I was covering an FDA tobacco meeting a while back when I heard a Howard Koh, MD, assistant secretary of health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) start his speech with the World ...

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(CNN) — For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks. Major ...

The medical community has been concerned about Americans' cardiometabolic health for years, but the crisis appears to be getting worse. Less than 7% of U.S. adults are in good cardiometabolic health, ...

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