For decades, health care practitioners have used body mass index (BMI) as an indicator of a person's health. But this equation only considers height and weight, and may not capture an accurate picture of a person's risk for ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Josie (not her real name) has bulimia. She is prescribed steroids to manage a lung condition and heart failure and has gained a significant amount of weight as a result of using the drugs. Her body mass index (BMI) is over ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Brown fat is not linked to cancer-associated loss of body weight and muscle mass, a common condition known as cachexia, according to a new joint study from The Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ...
Mar 22, 2023
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New research has debunked the idea that there is an "obesity paradox," whereby patients with heart failure who are overweight or obese are thought to be less likely to end up in hospital or die than people of normal weight.
Mar 21, 2023
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Focusing on immediate fixes such as diet and exercise programs alone won't curb the tide of childhood obesity, according to a new study that for the first time maps the complex pathways that lead to obesity in childhood.
Mar 21, 2023
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Women with obesity may share risk for the disease with their daughters, but not their sons, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Mar 21, 2023
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New research shows that the built environment, not social and economic environments, is a strong predictor of adolescents' body mass index (BMI), overweight and obesity status, and eating behaviors, according to a new study ...
Mar 21, 2023
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The absolute risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) is low among outpatients with COVID-19, according to a study published online March 13 in JAMA Network Open.
Mar 20, 2023
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new tool to help physicians predict the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with adult-type diffuse gliomas, results published in the journal Blood.
Mar 17, 2023
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Pregnant persons should dim the lights in their home and turn off or at least dim their screens (computer monitors and smartphones) a few hours before bedtime to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, a new Northwestern ...
Mar 10, 2023
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