Researchers have created a new scale designed to capture and measure the concept of self-criticism in children, as mental ...

A group of children and adults with hypothalamic obesity receiving setmelanotide for 1 year had nearly a 20% greater BMI ...

Children with above-average BMI trajectories are at increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease later ...

For decades, body mass index has been the go-to metric for defining healthy weight ranges, but its usefulness as a reliable ...

A Scots Childline counsellor has raised hundreds for children in need by climbing to Everest Base Camp. Pauline McGowan took on the mammoth hike to fundraise for service users. The 61-year-old, who ...

This consensus aims to provide guidance for postpartum women and people, healthcare providers and exercise professionals on ...

New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for ...

Body mass index (BMI) is key method for measuring a person's weight status, and defining if they have normal weight, overweight, or obesity. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

Six years ago, the FDA approved Novartis’ Zolgensma as the first gene therapy for children under two years of age with spinal ... elicited a 2.39-point improvement on the Hammersmith Functional Motor ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has proposed BMI checks for patients in England with long-term conditions. In draft guidance, the regulator also suggested measuring ...

Tens of millions of people will now have their BMI checked and recorded by the NHS annually. The regulator has announced that everyone in England and Wales living with long-term conditions such as ...

Adults with long term conditions should have their body mass index (BMI) recorded annually, with additional waist-to-height ratio measurements for those with a BMI under 35, draft National Institute ...