Obesity is associated with multiple non-communicable diseases (such as type 2 diabetes, various cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases, and some cancers) and detrimental psychosocial consequences ...

In Western Australia, LotteryWest directly funds the Health Promotion Agency, Healthway.” However we now understand this statement is factually incorrect. We have changed the article to better reflect ...

The barrage of misinformation in the field of health care is persistent and growing. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) in health care has expedited the ...

The global spread of health misinformation is endangering public health, from false information about vaccinations to the peddling of unproven and potentially dangerous cancer treatments.1,2 The ...

In this nationwide cohort study, trans Australians experienced substantially elevated mortality risk. Tailored policy responses are needed to address premature mortality in trans populations.

With the spike in Affordable Care Act health insurance costs, around 4·8 million people could lose coverage. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.

The US military strikes on Venezuela on Jan 3, 2026 and seizure of the country's President Nicolás Maduro represent a profound shock to a health system already in collapse. With US President Donald ...

Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed HIV-1 infection into a chronic condition with near-normal life expectancy. For more than two decades, the standard regimen has been a ...

In the USA, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—the nation's largest anti-hunger programme—serves more than 40 million individuals and is undergoing unprecedented retrenchment. In ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has become the leading cause of liver disease worldwide, affecting one in three people.1,2 The inflammatory form of MASLD, namely ...

Public health recommendations suggest individuals can resume normal activities 5 days after symptom cessation. However, our study finds that full recovery can take longer, indicating that delayed ...

Following the frequent suspicions regarding the safety of cholesterol-lowering drugs in the pre-statin era,1 statins have been a recurrent object of various concerns and alarming news. For example, ...