The principal divide in American health care policy is over what to do about rapidly rising costs. On one side are those who believe the solution is to enhance the government’s power to direct the ...

Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how excess body fat affects the body, and factors in waist circumference, rather than simply calculating ...

It’s estimated more than one billion people in the world are living with obesity as defined by the current definition that relies solely on body mass index or BMI. Now health care experts say one-size ...

Value-based care, in which physicians are paid based on patient outcomes, rather than for simply performing a service regardless of what happens, is growing quickly, particularly in Medicare and ...

The Biden administration said Wednesday it has no plans to change the definition of “fully vaccinated” against the coronavirus to include getting a booster shot. “Individuals are considered fully ...

Weight-inclusive health care means a focus on better health with no weight loss required. This includes practices such as eating for overall well-being rather than for the number of calories. It may ...