Redefining obesity based not only on body mass index (BMI) but on whether excess body fat is causing measurable health problems may complicate diagnosis and delay treatment, according to an Endocrine ...

A Baltimore County woman is sharing her experience with Cushing's disease to encourage others to seek medical help for ...

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Redefining obesity based not only on body mass index (BMI) but on whether excess body fat is causing measurable health ...

A new way to define obesity aims to sharpen the diagnosis. Critics warn it could delay care, exclude diabetes, and deepen ...

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These women still need preventive care like birth control, pregnancy counseling, and cancer screenings. But many with ...

As others in the field, Italian endocrinologist Luigi Di Luigi considers the International Olympic Committee's latest policy ...

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If endometriosis continues to be conceptualized as a narrowly gynecologic disorder rather than a systemic inflammatory ...

Dr. Sheeva Talebian is haunted by how long “we’ve conditioned women to believe that debilitating pain is normal.” It’s a “clinical failure,” she declared, and it’s a reason why symptoms of one tricky ...