Perceived competence — patients’ confidence in their own ability to manage their weight — emerged as the single strongest psychosocial marker of GLP-1 treatment success, distinguishing groups more ...

A year after approval of the first VNS device for rheumatoid arthritis, many patients are interested and providers in eight ...

A meta-analysis finds no significant association between use of semaglutide and risk for depression, although with limited ...

Even subtle hand tremor in older adults may signal more than just a benign motor quirk — new population data reveal an unexpected cognitive connection.

Younger adults with severe obesity face significantly increased risk for mortality, while older adults show minimal differences across obesity classes.

Routine primary care dietetic treatment achieves clinically relevant weight loss in one-third of adults with overweight or obesity, a Dutch study shows.

A woman with breast cancer underwent mastectomy near a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, which was preserved through careful imaging, planning, and sharp dissection.

Current or former use of cigars, cigarillos, or pipes increases the risk for lung cancer and may make more people eligible for low-dose CT screening, a study shows.

An automated MRI measure shows that each extra year the brain appears older than chronologic age is linked to increased ...

Metformin, a common diabetes drug, curbs weight gain in older people with HIV over 96 weeks, but the effect reverses after treatment stops, a trial finds.

Wait times for potentially curative cancer surgery, which have been climbing steadily for more than a decade, have risen ...

Among individuals with normal BMI, elevated waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio may identify cardiovascular risk beyond BMI.