A woman who used Wegovy and Ozempic says the drugmaker didn't adequately warn her, or other patients, of serious side effects ...

Briggs argues that governments must adopt wide ranging strategies and policies to tackle unhealthy food and obesity.1 Another of the “key commercial drivers of poor diet and ill health” is a lack of ...

Most health insurance plans, including all plans purchased through the Marketplace, now include obesity screening and counseling, with no copays or deductibles. When you go in for a physical ...

Overweight and obesity means weighing more than what is thought to be healthy for a person of that height. Body mass index (BMI), which estimates your level of body fat based on your height and weight ...

By Gina Kolata Wegovy, the popular obesity drug, may have yet another surprising benefit. In a large clinical trial, people taking the drug during the pandemic were less likely to die of Covid-19 ...

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More than 600 plants believed to be marijuana have been seized during a recent police raid on a farm in the interior of Nalawa, Rakiraki. Assistant Commissioner of Police Operations Livai Driu ...

While sparse data makes accurate measurement difficult, most would agree violence and lawlessness are increasing in many parts of PNG. The broader context for this violence includes: rural decay ...

Standard protocols being developed to collect, analyse data on early obesity indicators School nurses and physical education support staff are being specially trained to record anthropometric ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer frequently co‐occur due to shared risk factors such as obesity, which is linked to CVD and 14 cancer types. This study explores whether CVD pathophysiologies, ...