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Recent publicity around the use of new antiobesity medications (AOMs) has focused the attention of patients and healthcare providers on the role of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of obesity. Newer drug treatments have shown greater efficacy and safety compared with older drug treatments, yet access to these drug treatments is limited by providers’ discomfort in prescribing, bias, and stigma around obesity, as well as by the lack of insurance coverage. Now more than ever, healthcare providers must be able to discuss the risks and benefits of the full range of antiobesity medications availab...

The criminal case against a 17-year-old accused of helping his girlfriend kill her father last year in Lincoln will stay in adult court.

A new study has determined that Seattle's Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax (SBT) has had numerous positive impacts since going into effect in 2018. A team of researchers from Public Health—Seattle & King County, the University of Washington, and Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute recently completed a multi-faceted evaluation of the tax’s effect on public health outcomes and economic impact.

The split decision may not end up being the last word in the case where Justin Rashad stands accused of shooting his father in the head.

In a decision Tuesday, Court of Appeals Judge David Arterburn said the defense motion was premature and that time remained on Eric Ramos's speedy trial clock when it was filed.