COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Multinational pharma company Novo Nordisk on Wednesday urged greater competition to unleash the potential of the U.S. obesity drugs market, while reporting […]
New AHA Guidance on Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk
An updated American Heart Association scientific statement on the role of obesity in cardiovascular disease provides the first new guidance in 15 years, drawing on […]
Cadaver Donations Fall During COVID: Will Future MDs Suffer?
The COVID-19 pandemic has created shortages in many areas, including some less obvious. It has also interrupted the supply of human cadavers for medical education […]
Experts: COVID Relief Bill Will Aid Children’s Health
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief bill includes an expanded child tax credit that […]
Chemicals found in kitchenware can DOUBLE risk of obese grandchildren
Chemicals found in kitchenware can DOUBLE your risk of obese grandchildren, research shows Pregnant women exposed to kitchenware chemicals could trigger obesity The environmental chemicals […]
Truckies more obese than most: Study
More than 200,000 people are employed as truck drivers in Australia and while their role in transporting goods across our wide brown land is critical, […]
Tori Spelling's Son Liam Reacts to Being Body-Shamed Online: 'Am I Obese?'
The latest appalling internet bullying casualty is Tori Spelling’s son, Liam, who was body-shamed online. Seriously, internet, what’s wrong with you? Pick on grown celebs […]
The Nike ‘obese’ mannequin outrage reveals hatred, not health concern
When Nike placed new mannequins in the window of its flagship London store last week, the internet trolls emerged from their caves en masse. The […]
Lesbian women are 41% more likely to be obese
Lesbians are more likely to be overweight than straight women ‘because of stress’, study claims (but gay men are in better shape than heterosexuals) But […]
Infants born to obese mothers risk developing liver disease, obesity
Infant gut microbes altered by their mother’s obesity can cause inflammation and other major changes within the baby, increasing the risk of obesity and non-alcoholic […]