/tags/obesity Obesity en-US Copyright Fri, 26 Jan 2024 02:11:39 GMT /health/2024-01-25/wegovy-saxenda-zepbound-novo-nordisk-lose-coverage-north-carolina-health-plan The North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees voted to remove coverage of GLP-1 weight loss medicines like Wegovy and Saxenda. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 02:11:39 GMT /health/2024-01-25/wegovy-saxenda-zepbound-novo-nordisk-lose-coverage-north-carolina-health-plan Jason deBruyn /health/2020-04-03/embodied-the-science-and-art-of-your-gut Hippocrates, the Greek father of medicine, wrote “all diseases begin in the gut.” He continued the line with the famous advice: “let medicine be thy food… Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:50:00 GMT /health/2020-04-03/embodied-the-science-and-art-of-your-gut Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-04-03/embodied-the-science-and-art-of-your-gut Hippocrates, the Greek father of medicine, wrote “all diseases begin in the gut.” He continued the line with the famous advice: “let medicine be thy food… Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:50:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-04-03/embodied-the-science-and-art-of-your-gut Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /health/2019-08-20/a-greensboro-nurse-fights-african-american-health-disparities When Stephanie Pickett was a nurse at Duke University Medical Center, more than 90% of the patients she saw with kidney failure were black. This shocking… Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:35:43 GMT /health/2019-08-20/a-greensboro-nurse-fights-african-american-health-disparities Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-20/a-greensboro-nurse-fights-african-american-health-disparities When Stephanie Pickett was a nurse at Duke University Medical Center, more than 90% of the patients she saw with kidney failure were black. This shocking… Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:35:43 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-20/a-greensboro-nurse-fights-african-american-health-disparities Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /health/2019-07-25/duke-study-examines-racial-segregation-and-obesity-disparities New research from Duke University suggests discriminatory housing and development policies that have shaped predominately minority neighborhoods may be… Thu, 25 Jul 2019 18:22:15 GMT /health/2019-07-25/duke-study-examines-racial-segregation-and-obesity-disparities Elizabeth Friend /health/2018-03-01/report-efforts-to-halt-childhood-obesity-have-failed American kids are bombarded with ads for sugary, processed food and drinks, and for many poor families, those are all they can afford. That's why… Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:17:59 GMT /health/2018-03-01/report-efforts-to-halt-childhood-obesity-have-failed Rebecca Martinez /health/2018-02-23/study-shows-violence-is-making-children-overweight Researchers have long been aware of a link between exposure to violence and obesity in adolescents. Now a new study is untangling some of the reasons that… Fri, 23 Feb 2018 18:18:23 GMT /health/2018-02-23/study-shows-violence-is-making-children-overweight Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-02-23/study-shows-violence-is-making-children-overweight Researchers have long been aware of a link between exposure to violence and obesity in adolescents. Now a new study is untangling some of the reasons that… Fri, 23 Feb 2018 18:18:23 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-02-23/study-shows-violence-is-making-children-overweight Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /military/2018-02-08/facing-biggest-mission-yet-u-s-army-struggles-to-recruit Last spring, the Army told recruiters it expected them to enlist 6,000 new soldiers – the largest mid-year increase in its history. It recently also upped… Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:54:30 GMT /military/2018-02-08/facing-biggest-mission-yet-u-s-army-struggles-to-recruit Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio