Trump's "MAHA" commission, led by RFK Jr., detailed four reasons they say causes childhood chronic disease. Here's what to know in New Jersey.

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Robert F Kennedy Jr and his MAHA commission have unveiled their flagship initiative for making America healthy again, as ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to return the nation to a time when he believes Americans were healthier. Not so fast, many ...

Americans could use more sleep – and that’s especially true if you’re in the eastern half of the United States.

While the US leads in early-phase obesity trials and investment, the country also faces challenges in disease burden, trial ...

Deaths attributed to both acute heart attack and obesity rose between 2007 and 2019, according to findings from the CDC ...

Queen Latifah opens up about obesity and heart health risks for public awareness campaign, Truth About Weight.

Severe obesity before age 18 increased a person’s odds of experiencing weight stigma by 2.8 times, researchers reported recently in the International Journal of Obesity. Weight stigma is marked ...

Watch now. Long Covid’s neurological symptoms tied to obesity Here’s another clue to who might be more vulnerable than others to long Covid. A new study published Wednesday in PLOS has ...

People got sick in February and March of this year, the CDC said. They all had the same strain of salmonella — a version that has been traced to hatcheries in the past. The investigation is ...

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) defines being overweight — as measured by height versus weight — as having a body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 29, and Class 1 obesity as having a body ...