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 ...

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), who set and monitor standards in accident and emergency departments, said the ...

In 1893, Isaac Ray, a founder of the American Psychiatric Association, provided a definition of the term mental hygiene as "the art of preserving ... in their prospectus proposing the founding of the ...

President Trump is reportedly preparing an executive order to halt funding of risky viral gain-of-function research—lab ...

Several federal agencies are being ordered to restore web pages and reports that were either removed or modified following one of President Trump's executive orders.

Some of the public health websites that the US government was ordered to restore involving gender and gender identity now carry a warning denying the existence of transgender people.

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

A proposal moving through the Legislature would update a citizen initiative lawmakers passed last year that enshrined certain ...

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

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 ...

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 ...