As per a prospective cohort study, waist circumference along with BMI modestly improves the prediction of which postmenopausal women are at a higher risk for premature death.

New body composition tests are replacing BMI as a more accurate way to assess health and fitness. Measuring muscle mass and ...

Both semaglutide and tirzepatide for type 2 diabetes and weight loss are GLP-1 agonists, meaning they mimic the hormone.

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

For many people, no matter what doctor you're seeing, the routine is essentially the same. You enter the room, sit down on the medical exam paper, get your blood pressure taken, then step on the scale ...

Obesity, a growing global epidemic, is identified as a significant, modifiable risk factor for ovarian cancer, a deadly ...

The National Center for Health Statistics measured adults and children to see weight, height and other size trends ...

Tara Sawyer was told the local hospital would not be able to provide her with maternity care due to her high BMI. Left embarrassed and frustrated, it ended up a "blessing in disguise", when Tara ...

Fat deep in the belly can trigger all kinds of health issues. Here’s how to get rid of visceral fat for a longer, healthier ...

Detection transformer (DETR) has emerged as a highly promising approach in object detection (OD) and has attracted significant interest. However, most DETR-like methods cannot simultaneously leverage ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers meet next week. Their agenda suggests they’ll skip some expected topics, including a vote on COVID-19 shots.

“It’s a very transparent, rigorous process, and they have just taken a sledgehammer to it in the last several weeks,” she said. “CDC processes are being corrupted in a way that I haven’t seen before.” ...