Only 40% of adults meet criteria for obesity when BMI alone is used.

The new year is a time when many try to start new good habits and commit to improving health and wellness. This year, The Associated Press got the downlow on all manner of health and wellness claims and fads.

Perseverance helps people achieve goals and is linked with well-being. But combined with chronic societal stressors, it can lead to cognitive overload that puts a strain on brain health.

Added sugars are difficult to quickly spot because many companies use clever marketing to distract consumers, said Nicole Avena, a professor of neuroscience and psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical School and Princeton University who has studied added sugars. Avena said while some health-forward brands know people are starting to become aware of the hazards of added sugars, "a lot of the bigger brands don’t worry so much about people’s health.” The average American consumes 17 grams of added suga

The flu season is hitting in full force, especially in New York, Colorado and Louisiana, where flu-like activity is very high, according to the CDC.

By blaming chronic disease and disability on food and toxins, and ‘just asking questions’ about widely accepted science, MAHA discounts the government’s responsibility for meeting disabled peoples’ needs.

What you do in the years leading up to menopause can help counter the natural hormonal effects of aging, setting you up for a healthier transition.

What you do in the years leading up to menopause can help counter the natural hormonal effects of aging, setting you up for a healthier transition.

Recent federal scrutiny of an additive in some vaccines — aluminum salts — offers a clue about what’s to come under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s leadership.

Vaccine hesitancy isn’t a moral failure – it’s a property of a system in which people must balance personal and collective interests.

Vaccine hesitancy isn’t a moral failure – it’s a property of a system in which people must balance personal and collective interests.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a pill version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy.

At least 20 people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.

Some tout a daily semaglutide pill as a game-changer for weight-loss treatment.

Doctors and scientists say this year's influenza season could be tougher than usual, with a new version of the flu virus, called H3N2, spreading quickly.

Dec 23 () - The weight-loss drug market is surging, with biotech firms racing to win share in a sector dominated by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. Analysts forecast the industry will generate about $150 billion in annual sales in the next decade.

A long-awaited change in drug policy by President Donald Trump could bring scientists one step closer to understanding the harms and benefits of marijuana.

Doctors and scientists say this year's influenza season could be tougher than usual, with a new version of the flu virus, called H3N2, spreading quickly.

If you want to build healthier habits in 2026, here’s my advice: Give yourself time. New routines don’t stick overnight. A classic study found that it takes on average 66 days of practicing a new dietary or physical behavior each day before it becomes a habit. You need to make it easy to make it last. So choose one habit and list every barrier that will keep you from hitting the mark. Then pre-solve each one. Is it too cold to go for a jog early in the morning? Find a 30-minute cardio routine on

Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh. The quick-fire pattern of manufactured giggles —“oh, hoo hoo hoo, eeh, ha ha ha”— soon ripples into genuine laughter, and she giddily kicks her feet. The laughter clubs were based on the common-sense notion that laughter relieves stress.

Health disparities cost society billions of dollars, and their effects ripple across communities.

Getting the most out of a doctor’s visit requires some advance preparation. “It is really hard — even for me as a doctor going to see my own family doctor — to remember the things that I wanted to bring up,” said Dr. Sarah Nosal, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Getting the most out of a doctor’s visit requires some advance preparation. “It is really hard — even for me as a doctor going to see my own family doctor — to remember the things that I wanted to bring up,” said Dr. Sarah Nosal, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

New York City is seeing some of the highest levels in the country.

Experts say Trump's executive order may remove barriers currently in place.

C-reactive protein – a marker of inflammation – is as easily measured with blood work in a doctor’s office as cholesterol.

KJ Muldoon received a groundbreaking new treatment earlier this year.

Norovirus can spread easily. Someone who was sick with the virus can spread it up to two weeks after feeling better.

Both crises share common roots and solutions, researchers say.

By Nancy Lapid Dec 17 (Reuters) - U.S.