The state health plan currently has a $507 million deficit. Pharmacy benefit managers, the intermediaries in the drug supply chain, are supposed to use their bargaining power to negotiate lower drug ...

Early research suggests GLP-1 drugs could prevent or treat Alzheimer's Disease. Results from a big clinical trial could soon confirm that.

BROWNSVILLE — It was an unusually cold Saturday morning in the Rio Grande Valley but that didn't stop hundreds of people from forming a line that wound throughout the south side of the Brownsville ...

A study of nearly 1,000 people with post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) revealed that two-thirds still experienced significant symptoms, including reduced exercise capacity and cognitive performance, two ...

On the latest episode of her podcast, Oprah Winfrey opened up about how her opinion of “thin people” changed after she was able to lose weight herself with the help of weight loss medications.

Intramuscular fat, contained within muscle tissue, increases the risk of serious heart disease, regardless of other risk factors, a new study suggests.

A Medscape survey found that a strong majority of physicians believe high-risk patients should have easier access to new weight loss drugs.

Worryingly, the new study is not the first to find this worrying link between ADHD and shorter lives. A 2019 study concluded that adults diagnosed with ADHD in childhood had a shorter expectancy – by ...

Overweight scores continue from 25-30. And over 30 is obese. Quetelet merely used this early calculation as a descriptor. He did not make any medical proclamations. The Quetelet Index became ...

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have dominated the diet discussion for the past few years. But this trend leaves many people wondering: What role does weight-loss surgery play in an ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, seasonal affective depression or any other type of depression, your ...

A well-marbled steak is highly prized for grilling, but those sort of fat deposits in human muscles can be deadly, a ...