Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America and the same is true for Alabama. Nearly 15,000 Alabamians died from heart disease in 2022. An unhealthy diet, obesity, tobacco usage and type 2 ...

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Residents of America's most obese state may be able to skip out on their taxes if they lose weight, according to a bold new ...

Black History Month, a celebration of Black history, culture and education, kicks off on Feb. 1. Historian and author Carter ...

Medical mistreatment of African-American patients throughout our nation’s history is well known. Beyond that, Black communities have less access to lifesaving medications for opioid use disorder ...

It was endorsed by 76 organisations, including the World Obesity Federation, the American Heart Association and Britain’s Royal College of Physicians. “The commission is reframing obesity ...

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

NHS experts report unprecedented demand for the new generation of obesity treatments. Online pharmacies will no longer be allowed to use customer pictures or questionnaires as evidence.

Prostate cancer takes a harsher toll on Black men than other American men. Black men are almost 70% more ... risk and worsen the outcome of prostate cancer — not just being of African descent. These ...

Dr. Naval Vikram, professor of medicine at AIIMS Delhi and co-author of the study, underscored the importance of the findings. "A distinct definition of obesity for Indians is crucial for the early ...

HM17321 gained significant attention at the American Obesity Society meeting in San Antonio last November, where Hanmi presented two preclinical studies demonstrating its efficacy in weight loss ...