Changes are coming in 2026 for GLP-1 drugs. Long defined by high prices, shortages and weekly injections, drugs including Wegovy and Zepbound are expected to be easier to access and afford. And new ...

Obesity shaves two to four years off the average lifespan, while being very obese can shorten your lifespan by 8 to 10 years, according to a new analysis of 57 studies including nearly 900,000 people.

A 2021 Harvard University study that suggested reparations for Black Americans, along with systemic racism, may have played a significant role in the transmission of COVID-19 resurfaced ahead of the ...

A significant percentage of 1,500 Latino patients in Washington state who had been diagnosed with COVID reported in a survey that they had experienced long COVID symptoms, according to a UW Medicine ...

A look at some of the top stories in Skagit County in 2025: Year ends with historic flooding Heavy rain in December caused ...

The research team identified an enzyme called SCoR2 that removes nitric oxide from proteins that control fat buildup in the ...

Researchers have conducted the first study evaluating the impact of obesity on Alzheimer’s disease blood biomarkers (BBMs).

The program, known as Better Approaches to Lifestyle and Nutrition for Comprehensive hEalth (BALANCE), is designed to ...

Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new limits starting Thursday on soda, candy ...

After struggling with obesity for decades, Indian-American doctor Vanita Rahman reveals how a simple change in her diet and ...

An American Heart Association presidential advisory in 2023 introduced a new term: cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome.