Adult obesity is a risk factor for infection-related hospitalisations and mortality across diverse pathogen types, populations, and baseline clinical profiles, with evidence suggesting that ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Children in the PNG highlands have among the world's highest burden of OM. Urgent public health action is required, including health worker training, regular ear screening, and strategies to prevent ...

Since the illegal US military intervention and kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, news of Venezuela has been dominated by oil, narco-terrorism, and Nobel prizes. Venezuelans have ...

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 ...