Mississippi is bracing for a surge in obesity rates — and launching new programs, policies and school initiatives to fight ...

In early 2025, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) reported 82 UK deaths from adverse reactions to semaglutide and tirzepatide, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. For the first time ever, the World Health Organization has ...

(WISH) — More than 3 of every 5 adults in the U.S. are obese. Eyleen O’Rourke, an associate professor of biology and cell biology at the University of Virginia, said, “Approximately 40% of the ...

The White House recently announced a landmark deal with pharmaceutical companies Eli Lilly and Nordisk that will impact Medicare beneficiaries and others in the coming months. The agreement cuts ...

The president’s agreement with drug companies involves a range of prices, depending on dose, product and how you’re paying. By Rebecca Robbins Dani Blum and Margot Sanger-Katz President Trump’s latest ...

Certain blockbuster obesity drugs will be available for as little as $149 per month and more Medicare enrollees will have access to them under two deals announced Thursday by the Trump administration.

Running may help burn calories, but when it comes to preventing diabetes and obesity, pumping iron might have the edge, according to preclinical findings from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute ...

Researchers from Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and National University of Singapore (NUS) found that using pulsed electromagnetic fields to stimulate muscle tissue and mimic the effects of exercise ...

Michigan's new bipartisan state budget will limit Medicaid coverage of a group of weight loss drugs whose use has exploded in popularity in recent years. GLP-1 receptor agonists like Wegovy, Saxenda ...

A Scottsdale Unified School District employee says a board member called her "morbidly obese" during a public meeting. Board member Carine Werner claims the comment was part of a private conversation ...