Weight-loss medicines such as Ozempic might raise a person’s likelihood of developing conditions including arthritis.

More than two years after Tennessee enacted one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation, lawmakers are poised to take up ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s recently issued final rule establishing application, labeling, and postmarketing reporting ...

It's also prescribed to treat such conditions as seizure and panic disorder. Here's what national experts say is problematic ...

Teva Pharmaceuticals is suing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for its implementation of the drug price ...

In the debate over the high cost of prescription drugs, pharmacy benefit managers are hotly contested. PBMs, the middlemen in ...

There is a risk too many people are being diagnosed as obese when "a more accurate" and "nuanced" definition is needed, a ...

Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide. Approximately half of the patients who have had a prior hospital admission for CHD will have a ...

An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.

Over one billion people in the world are estimated to have obesity. Some experts believe its treatment and diagnosis need a ...