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The obesity diagnosis has always been controversial. Now, a new clinical definition is raising even more questions.

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The share of patients in Massachusetts experiencing long waits in hospital emergency departments grew between 2020 and the first half of 2024, especially for those experiencing behavioral health ...

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Methods: To this aim, 351 participants completed the GVHR scale, sociodemographic ... The Health Days Measures (CDC HRQOL-4; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2000) was used to collect ...

Stock image of a woman on the scale, close-up of a measuring tape, the concept of losing weight ...