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Obesity

Proposal to let Medicare, Medicaid cover anti-obesity drugs halted

  • Apr 5, 2025

Redefining obesity: Should this be added to BMI?

  • Jan 15, 2025
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US obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade

  • Dec 15, 2024
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Obesity prevalence among US adults falls slightly to 40%: CDC

  • Sep 24, 2024

Nearly half of US adult cancer deaths could be prevented, study finds

  • Jul 12, 2024

Oprah's admission sparks new conversation around weight loss drugs

  • Dec 22, 2023

400-pound pet pig confiscated over health concerns: Florida Officials

  • Nov 11, 2023

There's a better solution to diabetes than drugs, doctors say

  • Nov 10, 2023

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US obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade, with possible help from weight loss medications

  • Dec 15, 2024
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Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

  • Nov 26, 2024
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'Play the long game': Doctors says there's a better solution than diabetes drugs

  • Nov 10, 2023
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Childhood obesity: New approach offers proactive strategy to tackle growing problem

  • Nov 4, 2023
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Diet can be key to preventing or reversing dementia, studies show

  • Oct 23, 2023
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CHLA researchers develop culturally-specific strategies to battle Latino childhood obesity

  • Oct 19, 2023
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Children's Hospital LA programs focus on kids' health amid spike in childhood obesity rates

  • Jun 28, 2023
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American Medical Association asks doctors to de-emphasize body mass index

  • Jun 15, 2023

Latest Stories

New approach to addressing childhood obesity takes proactive approach

More than 14 million children and teenagers in the U.S. are living with obesity. It's a chronic disease that carries a lifetime of health risks.

  • Nov 4, 2023

CHLA researchers develop culturally-specific strategies to battle Latino childhood obesity

Latino children face a significantly higher chance of developing diabetes and other chronic diseases in their lifetimes. That's why CHLA researchers are trying to help reverse the trend of health disparities that often start in childhood.

  • Oct 19, 2023

Children's Hospital LA programs focus on kids' health amid spike in childhood obesity rates in US

Treating obesity in children can be a very different matter than treating adults. The experts at Children's Hospital Los Angeles say it's about looking at the connection between weight and overall health, but also looking at the future health of a child.

  • Jun 28, 2023

American Medical Association asks doctors to de-emphasize body mass index

The group is urging doctors to acknowledge that the measurement has been used for "racist exclusion" and has caused "historical harm."

  • Jun 15, 2023
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Children with obesity should get proactive treatment, including medication, surgery: new guidelines

The American Academy of Pediatrics said it's a disease with genetic, social and environmental factors.

  • Jan 10, 2023