Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

An international committee of scientists has proposed changing the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The proposal adds ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

NAIROBI Kenya, Dec 24- The Commission for University Education (CUE) has declared Northwestern Christian University, operating in Kenya, as an unaccredited institution and stated that any academic ...

This compromises trust in the healthcare system and breaks down what should be a sacred doctor-patient relationship. A way forward Recent events are an opportunity for President-elect Trump and ...

Uasin Gishu - On Saturday, December 21, 2024, Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi received an honorary doctorate degree in Leadership, Administration, and Management from Northwestern Christian University. MP ...

Dr. Tiongco is board certified in Gastroenterology and graduated from University Of The Philippines Manila, College Of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Tiongco completed a residency at Northwestern ...

“The award of the honorary degree is a great recognition by the university to some of us who have been sidelined academically. We now want to uplift the institution in terms of student enrolment and ...

A BMI can be useful in identifying someone with certain health risks and, because of this, is used universally by healthcare providers around the world. However, it also has significant limitations.

Last year, among the set of application changes rolled out by the University was the removal of the perennial “Why Northwestern” section — later replaced with a 300-word prompt that asks ...

Chandel is an investigator with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and a professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “This research ...

Five years after their last of eight state titles, Saturday night marked a return to the top of the high school football world for the Miami Northwestern program. With a huge contingent of “Bull ...