Republicans trying to find billions of Medicaid dollars to pay for tax cuts now say that any reduction in Medicaid spending ...

A child dribbles a basketball at a recreation center in D.C. on June 21. (Allison Robbert/The Washington Post) The Trump administration has promised that addressing childhood obesity will be a key ...

Rohit Satoskar, MD, a liver transplant specialist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C The holy grail of the diet-conscious and one presumed antidote to sugar-induced obesity is ...

I worked at The Washington Post from 2017 to December 2023 ... which can be extremely stressful—and not just among D.C. journalists and government workers being targeted for cuts.

The findings highlight "monumental societal failures" in the fight against obesity, said population health researcher Jessica Kerr.

At least that’s how it seems, as civil servants toss and turn and Elon Musk’s DOGE team pulls all-nighters.

A new global study published in The Lancet journal is sounding the alarm on worldwide obesity rates. The Lancet predicts that by 2050, over 50% of adults will be overweight, with 1 in 3 young adults ...

Obesity is on the rise not just in humans but in dogs, whose history of selective breeding makes them an ideal species for studying the balance between genetics, diet, and lifestyle in weight gain ...

It's so important, the D.C. situation," Trump said. "I think that we should run it strong, run it with law and order, make it absolutely flawless. And I think we should take over Washington ...

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump complained about crime and homelessness in the district, saying, “I think we should take over Washington, D.C.—make it safe.” He added ...

After being sworn in as vice president just over a month ago, Cincinnati resident J.D. Vance and his family moved into the VP's official residence in Washington, D.C. The white 19th-century house ...