Being overweight or obese has overtaken tobacco smoking as the leading risk of disease, new data shows.

Being overweight or obese has overtaken tobacco smoking as the leading risk factor contributing to disease burden in 2024.

Being overweight or obese has overtaken tobacco smoking as the leading risk factor contributing to disease burden in 2024.

Obesity has surpassed smoking as Australia's leading health risk, contributing significantly to the burden of disease.

Obesity has surpassed smoking as Australia's leading health risk, contributing significantly to the burden of disease.

More than one in three cases of disease and injury this year could have been avoided, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare finds

The study reveals a strong association between walking speed and metabolic disease risk in obesity, suggesting fast walking as a vital health...

If we fail to find all cases of an infectious disease (and put them on care), then it will keep spreading. "We are not able to find all TB cases as...

New research has revealed why older Aussie smokers are ditching tobacco for a new drug as the price of cigarettes continues to rise.

New research has revealed why older Aussie smokers are ditching tobacco for a new drug as the price of cigarettes continues to rise.