A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.

Councils need more support from central government to help bring down childhood obesity rates, a local authority has said.

The new system would see people categorised as having either clinical obesity, if their weight is affecting their organ ...

The governor also said she would work with other states to leverage their combined purchasing power to reduce the cost of the ...

New Rule Seeks to Expand Medicare and Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs. The Biden Administration has proposed a new ...

Of the nearly 500 readers who responded to our poll, the majority (70%) said they wouldn't support a tax on sugary drinks.

“And so we cannot afford having a blurry picture of obesity.” It comes as the NHS has initiated the rollout of weight loss ...

A more “accurate” and “nuanced” definition of obesity is necessary worldwide if global health authorities and governments are to get a grip on the obesity epidemic, a team of experts writing in the ...

Texas, issued a diagnosis for America's broken health care system, and he says the problem isn't what people think.

Ozempic and Wegovy, the blockbuster but costly GLP-1 drugs often used for weight loss, are among the 15 medications that will ...

Federal officials are targeting the blockbuster drugs as part of their ongoing initiative to lower drug costs.

But Elon Musk, who is leading the Department of Government Efficiency, has expressed support for obesity drugs as a way to lower healthcare costs. In a Dec. 5 online media briefing after the Citi ...