The CDC’s incoming head, former Congressman Dave Weldon, a physician, has been commissioned by Trump to “ focus on the ...

The Independent Data Monitoring Committee met this week on February 10, 2025 to evaluate the unblinded safety Phase 2b QUALITY data and recommended to continue the QUALITY extension study as designed- ...

During his confirmation hearings two weeks ago to lead the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of obesity was seen for children and adolescents, according to data published ...

Next-generation obesity drugs will work differently from Ozempic and Wegovy — aiming to deliver greater weight loss with ...

New CDC data reveals a concerning rise in severe obesity among U.S. adults, with women and middle-aged individuals most affected. The obesity epidemic continues to strain the healthcare system with ...

Scientists mapped fat tissue differences in obese individuals, uncovering cell changes linked to metabolic disease risk and ...

A recently published LongITools study led by the University of Oulu identified two new childhood BMI patterns, challenging ...

From 2013-2014 to August 2021-August 2023, there were small increases in the percentage of children and adolescents with obesity, as well as in adults with severe obesity (but not obesity). There were ...

Childhood obesity rates are rising and global figures don't make for easy reading. The World Health Organization (WHO) ...