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COVID-19 is hitting some patients with obesity particularly hard
Age, particularly those over 65, as well as having a compromised immune system are still major risk factors for being hospitalized with, and dying from, COVID-19. But some doctors say that some of their sickest patients are those under 60 who are obese.
How to treat coronavirus symptoms at home
There is currently no specific treatment for coronavirus (COVID-19), but you can often ease your symptoms at home until you recover.
Self-isolation if you or someone you live with has coronavirus symptoms
To protect others, you must stay at home if you or someone you live with has symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19).This is called self-isolation.
Coronavirus myths explored
As coronavirus continues to make the news, a host of untruths has surrounded the topic. In this Special Feature, we address some of these myths and conspiracies.
Novel coronavirus: Your questions, answered
The current outbreak of COVID-19 has sparked global anxiety and concern that it might spread too far and too fast and cause dramatic harm before health officials find a way to stop it. What are the realities of the pandemic? We investigate.
Weight loss surgery reduces skin cancer risk
According to a recent study, individuals with obesity who undergo weight loss surgery have a reduced risk of developing skin cancer, including melanoma.
Becoming less active and gaining weight: Downsides of becoming an adult
Leaving school and getting a job both lead to a drop in the amount of physical activity, while becoming a mother is linked to increased weight gain, conclude two reviews published today and led by researchers at the University of Cambridge.
Moms' obesity in pregnancy is linked to lag in sons' development and IQ
A mother's obesity in pregnancy can affect her child's development years down the road, according to researchers who found lagging motor skills in preschoolers and lower IQ in middle childhood for boys whose mothers were severely overweight while pregnant. At age 7, the boys whose mothers were overweight or obese in pregnancy had scores 5 or more points lower on full-scale IQ tests. No effect was found in the girls
New study unravels the complexity of childhood obesity
The World Health Organization has estimated more than 340 million children and adolescents ages 5-19 are overweight or obese, and the epidemic has been linked to more deaths worldwide than those caused by being underweight.
Obesity as a growing social norm
From a philosophical point of view, we cannot reconcile a world in which so many people are suffering from malnutrition and starving for want a few grains and yet others are killing themselves through obesity.