IN the introduction to his comprehensive report on the cholera epidemic of 1848–49, William Farr, 1 that greatest of statistical epidemiologists, wrote, "If a foreign army had landed on the ...

To better understand the challenges and opportunities in research and development of medicines for Alzheimer's disease from a regulatory perspective, the EU Innovation Network has released a Horizon ...

“We also urge better training for healthcare workers and policymakers to tackle this issue.” A new definition of obesity could help people with excess weight better understand the health risks they ...

Despite evidence that some people with excess adiposity have ill health due to obesity, obesity is generally considered a harbinger of other diseases, not a disease in itself. The idea of obesity as a ...

The average wait time to see a neurologist following an initial referral was just over a month for older adults, with nearly 1 in 5 patients waiting more than 3 months, a cross-sectional analysis ...