"While it's difficult to quantify how common these allergies are, many cases likely go unnoticed by the kitty's owner," a vet told Newsweek.

With a recent surge in influenza, COVID-19, norovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and other respiratory viruses, it's ...

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...

Understanding the definition of obesity: experts examine the limitations of body-mass index (BMI) and propose alternative ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

Obesity is a chronic disease that occurs when a person has excess body fat, resulting in a high body mass index (BMI). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a person ...

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Doctors check a person's body mass index by dividing their weight in kilometres by the square of their height in metres. If ...

A global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by 75 medical organizations around the world, presents a novel, nuanced approach to diagnose obesity, based on other ...

By coincidence (they started before GLP -1 drugs were approved for slimming), a group of 56 doctors have just answered that ...

A document endorsed by more than 56 experts worldwide, published in 'The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology', proposes a change in narrative to align with "a chronic metabolic disease and understand its ...

The way obesity is diagnosed needs to become more sophisticated ... but maintain normal organ and body functions, with no ...