Several federal agencies are being ordered to restore web pages and reports that were either removed or modified following ...

Definitions of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors Trained, active, inactive, and sedentary are some of the terms that have been used to describe many individuals. Misuse of these adjectives by ...

Donald Trump is preparing an executive order to halt funding of gain-of-function research—lab experimentation designed to ...

Is obesity a risk factor or a disease? This debate shapes treatments, policies, and eating disorder care. Explore its impact ...

Brierfield, said that the legislation is "based on fundamental truths that are as old as the Book of Genesis." ...

Some public health data targeted by Trump’s executive orders has been restored, but what’s changed and how will that affect health policy?

Public health is the medical discipline concerned with the prevention and control of disease through population surveillance and the promotion of healthy behaviours. Strategies used to promote ...

Jean McGuire has “never seen anything like this” in her 30-plus years of public health service, spanning disability and HIV work. Historical data is disappearing from the Centers for Disease Control ...

Thousands of residents live in areas without grocery stores or a reliable way to get to them. What you need to know about ...

They offer a more nuanced approach. This shift could improve clinical care, public-health policies and societal attitudes toward obesity, says Elisabeth van Rossum, an endocrinologist at the ...

This non-specificity of definitions not only affects healthcare providers and patients but also researchers who look for concise ways to evaluate the course of a disease. Thresholds are frequently ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a final rule to update the definition of the nutrient ... critical component of the nation’s public health infrastructure and serves as ...