Obesity is a chronic disease influenced by genetics, hormones, and metabolism, not merely overeating. Disruptions in leptin and ghrelin signaling, along with metabolic adaptation, contribute to ...

Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is demanding to know how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to comply with ...

The programs have lower profiles than the CDC’s infectious-disease investigations of the ongoing measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico, or last year’s E. coli illnesses from contaminated ...

Researchers conducted a single-center retrospective study to establish the correlation between insulin resistance indices in children with overweight or obesity. They included 143 children with ...

Unhealthy sleep patterns and shorter sleep duration are correlated with increased obesity risk in American adults. Sleep pattern scoring provides a more comprehensive predictive indicator for ...

"With the diminished size of the [active-duty] force and increasing demands on the National Guard and reserves, service members separated due to obesity and its comorbidities are vital personnel ...

Semaglutide and tirzepatide prescriptions for obesity are influenced by race, gender, social vulnerability, and urbanicity, with disparities in access and utilization. Despite increased ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Obesity, especially severe obesity, is linked to increased risk for 16 common health conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes, and liver ...

There is an “unbelievable number of anti-obesity drugs in development,” including GLP-1 receptor agonists with other incretins and appetite suppressants, Bays, chief science officer and ...

The Trump administration on Tuesday temporarily reinstated dozens of fired federal workers who help screen coal miners for black lung, a deadly and incurable disease caused by inhaling toxic coal ...

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Kennedy Jr. said Monday he plans to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stop recommending the addition of fluoride in water, while also putting together a task force to ...