GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - Doctors with the Nebraska Heart Institute say wintertime is one of the most dangerous times of the year for people with heart issues. That’s because the combination of the ...

More than 1 billion people worldwide live with obesity, and the condition is linked to about 5 million deaths every year from disorders such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Because it is ...

On Jan. 15, a group of international experts proposed new ways to define and diagnose obesity that place less emphasis on body mass index. Currently, obesity is defined as a BMI of 30 or higher.

Obesity is linked to serious health conditions like cardiovascular disease ... Images "The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that we are targeting the people who actually ...

“We also urge better training for healthcare workers and policymakers to tackle this issue.” A new definition of obesity could help people with excess weight better understand the health risks they ...

The proposed definition and diagnostic criteria for clinical obesity are pragmatic and would help clinicians identify who would benefit most from treatment, says cardiologist and obesity ...

Amid the rising buzz around Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs, a group of 58 researchers is challenging the way obesity is defined and diagnosed, arguing that current methods fail to capture ...

Launching with $300 million in hand, Kardigan plans to develop parallel treatments to prevent and cure cardiovascular diseases so that they’re no longer the leading cause of death worldwide ...

As the new year begins, the landscape of cardiovascular medicine is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven by groundbreaking technologies and innovative approaches that promise to ...