Chronic insomnia in adults aged 60 years and older is associated with worse cognitive performance across several executive functions.

Our Real Talk with a Doc columnist explains how to push back if your doctor's obsessed with weight loss. And what other health metrics matter more instead.

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New research suggests that having a high body mass index (BMI) as a young child may not reflect a lifelong risk of obesity. A study by experts from the University of Queensland Institute for Molecular ...

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The San Francisco Unified School District is investigating a math teacher at Lowell High School amid questions about his ...

Orforglipron's launch and Medicare/Medicaid eligibility will expand Eli Lilly's addressable market and offset price erosion.

A public health expert examines how 'The Pitt' portrays obesity with clinical dignity—and what real-world medicine often misses about weight bias and patient safety.

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Objectives To evaluate whether type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) presence and severity are associated with differences in global and domain-specific cognitive function among US adults, using ...

Positive thinking, or an optimistic attitude, is the practice of focusing on the good in any given situation. It can have a big impact on your physical and mental health. That doesn't mean you ignore ...