The growing epidemic of obesity starkly highlights the urgency in addressing this health crisis, particularly among infants, children, and adolescents.

As Mississippi quickly approaches the end of Low Vision Awareness Month, statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show a clear picture of ...

New CDC data reveals a concerning rise in severe obesity among U.S. adults, with women and middle-aged individuals most ...

A groundbreaking new study has unveiled a dietary approach that significantly reduces the risk of obesity-related cancers — ...

More U.S. adults believe it is a good thing than a bad thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and other brands ...

Residents of HCMC consume an average of 8.5 grams of salt per day, exceeding the World Health Organization’s recommended ...

BMI is a widely used tool for assessing obesity, but it has limitations. It doesn't account for muscle mass, fat distribution or bone density. Experts suggest using it alongside other measures for ...

"This is absolutely tragic," said one current CDC employee. "If we lose these people we lose important capacity and in a very real sense we lose our CDC future." The news filtered down through the ...

Editors’ note: As of Monday, Feb. 17, members of the Epidemic Intelligence Service program who had been warned they were to be fired had not received termination letters. The Trump ...

CDC leadership was told the Atlanta-based agency would lose about 1,300 workers. The numbers at the NIH are not clear, but exceptions are being made for certain probationary employees, according ...

A federal judge allows the reinstitution of FDA and CDC public health websites effected by the executive order revolving around gender. HealthDay News — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Centers ...

obesity is the appropriate focus of the National Institute of Diabetes and loneliness belongs to the National Institutes of Mental Health. Similar CDC programs to reduce heart disease, improve ...