As a lifelong bicyclist, I’ve logged tens of thousands of miles commuting in urban areas, pedaling to and from work, enjoying ...

In the United States, police rarely face criminal charges when civilians ... Accidental rulings typically blamed preexisting ...

“These findings suggest that BMI and obesity prevalence in the U.S. decreased in 2023 for the first time in more than a ...

(HealthDay News) — The mean body mass index (BMI) and prevalence of obesity declined in the United States in 2023, according to research published in JAMA Health Forum.

Adult obesity rates in the United States dropped from 46% in 2022 to 45.6% in 2023, according to the new study published in ...

Medicaid coverage for GLP-1s, both for Type 2 diabetes and obesity, varies widely across the United States. While all states cover at least one Type 2 diabetes-indicated GLP-1, coverage for ...

After years of rising obesity rates in the US, the numbers dipped slightly during 2023, though experts disagree about the ...

Medicaid coverage of GLP-1s for obesity, however, varies by state. While all state Medicaid programs include GLP-1s prescribed for Type 2 diabetes, only 36 states cover at least one of the FDA ...

Although bipartisan legislation to provide Medicare coverage for obesity treatments has circulated in Congress for more than ...

The poll comes as U.S. obesity rates continue to pose a major health problem, leading to high rates of heart disease and diabetes.