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Obesity drug prices are dropping, but getting a steady supply remains a challenge
Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging ...
Wegovy and Zepbound prices fall, but access to the obesity drugs still isn’t guaranteed
Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging ...
Study finds broad decline in US children's health
US children today weigh more, battle more illnesses and face higher odds of dying than youngsters just a generation ago, ...
Kids in the U.S. have become increasingly unhealthy over the past 17 years, new study finds
A new study shows that the health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to ...
Here’s how to get GLP-1 drugs covered by employer health insurance
Improving access and affordability could be transformative for public health, given that about 88% of Americans are ...
Italians aren’t as obese as Americans, surprising reason has little to do with food
American columnist Tamar Haspel, after a month in Italy, highlights that Italians maintain lower obesity rates despite ...
Striking increase in obesity observed among youth between 2011 and 2023
A brief research report evaluated obesity among U.S. children and adolescents from 2011 to August 2023 and compared changes ...
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Healthy Lifestyle Improves Survival from Obesity-Related Cancers
For instance, survivors with cancers related to obesity often face higher risks for cancer recurrence and death—not just from ...
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Weighing the health and economic burden of obesity
Overweight and obesity are growing public health challenges in the Philippines. In just over two decades, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Filipino adults has doubled, rising from 20% in ...
Obesity and ovarian cancer: The silent link every woman needs to know
Obesity, a growing global epidemic, is identified as a significant, modifiable risk factor for ovarian cancer, a deadly ...
US cancer deaths decrease, but global cases expected to soar, new report warns
A sweeping new report from the American Cancer Society suggests cancer will likely be the leading cause of early deaths worldwide by 2050, with cases projected to rise by 74%. "Th ...