A new definition of obesity could nearly double the prevalence of U.S. adults with the condition, a new study published ...

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of concerns regarding the Aravalli Range's definition, following criticism ...

Consensus criteria for postoperative spine infection unite wound, imaging, biomarkers, histology, and microbiology, including a pathognomonic culture rule, enabling more consistent diagnosis and ...

Cachexia is a state of involuntary weight loss. The latest generic definition states that aside from weight loss, patient needs to fulfill additional criteria to be diagnosed with cachexia. New, ...

A vacation bench led by CJI Surya Kant said public dissent and criticism about the November order stemmed from perceived ...

The DSM-5 broadens the criteria for anorexia nervosa, but will the expanded definition of the illness help catch those who need help before their disease progresses too far? A change in the way ...

The consensus definition of severe sepsis requires suspected or proven infection, organ failure, and signs that meet two or more criteria for the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). We ...