Allowing such medications as options could lead to significant savings from improved health, writes Kelley Koch.

The Trump administration has promised that addressing childhood obesity will be a key part of its “Make America Healthy Again ...

The study shows rates for smoking, obesity and chronic conditions such as heart disease are comparatively higher in rural ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as President Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services early Thursday, capping a ...

Recent research suggests that a new approach could help even patients with advanced forms of fatty liver disease.

If the CMS rule to cover obesity medications is finalized, coverage will increase by other insurers, experts predicted. HHS ...

An ad airing Super Bowl Sunday features “America’s deadliest epidemic,” obesity, and what can be done about it with the use of “affordable” compounded weight loss drugs.

Much of the Portland metro and Willamette Valley saw some snow Thursday. Here's what to know if you're thinking of shoveling ...

These health conditions contribute to a buildup of fat in the liver, experts say, which can then lead to fibrosis or scarring ...

In 2023, the United States surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, issued a 71-page advisory warning of an American “epidemic of ...

The GOP-controlled Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to lead the country’s most powerful health care agency.  Kennedy was confirmed as the ...

More and more Americans are turning to GLP-1 injections to lose weight. FOX 7 Austin's Rebecca Thomas spoke to an Austin physician to discuss.