NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — We often hear about BMI – Body Mass Index. Typically, researchers apply it to measure our risk for chronic illnesses, such as heart disease and cancer, but it’s getting a lot ...

After George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, state governments and our health care system have increased attention to racism and its impact on health equity. There has also been heightened awareness that ...

This post is part of a Health Affairs Blog short series, “Enhancing Value By Evaluating Health Care Services.” The series discusses ways to extend the use of tools for clinical and economic evaluation ...

People who seek medical treatment for obesity or an eating disorder do so with the hope their health plan will pay for part of it. But whether it’s covered often comes down to a measure invented ...

After a 12-month follow-up of patients in the CHAMP-HF registry, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Overall Summary Score (KCCQ-OS) was shown to be more prognostically accurate compared with New ...

Excessive stress is associated with health complications. Are there ways to accurately measure stress levels? Although stress is a natural and inevitable part of life, many people feel that they’re ...