A new study suggests that people with obesity have higher rates of mortality and hospitalization from a variety of infections from viruses, fungi, parasites and bacteria ...

In a recent study published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, researchers discuss the psychological and physiological impacts of obesity on pediatric populations, as well as possible intervention strategies ...

About one in 10 infection-related deaths worldwide may be attributable to adult obesity ...

Obesity is associated with multiple non-communicable diseases (such as type 2 diabetes, various cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases, and some cancers) and detrimental psychosocial consequences ...

Researchers have quantified the role of obesity in common long-term conditions, showing for the first time the effect of ...

The complex pathophysiology of obesity requires a multidisciplinary approach that includes lifestyle and medical interventions for successful management. Anti-obesity medications (AOMs) have emerged ...

Adults with obesity are 70% more likely to get severe infections that lead to hospitalization or death, with the most severe ...

In a recent study published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, researchers review the neuroinflammation mechanisms associated with depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and obesity, the ...

Earlier this month, the venerable news program 60 Minutes jumped into the roiling conversation about new weight-loss drugs like Wegovy with a segment on recognizing and treating obesity as a disease.

The rise of GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss has encouraged many patients of Sriram Machineni, MBBS, to try medication for obesity. But not quite in the way they might expect. Sriram Machineni, ...

Older adults living with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are frequently labeled as having chronic ...