Mira-Bhayandar: In a significant demonstration of advancements in modern surgical care, a female patient with super morbid obesity successfully began walking just two hours after undergoing bariatric ...

The FDA has approved an expanded indication for setmelanotide to treat children and adults with acquired hypothalamic obesity, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals announced. Setmelanotide (Imcivree, Rhythm ...

FDA approval establishes setmelanotide as the first labeled option for acquired hypothalamic obesity, addressing a population ...

Obesity and loneliness contributed to the morbidity and mortality of COVID-19, but new advances may now address these ...

First and only FDA-approved therapy for the treatment of acquired hypothalamic obesity, a rare disease characterized by accelerated and sustained weight gain caused by hypothalamic injury or ...

New research suggests that fat tissue may be more adaptable than previously thought, undergoing significant cellular and molecular changes as body weight declines.

A new WalletHub study ranks the most overweight and obese cities in the US. See where six California city rank on the list.

Management prioritizes 5%–10% weight loss and acetazolamide titration guided by Frisén grading, OCT, and visual fields; refractory or vision-threatening disease may need ONSF or CSF shunting.

The state's obesity rate is at its highest level since 2019, ranking Michigan 33rd nationally in the latest federal data. Estimates are obesity costs the health care system almost $173 billion a year.

On March 9, the musician Doja Cat shared in a TikTok video that she believes she has lipedema, a chronic, progressive condition characterized by painful subcutaneous fat buildup. “Lipedema runs in my ...

Drugs based on semaglutide have become some of the most talked-about medicines in recent years. These drugs belong to a class ...

The prevalence of obesity and severe obesity markedly increased among adults and children in the US from the 1970s and 1980s until now.