Obesity among adults falls slightly to 40%, still higher than a decade ago
More than 100 million American adults have obesity and more than 20 million adults have severe obesity, U.S. figures show.
10 most stressed states in the U.S. in 2024; check out the list
WalletHub's recent study examined happiness levels across U.S. states using metrics like emotional and physical well-being, ...
Virus that can cause paralysis in children is on the rise in California: A few safeguards
Enterovirus D68, which in rare cases can cause polio-like paralysis in children, is on the rise in California and across the ...
Severe obesity is on the rise in the US
Most telling though, the results that show that the overall obesity rate in the U.S. has not changed significantly in a ...
Severe obesity is rising in the US, according to new research
The rate of severe obesity is about 40 per cent in the US, with women at particularly high risk of severe obesity, the study ...
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Four in Every 10 U.S. Adults Is Now Obese; Severe Obesity Rising
Over 40 percent of U.S. adults are now obese, with rates roughly the same for men and women, new government data sho ...
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Duke-NUS study finds outbreak detection under-resourced in Asia
A landmark study led by Duke-NUS Medical School revealed that despite the recent pandemic, outbreak detection efforts remain under-resourced in South and Southeast Asia, with only about half the ...
Your Favorite Foods Could Soon Come With a Warning Label, Thanks to the FDA
In February, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders sent a letter to the FDA, urging for strong warning labels on certain foods. Some ...
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UPMC doctor: COVID still causing death at higher rate than flu
According to Suyama, in 2023 the flu killed 44,000 people nationwide, while COVID killed 74,000 people. “So COVID was nearly ...