BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

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Women’s health specialist nurse Ruth Bailey provides an update on what GPNs need to know about offering emergency ...

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You saw a lot of year-end lists as we said good riddance to 2024. “The Best…”, “The Top…” or “The Most…” among other iterations proliferated news feeds highlighting which movies, books, or music, ...

New Year’s is receding fast in the rearview mirror. And for many of us, our sincere resolutions about losing weight and ...