When it comes to monitoring blood pressure, one expert warns that the readings you get in your doctor's office may not ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to remove committee members who advise the government on vaccine approvals ...

The CDC’s incoming head, former Congressman Dave Weldon, a physician, has been commissioned by Trump to “ focus on the ...

In Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first interview as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, he made multiple ...

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of ...

BMI is a widely used tool for assessing obesity, but it has limitations. It doesn't account for muscle mass, fat distribution or bone density. Experts suggest using it alongside other measures for ...

Columnist Teri Sforza writes that childhood obesity in California is on the rise, state data shows. Free school meals have ...

Some datasets the group's members said they needed, like a CDC survey of mental health and ... including rates of cancer screening, obesity rates and women's health issues. Webpages mentioning ...

About 20% of children in the U.S. have obesity, according to CDC data. Dr. Gitanjali Srivastava, the medical director of obesity medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, said obesity is ...

Research has uncovered key differences in gene expression linked to inflammation, metabolism and cardioprotection. These findings could help inform the development of targeted therapies for ...