Though Memoli is an NIH insider, one source familiar with him noted his perspectives —particularly his opposition to Covid-19 vaccine mandates — make him more of an outsider at the agency.

The NIH confirmed Memoli’s appointment to STAT by email, despite freezing external communications. After this story was published, an NIH spokesperson forwarded a statement from him, saying ...

Scientists at the NIH had been told the communications pause put in place by the Trump administration last week covered all purchasing, including supplies for their ongoing studies such as test ...

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

She will leave the agency Jan. 17, three days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, according to a Jan. 14 NIH statement. In the statement, Dr. Bertagnolli reflected on the ...

He lost 40 pounds with intermittent fasting and weight training. How much would shedding 10 more pounds to achieve a Body ...

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

The actual calculation is your weight (in kilograms) divided by your height (in metres) squared but it's also easy to read on the chart. BMI can be divided into several categories and generally ...

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