Global obesity rates have risen over the past 30 years, with no country successfully curbing this trend.
Disparities in Obesity
A collection of videos, study abstracts, and other resources all focused on disparities in obesity.
Study results posted online in JACC: Advances suggest heterogeneous changes in obesity prevalence from 2021 to 2023.
According to a large study using data from the 2019–2023 National Health Interview Survey, obesity is independently…
An expert panel recently sought to establish objective criteria for diagnosing and treating obesity, aiming to support…
Technology, community programs, and nurse practitioners can improve healthcare for people with obesity in remote areas.
The following is a summary of "Association of waist circumference with long-term all-cause mortality and cardiac death in…
The following is a summary of “Triple overlap of COPD, severe obesity, and high risk of OSA: insights from an NHANES…
Relevant Articles
New evidence suggests metformin could enhance muscle strength and mass while reducing mortality in older patients with T2DM.
Oscillometry offers a promising alternative to spirometry for diagnosing asthma and COPD in primary care.
Women showed a stronger association between lower subjective social status and an imaging marker of cardiac fibrosis.
Rates of diabetic retinal disease have increased in recent years, but its vision-threatening components have decreased.
Language preference may impact rates of continuous glucose monitoring prescriptions among patients with type 2 diabetes.
Richard Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, discusses a study that found that patients with SLE had significantly greater frailty.
Doctor's Voice
Adopting a growth mindset helps experienced physicians overcome barriers to crucial lifelong learning.
Richard Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, discusses a study that found that patients with SLE had significantly greater frailty.
When an air-ambulance medic and an equity executive meet aboard a helicopter, gravity and justice intervene.
Environmental cleanliness and compassionate patient hygiene care in the ICU can reduce infection risk and enhance recovery.
A psychiatrist with narcolepsy forms a bond with an unsettling young girl just before a key adversary turns up dead.
Dr. Linda Girgis discusses the US mental health crisis and provides physicians with strategies for addressing the crisis.
