Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a cardiologist and public health campaigner based in London, says Americans' foods are fueling chronic ...

Sen. Rick Scott is reintroducing the Social Engagement and Network Initiatives for Older Relief (SENIOR) Act. The legislation would add “loneliness” to the definition of “disease prevention and health ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 89 passengers and two crew members aboard the "Radiance of ...

A gastrointestinal illness outbreak on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship resulted in 89 passengers and two crew members reporting ...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) port's calendar shows ...

Over 90 people contracted gastrointestinal illnesses from an unknown source on a week-long Royal Caribbean cruise, the CDC ...

Jean McGuire has “never seen anything like this” in her 30-plus years of public health service, spanning disability and HIV work. Historical data is disappearing from the Centers for Disease Control ...

Image via Shutterstock Almost 100 people fell ill while vacationing aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. The cruise ship was ...

including the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, define adult obesity as a BMI of 30 or greater and overweight as a BMI between 25 and 29.9. Recently, an ...

M. Gessen is an Opinion columnist for The Times. They won a George Polk Award for opinion writing in 2024. They are the ...