Patients weighing 450 pounds or more face barriers and discrimination when scheduling or attending doctor visits at subspecialty practices, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. The scientists ...

GLP-1 telehealth brands need transparent pricing and personalized ongoing support to keep patients from switching providers.

Tirzepatide (Zepbound) is not in shortage for now, but the weight loss drug has remained inaccessible to people without insurance coverage who can't afford to pay out of pocket. Now, its manufacturer, ...

Personalized treatment strategies in CLL are influenced by prognostic markers, comorbidities, and social determinants, with fixed-duration and continuous regimens offering different benefits. In NSCLC ...

A retrospective cohort of 269 breast cancer patients found that GLP-1 receptor agonists produced significant but markedly ...

A routine trip to the doctor's office almost always includes being weighed, a request that can be stressful. However, stepping on the scale isn't always necessary and as more people learn they can ...

Mistakes or omissions in obtaining patient weights caused almost 500 medication errors in Pennsylvania hospitals over 4.5 years, according to a state watchdog agency. The Pennsylvania Patient Safety ...

One in 270 Americans (nearly 1 million adults) has a BMI of 60 or greater More than half of surveyed clinics lacked exam tables, chairs and/or gowns for patients weighing 450 pounds Receptionists made ...