Novo Nordisk will begin a new late-stage trial of its experimental next-generation obesity drug CagriSema on Feb. 10, ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick and creating enormous health care costs.

Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

A new study uncovers a novel mechanism through which brown fat is transformed into heat, offering protection against ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

Indian biopharma company Biocon reported third-quarter revenue on Thursday that fell about 3% when compared with the year-earlier period, which included revenue from its domestic branded formulation ...

Hims & Hers, a tele-health start-up, aims to stand apart from dozens of Super Bowl commercials hawking snacks with a spot ...

China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than a secondary subject, ...

The number of prescriptions for obesity medications rose an average of 5.3% annually from 2017 to 2024 and corresponded with ...

Eli Lilly's Ozempic-rivaling weight-loss pill orforglipron could be available in early 2026. Its retatrutide may be as ...