The UK’s AstraZeneca, which is working on an oral GLP-1, also views the drugs as part of a combination strategy. In other ...

Flawed definitions of obesity can harm health outcomes, research indicates. The medical community is taking notice ...

Obesity can lead to severe health problems, like heart disease and diabetes. A new CDC report shows the number of kids and teens with obesity has risen sharply over the past two decades.

First the drugs tackled diabetes. Then, with just an injection a week, they took on obesity. Now they are being found to ...

Obesity is a chronic complex relapsing disease defined by abnormal and/or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to ...

Obesity treatment should start at a young age, he said, because if you have overweight at ages 3-6 years, the likelihood of ...

We've long known obesity raises breast cancer risk in post-menopausal women, but new studies show its significant impact on younger women, especially Black women.

MASLD in pediatric obesity was linked to an increased risk for youth-onset type 2 diabetes, especially in the presence of ...

Experts tell STAT what’s keeping Americans from reaching better cardiovascular health — and what’s giving them hope.

Semaglutide, the active ingredient found in Ozempic and Wegovy, may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study published Thursday morning finds.

Obesity is a common cause of diabetes, heart disease and early death, but risk differs greatly from one person to the next. In work led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden as part of the ...