Advances in bariatrics, including robotic surgery and new medications, are changing the landscape of obesity care.

Obesity medicine could alter the field of orthopedics in 2025, as GLP-1s like Ozempic and Wegovy can help patients lose weight, making them candidates for procedures they previously could not receive, ...

“Patients will lose 30 to 40 percent of their excess weight and have multiple benefits from that,” says Parel. “Lowering their blood pressure, lowering their cholesterol, good effect on diabetes, ...

New study calculated the effects of body mass on joint arthroplasty surgery facility costs/resource utilization.

LIMA — Ohio Walmart pharmacies will host their first wellness day of the year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11.

Walmart stores in the region will be participating in a Wellness Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

A comprehensive review found that being out of shape greatly increased the risk of dying prematurely — regardless of age or ...

BMI has traditionally been used to measure health but can be misleading, particularly for athletes. A recent study suggests ...

For the first time in a decade, body mass index and obesity prevalence in adults declined in the United States in 2023.

A new study has found that VO2 max is a better measure of cardiovascular health than body mass index (BMI). Here's what it is ...

Arkansas was the first state to start sending letters home flagging students' Body Mass Index. Twenty years later, they do not appear to have had any effect on childhood obesity.