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Know Your Numbers

Do you know what your blood pressure is? Or your cholesterol or blood sugar? Many don't, but this ups your risk of a stroke or heart attack. >

Weight-Loss Surgery's Invisible Benefit

Bariatric surgery can help people lose weight, but it can do something even more important -- reduce the weight stigma they experience. >

Bariatric Surgery Tightens Belts Two Ways

When overweight diabetics had bariatric surgery, not only did they lose weight, they cut their health care and medication costs in half. >

Compounded Diet Drugs Save Money, But...

Compounded versions of GLP-1 RAs like Ozempic and Wegovy are available online, but the ingredients listed may not tell the whole story. >

The Up — and Down — Sides of the New Weight-Loss Drugs

Drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic offer benefits that make them seem miraculous. But long-term risks are starting to show up. What to consider. >

A Surprising Source -- and Solution to -- Pregnancy Outcome Disparities

Women of color are more likely to have health complications during pregnancy than white women. There are many reasons, but one stands out. >

The Best Time for Coffee

Compounds in coffee help the cardiovascular system function and can reduce inflammation. But when you drink it can make a difference. >

Rethink Your Sugar-Sweetened Drink

Our love of sugary beverages is behind a global health crisis, particularly in developing countries. Cutting back is easier than you think. >

Protection from Type 2 Diabetes? Try Chocolate

Your chocolate habit can cut your risk of type 2 diabetes by 20 percent. The amount and type of chocolate you choose matters, however. >

Weight-Loss Surgery in Adolescence Offers Long-Term Health Benefits

Teens who had bariatric surgery show a reduced risk of diabetes and high blood pressure a decade later, yet few families opt for it. >

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