About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.

Obesity in itself is not a contraindication to radical prostatectomy, but it remains a risk factor for poor overall survival. Although obesity increases the technical complexity of radical ...

Zuellig Pharma, a leading healthcare solutions provider in Asia, is organizing the "Obesity is a Disease" seminar as part of ...

Bivamelagon achieved BMI reductions in patients with acquired hypothalamic obesity of -9.3% and -7.7% in 600mg and 400mg cohorts, respectively, at 14 weeks -- -- Post-hoc analysis showed BMI reduction ...

To improve access to care, many professional organizations have advocated for classifying obesity as a disease. However, the ...

This precision in risk prediction allows for targeted interventions, potentially reducing unnecessary treatments and improving clinical outcomes.

Obesity and heart failure often go together, making treatment more complicated. Now, health experts have released new ...

The urgent directive follows alarming findings by Lancet, the British medical journal, that projected a surge in overweight ...

Understanding the link between obesity, fatty liver disease and kidney stones provides a new perspective on prevention and ...

As obesity management draws awareness and weight-loss injections are launched in India, hospitals are offering customised ...

Sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass were associated with about five-times more weight loss than weekly injections of GLP-1 ...

Healthcare providers also use it to determine whether their patients are at a healthy weight. That said, some medical ...