A packed committee room in the capitol Wednesday resulted in hours of testimony over babies, embryos and the idea of ...

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-A new definition of obesity, published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, proposes a new definition that moves beyond body mass index (BMI). Dr. Jorge Acosta, the ...

Alabama and a small but growing number of other GOP-led states are pushing to enact more laws this year to legally define the ...

Doctors lead patients, they lead treatment teams and support networks. They lead most effectively when they recognize ...

The Archdiocese of St. Louis criticized comments by the Rev. Mitch Doyen of St. Josephine Bakhita parish in the city of St. Louis. Bills filed by Republican lawmakers would exempt small employers and ...

Which medical criteria should support the RTP decision? And who should make the RTP decision? The study aimed to provide a clear RTP definition and medical criteria for RTP and to clarify RTP ...

Perhaps the new approach could direct people with downstream consequences of obesity to receive needed medical care sooner. The proposed change in definition could also help reduce stigma around ...

While many of us lose our resolve within a couple of weeks, those who maintain their commitment to a healthier lifestyle may ...

The federal department of Health and Human Services is investigating four top U.S. medical schools after receiving ...

limit the definition of a "male" or "female" to their reproductive cells and potentially withhold federal funding from ...

President Donald Trump has targeted the rights of transgender people in executive orders in his first two weeks back in ...

The commission hopes more health care providers will adopt the new definition to help identify patients who need special intervention as well as those who do not. Sign up for our Medical Watch ...