Genevra Pittman

Societal and insurance-based motivations are leading to fewer circumcisions, at a delayed price.

The number of kids and adults in the United States who are obese has held steady over the last few years, two reports out Tuesday suggest.

A series of interactive computer exercises designed to encourage healthy eating and physical activity didn't help keep middle school students from gaining extra weight, according to a study in the Netherlands.

Health information exchange -- a process that aims to simplify and improve patient care by connecting doctors and hospitals -- hasn't been catching on as fast as policymakers hoped, a new survey finds.

Already dubbed America's "stroke belt," the southeastern U.S. just earned another dubious distinction as the nation's "diabetes belt," government researchers report.