6 ideas to make the CDC great again
The CDC’s incoming head, former Congressman Dave Weldon, a physician, has been commissioned by Trump to “ focus on the ...
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U.S. Severe Obesity Rates Climb Despite Slight Dip in Overall Obesity
New CDC data reveals a concerning rise in severe obesity among U.S. adults, with women and middle-aged individuals most affected. The obesity epidemic continues to strain the healthcare system with ...
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No significant change seen in obesity rate for US adults from 2013 to 2023
The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of obesity was seen for children and adolescents, according to data published ...
Health groups sound alarm on missing CDC, FDA data
Prominent health care organizations urge the Trump administration to restore important data sets on the Centers for Disease ...
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About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, AP-NORC poll finds
About 20% of children in the U.S. have obesity, according to CDC data. Dr. Gitanjali Srivastava, the medical director of ...
Novo Nordisk to seek regulatory approval for CagriSema obesity drug early 2026
Novo Nordisk said on Wednesday it plan to file its experimental next-generation obesity drug CagriSema for regulatory approval during the first quarter of next year, slightly later than its previous ...
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Research Sheds Light on How Obesity Affects Gene Expression in Fat Cells
As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart ...
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About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, new poll finds
About 20% of children in the U.S. have obesity, according to CDC data. Dr. Gitanjali Srivastava, the medical director of obesity medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, said obesity ...
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BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
Between August 2021 and August 2023, approximately 40% of U.S. adults had obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Around 9.4% of those adults had severe obesity.