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America’s growing sandwich generation is sacrificing careers, financial security and personal wellbeing as they juggle caring for both young children and ageing parents, according to major new research that highlights the urgent need for greater employer support. The first Care.com Sandwich Generation Report found that today’s dual carers begin balancing childcare and eldercare at an…

GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic have transformed healthcare in recent years, dramatically altering how we treat conditions like type 2 diabetes and obesity

We have long been told that maintaining a healthy weight is good for the heart, but new, sobering evidence suggests that obesity and cancer are linked far more intimately than previous studies led us to believe. For years, researchers estimated that excess weight accounted for roughly 2% to 8% of cancer cases. A recent, large-scale…

It’s a summer of public health nightmares. There’s the cyclosporiasis outbreak throughout much of the United States, dense smoke pollution from Canadian and Minnesotan wildfires and skyrocketing measles cases, which are at a 35-year high

If you’ve ever lost weight, gained it back, and then tried again, you know the cycle well. It’s exhausting, and it’s incredibly common

South Africa is grappling with an obesity crisis. Nearly half of adults are overweight or obese. Public discussion often focuses on ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks as reasons for weight gain. But there’s another

As a mother of four and a caregiver to aging parents and loved ones with disabilities, I’ve experienced both the rewards and the strain of caring for others . I’ve also been fortunate to have strong support from my employers — something many working caregivers don’t have. 

A lack of motivation, loneliness and eating alone are emerging as some of the biggest threats to good nutrition for older Australians living independently, according to landmark national research that challenges long-held assumptions about why people struggle to eat well at home

Carly Simon has largely stayed out of the public eye in recent years, and on Monday, she revealed why

We’ve all heard that maintaining a healthy weight is good for us, but recent findings have shifted the conversation in a major way. A groundbreaking study published in Cancer Communications suggests that obesity and cancer risk are far more intertwined than previously assumed—potentially accounting for over 11% of all cancer diagnoses. That’s double the previous…