Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is an irregular heart rhythm that increases a person's risk of stroke, heart failure and even ...

A report from The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission has proposed new criteria for defining and diagnosing obesity, ...

Obesity is currently defined using a person's body mass index, or BMI. This is calculated as weight (in kilograms) divided by ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...

New Rule Seeks to Expand Medicare and Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs. The Biden Administration has proposed a new ...

The company is kicking off the year with a new Novartis partnership and renewed focus on metabolic aging targets.

Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on ...

The governor also said she would work with other states to leverage their combined purchasing power to reduce the cost of the ...

New Activin R-based medications can emerge as perfect solutions for balancing weight loss and muscle building, making a ...

They also offer fresh insights into how human memory, as a whole, works. Another recent study, from ETH Zurich in Switzerland, has found that the memories of obesity stored in fat tissue cells may ...

It opens the door for broader coverage and access to Zepbound, which is not currently covered by Medicare and many other insurance plans for weight loss.