Compounded Weight Loss Medications: What are They and What are Their Risks?
Jack Mountain, PharmD
March 18, 2025
Over the past few years, weight loss medications have become very popular, thanks in part to a class of drugs called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs). GLP-1RAs like semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide...
What is BMI, What are the BMI Categories, and Why is it Important?
Beth Ann Ryder, MD
February 27, 2025
Clinicians use many tools to measure your overall health. One tool is called the Body Mass Index, or BMI. Essentially, it is formula based on your height and weight that health care professionals can use to determine if you...
What are Healthy Fats and Why Do You Need Fat in Your Diet?
Brown University Health Blog Team
February 20, 2025
Over the years, oils and fats have gotten a bad rap. Even today, the perception that “fats make people fat” still persists. We break down what you need to know about incorporating fats into an every day diet. What is fat in...
Life's Essential 8: Improve Your Heart Health and More
Karen Aspry, MD
February 18, 2025
For decades, the American Heart Association was focused on reducing the risk factors for preventable cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) first established in the 1960s. However, in 2010, it introduced a new framework or construct...
