The economic burden of obesity is also significant. In the Finger Lakes, excess medical spending due to obesity is estimated ...

Diabetes and Obesity Drugs Fuel Eli Lilly Profit in ... which was recently approved in the United States as a treatment for some forms of sleep apnea. For 2025, the Indianapolis drugmaker expects ...

Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...

Appalachia has a rich history and gorgeous landscapes, but it has also experienced rates of cancer incidence and death ...

applauded Kennedy’s concern about obesity and chronic disease, two issues Schweikert has strenuously argued are a drain on the United States’ budget. Schweikert's op-ed didn’t mention Kennedy’s track ...

More U.S. adults believe it is a good thing than a bad thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and other brands if they are struggling with obesity or have a health ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates have dropped in the United States. A recent study by the CDC showed that from 2021 to 2023, those rates dropped from 41.9% ...

With no improvement in mental health indicators, a higher rate of obesity ... states the assessment. “Moreover, in a targeted sample of Hispanic residents in (the three counties), 23.6% of ...

but it’s not widely available in the United States or many other countries. Given the recent rise of costly, lifelong obesity drugs and the seriousness of weight loss surgery, assessing ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...