Very obese people who need a kidney transplant are far less likely to get one than normal weight people, and when they do, their wait is an average of a year to 18 months longer, a new study found.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Liver transplantation "holds increased risk" in adults who are very thin or very obese before surgery, research shows. Patients undergoing liver transplantation who are ...

When more than two-thirds of persons living in the U.S are overweight and obese, why would researchers pay people who are already fat – big bucks to pack on more pounds? For the sake of medical ...

From 1999-2000, an estimated 30.5% of Americans were obese. By 2017-2018, that number had risen to 42.5%, costing those who are obese roughly $1,429 more in healthcare expenses than people of a normal ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Obese children as young as 7 have worrying levels of compounds linked to heart disease and heart attacks, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. They found that obese youngsters ...

The coronavirus can directly infect fat cells, a recent study awaiting peer review found. The finding may help explain why obese or overweight people are more vulnerable to severe COVID-19. Scientists ...