New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...
There may be a more effective way to define and diagnose obesity, according to a commission of scientists that proposed a ...
BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...
The clinical definition for "obesity" is not one size fits all. Relying on body mass index (BMI) alone can lead to under-diagnosis of people who are ...
The recommendations also put forth two new diagnosis categories: clinical obesity and pre-obesity. The first describes people with evidence of health conditions caused by excess weight, such as heart ...
Drinking coffee in the morning, rather than throughout the day, is strongly associated with a lower risk of death, according ...
A major clinical trial, led by the University of Sheffield, has revealed survival rates for patients with operable bladder cancer are significantly improved by adding an immunotherapy drug to before ...
With global spending on prescription drugs increasing by 6% annually since 2019, it’s no surprise that the biopharmaceuticals industry is growing—and it’s expected to keep growing, with a ...