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May 18, 2022

Woke universities' newest social justice crusade: Fighting 'fatphobia'

The University of Illinois Chicago’s school of public health has advised against using "stigmatizing" words like "obesity" as universities across the country seen to eliminate fatphobia in their quest for "health justice."

March 25, 2022

Increased cancer risk associated with artificial sweeteners, study says

The data was gathered from 24-hour dietary records and patients were followed up within around eight years.

March 4, 2022

World Obesity Day: What to know

Friday marks World Obesity Day. 

March 1, 2022

Aging faster in adulthood linked to health conditions in adolescence

People who were obese, smoked daily or had a psychological disorder diagnosis during their adolescence years could age faster than their peers, according to researchers. 

February 23, 2022

Pregnancy-related deaths climbed in first year of pandemic

Pregnancy-related deaths for U.S. mothers climbed higher in the pandemic’s first year, continuing a decades-long trend that disproportionately affects Black people, according to a government report released Wednesday.

January 3, 2022

Critics rip CNN over late tweet linking obesity to serious COVID cases, death: 'Where have you been?'

Critics ripped CNN over a tweet linking obesity and serious illness or death from the coronavirus months after data suggesting the connection was already well-known.

December 14, 2021

Omicron: Pfizer says COVID pill appears effective against variant

Pfizer announced Tuesday that its experimental COVID-19 pill appears effective against the omicron variant.

December 7, 2021

Obesity: More than half of young adults are overweight, study says

More than half of young American adults are either overweight or obese, according to new Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine research. 

December 3, 2021

Allergy sufferers have nearly 40% lower risk of COVID-19 infection, study says

People who suffer from allergic conditions have a lower risk for developing COVID-19, according to a new U.K. study.

December 1, 2021

FDA panel endorses first COVID-19 pill

A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorization of the first drug that Americans could take at home to treat the coronavirus.