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Bloomberg
08-07-2025
- Health
- Bloomberg
Hiding HIV Status Before the Wedding
By Hi! It's Karoline in Singapore. A recent social media post by a doctor in China has sparked heated debate over the ethical dilemma doctors face when conducting premarital health checkups. Before I tell you more … In China, couples wanting to get married typically go through a medical exam first. The goal is to identify possible physical or mental problems that might interfere with producing healthy children.
Times
11-05-2025
- Health
- Times
Child's BMI aged six predicts likelihood of obesity as an adult
A child's weight at the age of six is crucial to determining their likelihood of being obese as an adult, new research has found. Experts said that the first five years of a child's life were the most important for giving them a 'chance at a happy, healthy life'. A study analysing 3,528 children in the Netherlands found that every one-unit increase in body mass index (BMI) at age six more than doubled a child's odds of being overweight or obese at 18, and was a better predictor of obesity than any other point in childhood. • How to stop your teens (and yourself) eating ultra-processed foods The findings, presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Malaga, Spain, demonstrated the importance of healthy environments
