Obesity medications promise transformative care, but financial and systemic barriers limit access for those most in need.

Medicare to negotiate prices for Ozempic, Wegovy, and 13 other drugs, potentially saving billions for taxpayers.

There are racial and sex disparities in the discussion of and progression to metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) amo ...

Despite the staggering impact of obesity on the Black community, columnist Justice B. Hill argues that the issue has been ...

A new report shows that cancer cases are increasing in females in the United States and in younger adults. For the first time ...

Cancer deaths overall are falling, but the burden is shifting toward younger adults and women, the American Cancer Society ...

Although a comparable proportion of Black and non-Black patients discussed surgical weight loss with their provider (9.5% vs ...

Definition Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a more severe and long-lasting condition in which GER causes repeated symptoms that are bothersome or leads to complications over time. If you ...

A study by Mass General Brigham investigators shows persistent racial disparities and growing sex disparities between ...

A recent study finds that racial and ethnic disparities are seen in the use of obesity-management medications.

Impacting millions of children in the U.S. alone, asthma can be particularly problematic to diagnose with specificity — ...

About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today's toll, researchers reported ...