The U.S. obesity rate is about 40%, according to a 2021-2023 survey of about 6,000 people. Nearly 1 in 10 of those surveyed reported severe obesity, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

BMI Imaging Systems, Inc., a leader in digital scanning and secure hosting services, is excited to announce its participation in the 2025 Regional Survey Conference in Reno, NV. This year's event will ...

The Washington State Department of Health is losing $130 million in grants as part of cuts to federal agencies budgets, according to multiple news outlets. “The reality is that, when we take ...

A confirmed case of measles in Washington, D.C. is being investigated by health officials after the contagious person visited several locations in the district. The DC Department of Health warned ...

Cherry blossom season has begun blooming in Washington, D.C. as cherry trees reach just one step away from peak bloom. The National Park Service, on Sunday, announced the capital's famed cherry ...

For decades, doctors have relied on BMI scores to diagnose obesity ... Researchers from Lund University in Malmo, Sweden, analysed the health records of 339,190 people between 1981 and 2019.

Experts believe measuring waist circumference is a more accurate way to predict cancer risk in men - Tim Platt/Digital Vision ...

SEATTLE — A father of 12 lost his life last year while cleaning out a tanker truck filled with toxic chemicals, a job the state of Washington says he had never been trained to do. The company he ...

More than 200 employees at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health and its affiliate Jhpiego, an international health nonprofit, are expected to be laid off this May as the ...