The researchers observed that while BMI (body mass index) is commonly used as the primary indicator of obesity risk, it has limitations in capturing the full complexity of obesity, which is ...

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 ...

Traditionally, obesity has been defined by size, specifically the body mass index (BMI), a ratio of weight to height. Because BMI doesn't take into account the difference between fat and lean ...

A Swedish national suffering from necrosis died in South Korea due to sepsis after being denied urgent medical treatment by 21 hospitals. The individual, 64, suffered from a severe case of ...

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 ...

The way that doctors judge how overweight we are, a measure called body mass index or BMI, is unreliable and needs to change, according to a group of 58 experts. So what can and can’t BMI tell ...

Visitors of the hospital are encouraged to wear masks, although they are not required to wear them. Here's what to know about cases of influenza, norovirus, and RSV in the South Carolina.

A sensitivity analysis was performed to compare similarly low-volume private equity–acquired and nonacquired hospitals and included 2878 patients, of whom 337 underwent resection at private ...

For years, the method physicians have used to determine whether a person has obesity is to calculate their BMI — or body mass index. BMI is a quick and inexpensive estimate based on weight and height.

Based in Irving, Texas, it is a subsidiary of Vizient, a private business owned by hospitals that negotiates a range of health care discounts. Apexus was established as a small nonprofit in 2007 ...