ENJOYING a Saturday lunch with my mates, I turn to a friend who has just arrived and instantly questioned her about her size ...
New criteria that put greater emphasis on body composition to diagnose obesity show greater prevalence of the disease in the ...
The idea of the “trophy wife” – when a rich man marries someone younger and more attractive – is seen as old-fashioned. But ...
Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Matthew Rae, Associate Director of the Health Care Marketplace Program at KFF, about his ...
Federal workers have grown accustomed to a specific kind of dread over the past year. 2025 has been nonstop: First came the “fork” email from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 66-year-old male who often experiences achiness in my lower joints (hip arthritis and occasional knee pain). A good friend of mine who is also a doctor recommended that I ...
Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most prevalent joint diseases globally, with high body mass index (BMI) being a major risk factor. We aimed to assess the burden of KOA attributable ...
Is BMI Accurate? What Is It and Is It Useful? Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of your weight relative to your height. It’s meant to tell you if you have an elevated risk of disease and death based ...
Ms. Pritchard has been a union member with Starbucks Workers United since 2022. Working as a Starbucks barista, I didn’t expect that my job serving iced matchas would collide with the most charged ...