The aim of the study was to not only observe the disparities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic but also to draw attention to the issue to drive real, lasting change.

Panelists discuss how organizations must create system-wide cultural changes through staff training, appropriate clinical environments, evidence-based treatment access, and incentive structures that ...

In 2023, nearly 1 in 3 U.S. youngsters ages 12 to 17 had prediabetes, according to recently released data from the U.S.

As Bowman sparred with Republican Marc Short, former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, he drew a link between recent acts of racial and political violence and rhetorical attacks against ...

For years, people living with obesity have been given the same basic advice: eat less, move more. But while this mantra may ...

To improve access to care, many professional organizations have advocated for classifying obesity as a disease. However, the ...

The study analyzed data from 44,030 adults in the US who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ...

Obesity is a disease and we need to start treating it like one Misperceptions and a focus on weight-loss medications risk oversimplifying a complex health crisis. A coordinated approach is needed.

Dr. Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Internal Medicine, Obesity, discusses how obesity needs to be viewed as a multi-faceted chronic disease where patients need to be involved in treatment decisions.

A Disease Without a Clinical Identity The contention that obesity can be largely addressed through diet and exercise might have started with Hippocrates as early as 500 BC.

Ascletis Pharma is going all-in on metabolic disease. Responding to the progress of its obesity pipeline, the Chinese biotech is stepping up its investment in metabolic disease clinical trials ...

This research examines childhood obesity rates in a rural county before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.