A new USC Schaeffer Center white paper finds expanded access to anti-obesity medications would lead to significant increases in life expectancy and disease-free years while generating a substantial ...

New study finds that obesity reduces a specific brain chemical, lowering the desire to consume high-calorie foods. Boosting ...

On Instagram, there are voices rising up to challenge norms and remind everyone that they deserve to feel comfortable in their own skin, regardless of their size or external judgments. Meagan Wells is ...

People with a complex heart, kidney and metabolic-related condition who got better quality sleep were less likely to have an ...

Learn what foods to eat before and after bariatric surgery. Follow this diet plan to support weight loss, healing, and ...

Weight loss from glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists clearly alleviates knee osteoarthritis pain, but other recently published data give pause regarding possible long-term adverse effects.

—Diverse metabolic, ocular, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular symptoms and signs may occur up to 5 years before a child or teen receives an MS diagnosis. Recognizing these ...

Chronic kidney disease cases have increased in the recent years in India. Early symptoms are often subtle, making it ...

While these potential treatments are only in the early stages of research—and von Meyenn emphasizes that prevention of obesity in the first place is ideal—there are a few things you can do now to ...

Editor’s note — A version of this story first published in 2021. It was a harrowing scene. A 92-year-old man was barely breathing and had extremely low oxygen levels, and emergency medical ...

Colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, refers to any cancer that affects the colon and rectum. Common signs of colorectal cancer include blood in the stool ...