A Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology global commission on clinical obesity published Tuesday acknowledges that BMI — the familiar metric derived from height and weight — may be useful as a ...

A new approach to detecting and treating obesity could help in the prevention, management and treatment in adults and children living with obesity, new research says. The Global Commission on ...

South Asian populations present a unique challenge, as they accumulate harmful abdominal fat at BMI levels considered ‘normal’ by traditional standards. The proposed comprehensive assessment ...

Queensland-based Sarah Cox recalls that in 2018, her doctor advised her to lose weight because her body mass index (BMI) was too high, despite her feeling healthy and experiencing no physical ...

Top experts say we need to stop using the BMI to diagnose obesity. Instead it’s where you carry the fat that can matter more. While you don’t need to worry so much in some areas, you do if you ...

A man has died in hospital after police had been forced to close off a South Cheshire road. Emergency services were called out to West Street in Crewe at around 5.20am this morning 'to the sudden ...

SOUTH SEMINOLE HOSPITAL IN LONGWOOD ... THE NUMBER OF BEDS WHERE PATIENTS WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A PRIVATE ROOM. OTHER FEATURES IN THE HOSPITAL INCLUDE SIX STATE OF THE ART OPERATING ROOMS ...

Prisma Health plans to restrict children from visiting patients at its South Carolina hospitals because of high flu rates starting Wednesday, Jan. 15. The nonprofit healthcare company, which has ...

There is no end in sight to the shortage of hepatitis B vaccine in Kerala’s private hospitals even as many of them are unable to vaccinate the newly recruited staff. A viral infection that ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) is considering a policy requiring hospitals to publicize the number of available charity beds for indigent patients and the upfront fees they ...