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Like tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents, community college professor Carolyn McGrath has been paying for medicine ...

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While public health experts have raised concerns that warming global temperatures may be contributing to obesity, a new study ...

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The U.S. obesity rate is about 40%, according to a 2021-2023 survey of about 6,000 people. Nearly 1 in 10 of those surveyed reported severe obesity, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...