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Reframing obesity may end the diagnosis debate, but the health challenges remain

Assessment of the condition could face overhaul, but governments, companies and communities still have work to doCall to overhaul obesity diagnoses amid fears of over-reliance on BMIObesity is one of

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Call to overhaul obesity diagnoses amid fears of over-reliance on BMI

Lancet commission’s report calls for global shake-up and suggests looking at measures such as waist-to-height ratios and ill-health symptomsReframing obesity may end the diagnosis debate, but the he

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Beyond BMI: New report reframes obesity as a spectrum of illness, not just a risk factor

A Lancet commission downplays BMI and calls for "preclinical" and "clinical" categories of obesity.

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Experts Pitch Major Overhaul to How Obesity Is Diagnosed

(MedPage Today) -- Medical experts from around the globe proposed a more nuanced approach to diagnosing obesity that does not rely exclusively on body mass index (BMI) alone.

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STAT+: Eli Lilly CEO says the company sees ‘significant common cause’ with Trump administration

Eli Lilly CEO said he believed the company could find “significant common cause” with the Trump administration, even if there were reasons for concern.

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Here's What It Will Take to Grow HIV-Positive to HIV-Positive Transplant Access

(MedPage Today) -- In late November, HHS issued a final rule updating transplant regulations to enable every U.S.

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Will the MAHA movement include alcohol among its targets?

We explore the MAHA movement and sobriety, and a shift to 'natural' birth control, while an opinion writer says it's possible to make raw milk safer.

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Major PBMs Inflated Drug Prices, Pocketing $7.3 Billion Along the Way, FTC Says

(MedPage Today) -- The three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) inflated the price of specialty generic drugs beyond their costs of acquisition, earning more than $7.

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STAT+: The Supreme Court considers another challenge to the ACA

This week in health care politics and policy: Another ACA case at the Supreme Court, a CMS staffing pick, and RFK Jr.'s biotech bets.

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FDA Proposes 'Nutrition Info' Label for Front of Food Packages

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA issued a proposed rule Tuesday that would require food manufacturers to put "Nutrition Info" labels on the front of their packages stating whether the food inside contains

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