Being overweight or obese increases your risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, asthma high cholesterol, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and types of cancer.

The Staten Island Hunger Task Force, a coalition of numerous community groups working together to help feed needy Staten ...

While West Virginia's employee health insurance program covers drugs like Ozempic for people with type 2 diabetes, officials ...

A MAP has revealed England's fattest towns with the highest obesity rates. The latest statistics from the NHS have documented the percentage of people who are classed as obese and overweight by ...

(HealthDay News) — Racial and ethnic disparities are seen in the use of obesity management medications, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health ...

Nov. 26, 2024 — Tirzepatide, a new injectable weight-loss drug, reduced the risk of diabetes in patients with obesity and prediabetes by more than 90% over a three-year period, compared with ...

Axios Visuals The number of prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs jumped roughly 10% in 2024, according to insurance claims data provided to Axios by health analytics company PurpleLab. Why it matters: The ...

Outbreaks of the stomach flu are spreading across the U.S and are far higher than average for December over the past 12 years, according to CDC figures.

New data shows cases of norovirus are rising in the U.S. According to the CDC, state health departments reported 91 cases ...

Staying well-hydrated has been linked to a reduced risk of developing chronic conditions, better overall health and a longer ...

What's more, wastewater viral activity of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — is currently “high” or “very high” in 28 states, per CDC data for the week ending Dec. 21.