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US Obesity 'Is at a Crisis Point'
co-founder of the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, calls out "the decades-long failure to tackle the growing overweight and obesity epidemic in the US ...
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Extending Medicare coverage to obesity medications is imperative
Dietz is professor of exercise and nutritional sciences at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, and director of the STOP Obesity Alliance. Nadglowski is ...
Being in shape is better for longevity than being thin, new study shows
A comprehensive review found that being out of shape greatly increased the risk of dying prematurely — regardless of age or ...
A University of Washington study on menopause revealed health disparities between rural and urban women
Women living in rural communities have higher rates of menopause symptoms than their city neighbors, research from the University of Washington has found, underscoring the lack of health care access ...
Fitness Matters More Than Weight for Longevity, Study Says
"This tells us that it’s much more important, all things considered, to focus on the fitness aspect” of health and longevity, ...
The ‘worst offending’ sugary drinks revealed – how does your favourite rank?
AS a nation, we guzzle 15BILLION litres of fizzy drinks every year. But they are to blame for one in ten new cases of type 2 ...
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Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD
Her special interests include diabetes, lipid disorders, obesity, and transgender ... She received her medical degree from the University of Washington and her PhD from the Albert Einstein ...
Ozempic Among the Next Drugs Up for Medicare Price Negotiations
The U.S. government named 15 drugs that will be subject to the second round of price negotiations by Medicare, including ...