A study has found that underweight type 2 diabetes patients have a higher mortality rate than obese patients. On the 6th, ...

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Waist-to-height ratio ‘outperforms’ BMI in identification of serious health risks, analysis of over 120,000 people suggests ...

Obesity is defined as excessive accumulation of adipose tissue, which worsens well-being and increases the risk of chronic ...

Obesity shaves two to four years off the average lifespan, while being very obese can shorten your lifespan by 8 to 10 years, according to a new analysis of 57 studies including nearly 900,000 people.

Objectives In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), severe exacerbations (ECOPDs) impose significant morbidity and mortality. Current guidelines emphasise using ECOPD history to ...

The FDA has approved Wegovy (semaglutide) tablets, the first oral GLP-1 receptor agonist for the treatment of obesity.

A new definition of obesity could nearly double the prevalence of U.S. adults with the condition, a new study published ...

Local infiltration analgesia (LIA) substantially reduces the risk for neuropathic pain (NP) 1 year after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), according to study results published in ACR Open Rheumatology.

Two gunmen opened fire at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, Dec. 14 Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest.She joins having written for ...