Obesity affects over a third of Missouri's adults and children, with rural areas hit hardest. It's a complex issue linked to mental health and accessibility, not just personal choice.

Adolescents who spend more than three hours a day engaged in sedentary behaviors—including playing video games, reading for ...

Gut health is about how well your body digests food, absorbs nutrients, and maintains a balance of good and bad bacteria.

Some data and webpages taken down by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal health agencies to comply with President Trump's executive order remained offline Thursday, after ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created comfortable, washable “smart pajamas” that monitor sleep apnea and ...

What we do know is that for years, researchers have relied on this data to quantify and characterize the defining public health problems of our time, like the teen mental health crisis.

NHS figures show that obesity levels among young children are rising and it's having a 'major impact ' on their health.

Loneliness and social isolation have been linked to an elevated risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according ...

More people are recognizing that joining the gym, becoming more active, and prioritizing your fitness have proven benefits ...

Some public health data related to AIDS, substance use and avian flu went missing from federal websites, although some was ...