South Africa faces rising child malnutrition, obesity and poverty, while mental health care remains scarce. Kids enjoying ...

Driven by high prices, lack of insurance, and a desire to lose weight, the proliferation of fake and falsified obesity drugs is prompting public health concern. Sophie Cousins reports.

The Trump administration’s January rollout of the new, inverted food pyramid has sparked some debate in nutrition circles, as it places a stronger emphasis on dairy, red meats and foods higher in fat.

Being overweight doesn’t just make people more susceptible to chronic illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes—it might also increase their risk of severe influenza and other infections, a new ...

“I couldn’t help seducing my best friend’s wife. It’s just my nature.” “I’m a hothead. I admit it. I was born that way. Deal with it.” “You say I’m a liar, but I say you’re a loser. I’m good at lying, ...

MMS has long been promoted as a miracle cure, but new research shows it’s essentially a toxic disinfectant. While it can kill bacteria, it only works at levels that also damage human cells and ...

Key findings presented at the Keystone Symposia on Obesity Therapeutics SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--insitro, the AI therapeutics company built on causal biology, today reported ...

Key findings presented at the Keystone Symposia on Obesity Therapeutics insitro, the AI therapeutics company built on causal biology, today reported research demonstrating that artificial intelligence ...

A debilitating infection from the parasitic Guinea worm is inching closer to global eradication, with an all-time low of only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025, the Carter Center announced. If ...

CenterWell Pharmacy announced that it will dispense Eli Lilly's obesity drugs within employer weight management programs. The pharmacy, which is a division of Humana, will work with third parties that ...

Hypothalamic obesity (HO) is a disabling disease caused by central nervous system (CNS) damage due to neurosurgery, trauma, or tumors, especially in hypothalamus. The pathological mechanism of its ...