Readers discuss an essay about whether it is a disease and how it should be diagnosed. Also: Fear in schools; natural ...

The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers some good and bad news about obesity in the United ...

The FDA decision will enable Antag Therapeutics to initiate the clinical development of its lead candidate drug, a ...

2024 — A new study identified key factors that can impact the long-term weight loss of patients with obesity who were prescribed injectable semaglutide or liraglutide for the treatment of type 2 ...

Four in 10 U.S. adults fit the medical definition of having obesity, which puts them at risk for serious health problems, including diabetes, heart disease and some types of cancer. New data shows ...

The United States has passed peak obesity, according to new data, suggesting that the sweeping uptake of weight-loss drugs ...

Now the CDC estimates that 40.3% of adults are obese, looking at survey data from 2021 through ... "This new data highlight the need for obesity prevention and treatment options, which start ...

Death rates are declining among U.S. women with breast cancer. But the disease is turning up more often in women under age 50 ...

As obesity clinical trials evolve, there is a growing emphasis on how decentralisation and new technologies can play a role.

MitoRx Therapeutics (MitoRx), a platform biotechnology company developing novel mitochondrial-targeted sulfide-donor therapeutics (mtH2SD) in obesity-related disorders and myopathies announces a ...

A 2021-2023 survey of around 6,000 ... these drugs can help slow its spread. "This new data highlight the need for obesity prevention and treatment options, which start with building healthier ...

Blackburn with Darwen Council and Lancashire County Council are introducing new measures to tackle rising obesity rates in the county.