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

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, ...

Talk around weight in the United States has reached a fever pitch thanks to the popularity of injectable GLP-1 medications, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Now, they're all over the place — celebrities ... About 20% of children in the U.S. have obesity, according to CDC data. Dr. Gitanjali Srivastava, the medical director of obesity medicine ...

(NEXSTAR) – The map of flu activity across the United States ... according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The flu positivity rate from lab tests across the country ...

FILE - A woman holds up a dosage of Wegovy, a drug used for weight loss, at her home in Front Royal, Va., on March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File) ...

More U.S. adults believe it is a good thing than a bad thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and other brands if they are struggling with obesity or have a health ...