co-founder of the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, calls out "the decades-long failure to tackle the growing overweight and obesity epidemic in the US ...

A comprehensive review found that being out of shape greatly increased the risk of dying prematurely — regardless of age or ...

Women living in rural communities have higher rates of menopause symptoms than their city neighbors, research from the University of Washington has found, underscoring the lack of health care access ...

Her special interests include diabetes, lipid disorders, obesity, and transgender ... She received her medical degree from the University of Washington and her PhD from the Albert Einstein ...

AS a nation, we guzzle 15BILLION litres of fizzy drinks every year. But they are to blame for one in ten new cases of type 2 ...

Wildfires fueled by strong Santa Ana winds have devastated Southern California, destroying thousands of homes and causing 27 deaths. The fires, affecting urban areas and the Olympic preparation ...

The rising rate of colon cancer in young people can't be caused by diet alone, doctors say. Microplastics, sleep, and antibiotics may play a role.

The U.S. government named 15 drugs that will be subject to the second round of price negotiations by Medicare, including ...