A major Lancet study finds adults with obesity are far more likely to be hospitalised or die from infections, linking nearly one in 10 infection deaths worldwide to excess weight ...

An international study of more than 540,000 people has shown that adults with obesity face a 70% higher risk of hospitalisation or death from ...

Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases can be attributed to obesity worldwide, finds a major new study led by a University College London (UCL) researcher. People with ...

Obesity is associated with multiple non-communicable diseases (such as type 2 diabetes, various cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases, and some cancers) and detrimental psychosocial consequences ...

Globally obesity may have been a driving factor in 0.6 million out of 5.4 million deaths from infectious diseases in 2023 ...

Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases can be attributed to obesity worldwide, finds a major new ...

A 10th of deaths worldwide related to infection are potentially linked to obesity, a study of 540 000 people concludes.1 The analysis of data from two Finnish cohorts and UK Biobank found that people ...

The Nigerian Association of Dermatologists launches a nationwide campaign against skin bleaching in Nigeria, highlighting ...

Skin bleaching, NAD explained, is far from a harmless cosmetic indulgence. It is a practice that involves deliberately altering the skin’s natural pigment using topical creams, chemical peels, oral ...

The Nigerian Association of Dermatologists (NAD) has launched a nationwide campaign to address the growing public health risks associated with skin bleaching in Nigeria.The initiative, themed “Embrace ...