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A new policy creates an important opportunity to review the current use of BMI in healthcare settings.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Discussions about artificial intelligence have proliferated recently as more people have access to programs that can make art or answer questions.

The Cuban government opened the door to the creation of more small- and medium-sized businesses in September 2021

Body mass index has long been used by doctors as the standard method for measuring health – and often still is. But earlier this month, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a new policy that cautions medical professionals from using the body mass index (BMI) as a stand-alone clinical tool…

Amid the buzz around weight loss drugs and rising rates of obesity worldwide, many health care professionals are questioning one of the key measures that has long been used to define obesity.

After celebrating its victories in the 2023 AMA Supercross season, Honda brought out its full range of 2024 CRF performance and trail bikes, ready to send.

Hunter pharmacists fear a methadone shortage could push patients into the hospital system and put staff at risk of violence from angry customers.

The American Medical Association released a new policy on how doctors should use body mass index (BMI), acknowledging the metric's inherent flaws.

The scales are formally shifting on Body Mass Index, a measurement that has been the source of much scorn in recent years. The American Medical Association has now weighed in to say that doctors should look at factors beyond BMI to determine whether a patient is unhealthily obese.

Doctors have long relied on BMI to measure obesity, but it is an imperfect measurement.

Australia's peak medical body is warning society will be in trouble if a genetic divide emerged through use of technology not accessible to poor people.