GPs could be at medico-legal risk if they ignore requests from online pharmacies for patient information for prescribing ...

A new study from Zurich and Leipzig reveals why some obese people remain healthy while others develop metabolic diseases. The research highlights key differences in fat type, cell behaviour, and ...

Finding it hard to breathe when you lay down is medically called orthopnea. Find a list of potential causes to help narrow down your overall risk here.

If you have obesity, losing even a little weight helps not only improve your overall health, but also prevent liver issues such as MASH.

Diabetes awareness is crucial for early symptom detection and effective management. The TOI Medithon on January 30, aimed at ...

Researchers have uncovered differences in how patients with South Asian and white ethnicity present with inflammatory bowel ...

The NHS doesn’t offer bowel screening until we’re 50. Yet with cancer rates rising, it may be worth forking out for a private ...

Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how excess body fat affects ...

BMI provided a shaky foundation for understanding obesity and related health risks. A shift to more accurate anthropometric ...

LONDON – Medical experts proposed a radical overhaul of how obesity is diagnosed, moving away from relying on body mass alone and adding broader measurements such as heart health. The ...

Story continues below this ad For a clinical obesity diagnosis, the physician will have to check for all kinds of signs and symptoms, such as breathlessness, wheezing, sleep apnoea, high triglyceride ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...