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Americans are dying younger than Europeans, despite being the wealthiest people on the planet. Wellness fads won’t change that

More than one in 10 Americans takes a GLP-1 medication for weight loss. As more people take a GLP-1, or glucagonlike peptide 1, receptor agonist, such as Wegovy, so, too, do more older adults—and those numbers are set to skyrocket

People in the nation’s fittest cities are more likely to take brisk walks or routinely hit the gym. They are also have lower rates of obesity and chronic disease

New “MeMaw Is Waiting” Campaign Highlights Federal Funding Shortfall that Stretches Local Providers to Breaking Point and Leaves Millions of Vulnerable Seniors Waiting for Meals, Connection and Care

The School of Medicine has helped flip the script on addiction by viewing it as a medical rather than moral issue and working to ground treatment in science, compassion, and comprehensive care

Obesity in the U.S. is still on the rise with dangerous implications for the health of millions of Americans, a new study from the American heart Association shows