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Why being ‘skinny-fat’ could be just as risky as being overweight

Visceral fat, which wraps around internal organs, and hepatic fat stored in the liver increase the risk of heart disease

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025

Rani Teams Up With Chugai To Revolutionize Oral Drug Delivery For Rare Diseases

Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RANI) stock surged Friday after unveiling two major announcements: a licensing collaboration with Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and a $60.3 million private placement financing led by Samsara BioCapital.

Benzinga · Oct 17, 2025

For a Healthier Heart, Doctors Say to Drop These 8 Items From Your Grocery List Immediately.

When we think about heart health, we often focus on big things like exercise and quitting smoking. These are incredibly important. However, what we put into our grocery cart each week has a massive, direct impact on our cardiovascular system. Many common foods, even some marketed as ‘healthy,’ are silently…

Budget and the Bees · Oct 17, 2025

Dramatic increase in American adults who meet a new definition of obesity: ‘This is astounding’

Obesity linked to more than 40 diseases including certain cancers

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025

The best exercises to help manage severe knee pain

An estimated 10 million people in the UK have osteoarthritis - a degenerative joint disease which most commonly affects the knees

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025

Novartis Strengthens Kidney Disease Pipeline With Promising Data

Novartis A/S (NYSE:NVS) on Thursday shared final results from the APPLAUSE-IgAN Phase 3 study evaluating Fabhalta (iptacopan) in adults with IgA nephropathy (IgAN).

Benzinga · Oct 16, 2025

Obesity remains high in the US, but more states are showing progress, a new report finds

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025

Stethoscope, meet AI – helping doctors hear hidden sounds to better diagnose disease

When someone opens the door and enters a hospital room, wearing a stethoscope is a telltale sign that they’re a clinician. This medical device has been around for over 200 years and remains a staple in the clinic despite significant advances in medical diagnostics and technologies.

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2025

HIV rates are highest in the American South, despite effective treatments – a clash between culture and public health

The American South has the highest HIV rates in the country, accounting for more than half of new HIV diagnoses nationwide in 2023. This is despite growing availability of a highly effective HIV prevention medication that has made it possible to live a long, healthy life with this once fatal…

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2025

Zombies, jiangshi, draugrs, revenants − monster lore is filled with metaphors for public health

Imagine a city street at dusk, silent save for the rising sound of a collective guttural moan. Suddenly, a horde of ragged, bloodied creatures appear, their feet shuffling along the pavement, their hollow eyes locked on fleeing figures ahead.

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2025