High BMI 5 years before diagnosis was associated with increased risk of all-cause and breast cancer–specific mortality among white women, but not among black women. Another possible explanation for ...

Illegal networks are flooding the market with counterfeit weight loss drugs, posing a serious threat to public health. The ...

Reflecting on World Obesity Day‘’ From misallocated health funds to the normalization of 'family diabetes,' South ...

A national emergency unfolding silently. Every 33 seconds, someone in America dies from cardiovascular disease—nearly 2,500 people daily.

Heart disease and stroke remain leading causes of death in the U.S., with risk factors such as high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes still prevalent.

A study that explored trends in obesity and endometrial cancer in the U.S concluded that the combination of the 2 conditions hits younger women, and Black and Hispanic women in particular ...

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehen ...

Heart disease is a silent epidemic that is having a disproportionate impact on the Black community in New York City’s neighborhoods.

Childhood/adolescence BMI percentiles fell within the healthy range, while early adulthood and midlife BMI averaged in the overweight and class 1 obesity categories. Black Americans exhibited ...

Pfizer only identified two of its obesity treating pills. Both mimic the GLP-1 hormone to improve feelings of satiety and markers of blood sugar. The third drug has remained a black box — until now.