Henderson was diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy, an uncommon type of heart failure that can happen toward the end of ...

Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

What does the fracturing of vaccine advice and policy mean for the U.S. health care ecosystem? Will the potential head of the ...

Enjoy, and see you soon… A fast-growing group of Americans is turning to what many call the “gray market” for obesity ...

The CDC defines obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30, and a shocking 20% of Americans meet that criteria, ...

Severe obesity throughout the U.S. continues to rise, a new study from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention shows.On Tuesday, the U.S. CDC published a report on the prevalence of ...

A report compiled by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics found that between August 2021 and August 2023, the rate of obesity among the nation’s adults was approximately 40.3%.

The average U.S. male adult teetered on the verge of being obese. And the average U.S. female adult tipped the scale into obesity. Meanwhile, as children entered their teens, their average weight ...

For Brianna Henderson, birth control isn't just about preventing pregnancy. The Texas mother of two was diagnosed with a rare and potentially fatal heart condition after having her second child. In ...