To improve access to care, many professional organizations have advocated for classifying obesity as a disease. However, the ...

About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.

A new Delphi consensus led by the National Psoriasis Foundation proposes a standardized definition of on-treatment remission ...

Podcast Inside the disease that changes your personality, with Bruce Miller Neurologist explores the ‘social brain’ and how dementia affects how we act May 29, 2025 ...

What are Rare Diseases? The definition of a rare disease varies geographically. For example, in India, a disease is considered rare if it affects one in 5,000 people. In general, a rare disease is ...

Do people with obesity have an illness? When obesity affects the functions of people's organs, it should be considered a ...

Obesity needs a new definition, argues a global group of health experts. For over 75 years, obesity has been called a disease by the World Health Organization. But the label is hotly debated. Some ...

What is ataxia? As a stand-alone condition, "ataxia is a degenerative disease of the nervous system," explains Andrew Rosen, chief executive officer of the National Ataxia Foundation.

The mystery “Disease X”—which may or may not be a new disease—causes symptoms such as fever, headache, cough, runny nose and body aches.

In declaring a disease without nailing down what the disease is, the medical community left obesity open to debate among doctors, insurers and everyday people.

Publications 2024 A Long COVID Definition: A Chronic, Systemic Disease State with Profound Consequences The lack of a clear and consistent definition for Long COVID presents challenges for ...

Classification of SLD based on the presence of metabolic dysfunction and alcohol consumption tied with new onset CKD. (HealthDay News) — Using a new classification of steatotic liver disease ...