The conversation surrounding health care reform has intensified in recent years, revealing deep divides in how we view personal responsibility, government intervention and public health ...

Someone dies of heart disease about every 34 seconds in the US, according to a new report, confirming the often preventable ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine advocacy is outside the mainstream. His previous statements on abortion could alienate ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine activism is unconventional. His previous statements on abortion could alienate ...

New CDC data reveals a concerning rise in severe obesity among U.S. adults, with women and middle-aged individuals most ...

Experts offer a variety of policy solutions to the childhood obesity crisis. Many are drawn from the anti-tobacco playbook — ...

Researchers at the, Riverside, backed by a substantial NIH grant, are pioneering a study on the unique immune responses to ...

The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon ...

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

According to a September 2024 data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 40.3 percent of U.S.

Obesity is a chronic disease that occurs when a person has excess body fat, resulting in a high body mass index (BMI). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a person ...