The urgent directive follows alarming findings by Lancet, the British medical journal, that projected a surge in overweight ...

As obesity management draws awareness and weight-loss injections are launched in India, hospitals are offering customised ...

The number of overweight and obese adults in India is expected to rise from 180 million in 2021 to an 449 million by 2050.

The World Health Organization (WHO) today has launched a major new initiative urging countries to raise real prices on ...

There is strong evidence that there is "no safe amount" of processed meat to eat, nutrition experts say in response to a new ...

Public hospitals in India report an average C-section rate of about 14 per cent (NFHS-5), which falls within the limit recommended by the World Health Organization. But in private hospitals, the rate ...

A WHO report finds 17% of the global population suffers from loneliness, causing over 871,000 deaths yearly. It urges stronger social ties and warns of the digital impact on human connection.

The World Health Organization said on Friday that efforts to determine the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, are still ongoing and incomplete.

Exercising for just 150 minutes per week may help decrease blood sugar levels and reverse prediabetes, a condition where the ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Excess weight may increase the risk of developing breast cancer among postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease, according to a study by the World Health Organisation (WHO), published on Monday ...

In a major positive step for global respiratory health, Member States at the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), held May 19–27 ...