Higher BMI is linked to worse PROMIS profiles and increased opioid use among patients seeking spine care, despite similar pain intensity across BMIs.

"What is good for the heart is good for the brain," one researcher says.

A study found that Americans today are less likely to recognize overweight status than they were in previous decades, ...

Body composition offers a clearer picture of health than weight alone, because it reflects your unique proportions of fat, muscle, bone, and water. Optimizing body composition may help support energy ...

If you've ever stood on a scale at the doctor's office only to be told your health status based on a single number, you're ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Camila Mendoza Olmos went missing on Christmas Eve. A body found in Texas on Tuesday has been identified as 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos, who had been missing for nearly one week, the Bexar County ...

Authorities in Texas searching for a woman who vanished on Christmas Eve found a body and a gun in a field near her home, officials said Tuesday. It isn’t clear whether the person is Camila Mendoza ...

A body was found Tuesday evening as authorities in Bexar County, Texas, grapple with a series of disappearances involving teen girls who all went missing within a week. The body was found during the ...

A body recovered off California's Central Coast has been identified as a local 55-year-old triathlete who was reported missing in a suspected shark attack. Erica Fox's body was recovered around 2 p.m.

A major update to how obesity is defined could push U.S. obesity rates to nearly 70%, according to a large new study. The change comes from adding waist and body fat measurements to BMI, capturing ...