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RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearings continue today as he appears before a second Senate committee. Follow STAT's live updates.

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Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the US, driven by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and high ...

Heart disease remains the top killer of Americans as risk factors continue to grow. Get the latest statistics from the ...

Ozempic, the drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the FDA to reduce ...

Treatment with the highest dose of investigational injectable amycretin -- a unimolecular GLP-1 and amylin receptor agonist -- yielded a 22% weight loss after 36 weeks in a phase Ib/IIa trial, said ...

People with diabetes and obesity are at higher risk for severe respiratory illness caused by viruses, including serious ...

Heart disease remains the number one killer worldwide, outstripping all other causes of death as key risk factors continue to ...

Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...