The CMS has opted not to move forward with a plan that would have extended Medicare coverage to obesity drugs for millions of ...

The statistics are staggering – according to the CDC, 19.7% of young people aged 2-19 suffer from obesity – but the solution, ...

Invasive strep can trigger necrotizing fasciitis, a soft tissue infection known as flesh-eating disease, or a reaction akin ...

"But we don't know exactly what that regimen would look like." About 40% of adults in the U.S. have obesity, according to the CDC. Obesity can cause hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and high ...

Technically, everyone is on administrative leave until June 2, when they have to depart from the CDC. For nearly four ... extremely wide array of topics -- obesity, diabetes, racial disparities ...

Cases of invasive group A strep are on the rise in the U.S., according to a newly published report led by CDC researchers.

The Trump administration has decided not to go forward with a proposal for Medicare and Medicaid to cover high-demand obesity ...

Dr Christopher Gregory, a CDC epidemiologist and co-author of the ... Increase in Underlying Conditions: Chronic health issues like obesity and diabetes are becoming more common and can compromise ...

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Severe and possibly deadly strep infections are on the rise in the U.S., a study ...

A new analysis finds a significant uptick in the number of people dying at home due to ischemic stroke compared to inpatient ...