As a research scientist specializing in nutrition and a professor preparing future physicians, I know the uphill battle it is ...

Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) is a way to manage chronic health conditions, especially through weight loss or weight maintenance. This therapeutic approach to health can help you reduce symptoms of ...

Critically ill patients who need breathing machines often miss getting enough nutrition, especially during the first few days ...

Onyejiaka is a writer, a medical student at the University of Minnesota Medical School and a graduate of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. During my third-year neurology rotation, I had ...

“We train physicians to wield the latest surgical tools, but not to guide patients on how to stay out of the operating room in the first place,” Kennedy wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. “We know ...

Dr. Jaclyn Albin still recalls learning about nutritional biochemistry while she was a student at The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. But by the time she graduated ...

This year, research continued to show how gut health influences immunity, mood and metabolism. Rather than focusing only on ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he plans to tell American medical schools they must offer nutrition courses to students or risk losing federal funding from the Department of Health and ...

Much attention has been directed toward the approval and rapid growth of several new classes of medications that target obesity. While we see anti-obesity medications as a welcome tool, they should ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Everyone agrees that diet is important to ...

Sometimes the best way to get into a healthy habit is to read about it. These eight book recommendations are rooted in ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made the announcement Wednesday. In an effort led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS and the Department of Education are urging ...