Discover how smoking during pregnancy may increase childhood obesity risk, according to new research from Washington State ...

The study found body mass index (BMI) patterns that could predict obesity, with findings published in Jama Network Open.

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew ...

Across Washington on Saturday, cities from Olympia, to Wenatchee, even passengers on a ferry from Bainbridge island - had “No Kings” protests. We wanted to get a sense of what the protests ...

From annual checkups to insurance assessments, BMI has influenced decisions about people’s health across the globe, including in India. However, a growing movement of healthcare professionals ...

Patients covered by UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage plans will no longer find their insurance accepted at Brown University Health's hospitals in Rhode Island starting July 1. The change ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington senators held a press conference on Thursday, warning that the cuts to Medicaid proposed in President Trump's "big beautiful bill" will negatively impact ...

Children on the path to obesity can be detected as early as age 3.5 years, according to a study published online May 22 in JAMA Network Open. Chang Liu, Ph.D., from Washington State University in ...

Importantly, McGarrity notes, weight loss itself wasn’t associated with these positive changes to health. Change in BMI did not correlate with depression, anxiety, or dysregulated eating—implying that ...