, at home in Abervan (Wales). The image is taken from Abbie Trayler-Smith's series on teenage obesity, 'The Big O.' ABBIE TRAYLER-SMITH/PANOS Is obesity a disease? How could it be better ...

particularly for teens and people who aren’t struggling with obesity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 100 million adults in the U.S. are obese — defined as ...

Lawmakers in Colorado recently introduced a bill, the Diabetes Prevention and Obesity Treatment ... of the working group developing the Colorado Obesity Society. Dr. Seth Kramer is a highly ...

Less than half of Americans in one survey said they were aware of the link between alcohol use and cancer compared to 89% for tobacco use.

Dr. Staiano is the director of the Pediatric Obesity & Healthy Behavior Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical. Her primary research interest is developing and testing family-based healthy lifestyle ...

Obesity estimates for Aboriginal groups are based on single responses for Aboriginal identity. For the purposes of this report, the term "First Nations off-reserve " is used in lieu of "North American ...

Initially prescribed for type 2 diabetes (T2D), these drugs are now FDA-approved for weight management and cardiovascular disease prevention. Obesity, often overlooked as a treatable disease ...

Between August 2021 and August 2023, approximately 40% of U.S. adults had obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Around 9.4% of those adults had severe obesity.

The newest weight-loss drugs, Wegovy and Zepbound, are incredibly popular. But doctors are still learning about all of the ways they affect the body—both helpful and harmful—beyond reducing ...