Despite an increase in the prevalence of prescribing, only 0.5 percent of U.S. adolescents with obesity were prescribed an ...

Adolescents face significant barriers to obesity medication access, despite a surge in prescriptions. Discover the ...

Obesity — like most other medical conditions — requires an “arsenal” of treatments, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

Recent actions by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., dismissing an independent CDC advisory panel to restore trust ...

The UVA Cancer Center is taking a significant step forward in addressing the alarmingly high cancer rates across Virginia and ...

Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%, the CDC said. Currently, at least one in five adults, 20%, in each U.S. state is living with obesity. Guam’s obesity ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says children without underlying health conditions "may receive" a COVID-19 ...

Federal public health guidance now excludes healthy children and expecting mothers from routine COVID-19 shots.

By working together—government, providers, and citizens—we can protect lives, reduce the burden of Long COVID, and rebuild ...

As congressional Republicans attempt to cut Medicaid spending, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill that could expand ...

From candy and baked goods to sodas and ice cream, Americans love their sweets. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease ...