As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

New research shows being fit matters more than your weight when it comes to living longer. A groundbreaking study of 400,000 people reveals why doctors should focus less on BMI and more on measuring ...

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators of colorectal cancer incidence compared with BMI, according to a study ...

One of the inadequacies of using body mass index (BMI) as a predictive factor is that “current BMI-based measures of obesity can both underestimate and overestimate” a persons ...

BMI is widely used as a marker of health, but it turns out that it's not all that accurate -- especially for people of color.

New bill COVER, lead by Alabama Democrat Shomari Figures, is designed to reach people in states which refuse to extend ...

The CDC’s main HIV page was still accessible ... Pages that previously contained HIV data — including resources for health care providers, information on racial disparities and data on ...

In the early, busy weeks of President Trump's administration, a new survey shows how Americans would define a healthy America ...

Plans to use a former hospital in East Sussex as an accommodation centre for asylum seekers are under consideration by the Home Office, it has been confirmed. The Esperance Hospital in Eastbourne ...

Here’s a few public health priorities that Americans can agree on: making health care more accessible and affordable, ...

However, an evidenced dose-dependent relationship exists between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of NAFLD. We aim to estimate the global and regional prevalence of adolescent NAFLD and related ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — Women who go on to develop postpartum depression (PPD) may have characteristic levels of neuroactive steroids, molecules derived from the hormone progesterone, in their blood ...