There are precedents for a hybrid NHS-private model of healthcare. Ten years ago, a new drug treatment arrived that could ...

Experts said "unhealthy habits" and "risk taking behaviour" could be a partial cause, with more supported needed for those ...

Experts say it’s important that children are offered appropriate portion sizes for their own age and size - giving larger ...

The reason is unclear but experts say those with the condition often engage in unhealthy habits and struggle to access health care ...

Keep pushing! Now the test really starts,” he yells. “Now the motivation has to come!” We pedal harder, inhale lungfuls of ...

Global disasters, juggling a work/life balance and fears for their own health aren't keeping pet parents awake at night.

The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 ...

Doctors should use their clinical judgment and “intervene as part of the duty of care” if they feel obesity or weight related ...

GLP-1 agonists for weight loss are now commonly used for adults, but might they also be an effective treatment for younger ...

Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how excess body fat affects the body, and factors in waist circumference, rather than simply ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...