The higher a person’s body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher rates of emergency department visits and readmissions, according to a study ...

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.

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

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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 ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening sought to restrict international students and scholars from entering the country to attend, conduct research or teach at Harvard University, further ...

New research shows that weight stigma—and not weight itself—has the biggest impact on mental health and healthy behaviors in the years after weight-loss surgery. Researchers found that patients who ...