A higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased risks for hospitalization and death due to severe infectious respiratory diseases, including COVID-19, a new study involving over 470,000 ...

Patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and a body mass index (BMI) above the healthy range had longer stays, were more likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), and had higher ...

Being overweight may hamper the body’s antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infections, reported Australian researchers in a study published in Clinical & Translational Immunology. 1­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ “We’ve ...

People with a higher body mass index (BMI) are more likely to test positive for the virus that causes Covid-19, new research suggests. A study by the Chaim Sheba Medical Centre in Israel found that ...

About The Study: This cross-sectional study including 426,000 children in Denmark found that body mass index (BMI) outcomes of COVID-19 pandemic–related control policies and restrictions were not ...

As the US continues efforts to vaccinate Americans against COVID-19, people with underlying health conditions are being moved to the front of the queue. In 15 states, obesity is currently one of those ...