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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Global health faces unprecedented strain and challenges to its legitimacy. The health-related Sustainable Development Goals and progress towards universal health coverage are off track, and ...

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 ...

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, ...

Each Olympic cycle, athletes and support staff chase the latest cutting-edge knowledge in pursuit of Gold. In the Winter Olympics, both environmental (ie, cold) and sport-specific constraints present ...