Tag: childhood obesity
USPSTF Declines to Recommend Lipid Tests for All Kids
Citing a lack of available data, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced Tuesday that it...
Diabetes Surge Expected in Young People
The incidence of type 2 diabetes in youth could rise by nearly 700% by 2060 if recent...
Will ICER Review Aid Bid for Medicare to Pay for Obesity Drugs?
A report from a well-respected nonprofit group may bolster efforts to have Medicare, the largest US purchaser...
What’s Stopping Effective Treatment of Obesity?
ObesityWeek® 2022 is the largest international conference on obesity, with over 100 sessions, and coincides with the...
The association between school closing during the COVID-19 pandemic and the possibility of weight gain among children
In a recent study published in Obesity, researchers assessed the association...
£50 million to turbo-charge research into health inequalities affecting local communities
People set to benefit from a £50 million research boost to...