Health

A new tablet version of Wegovy, a peptide used to help people lose weight, has been approved for the first time in Australia.

Eating a diet rich in red, yellow and orange fruits and vegetables may help reduce inflammation and exacerbations associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study in the September 2026 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation.

More than 60 years after “I look up as I walk,” known worldwide as “Sukiyaki,” became Japan’s most famous song about walking, a new study finds that as walkers look up, their predicted health care costs come down. In addition, how steeply the costs descend changes dramatically with age.

A new study led by researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has established the first systematic weekly benchmarks for green space exposure and mental health. Drawing on 45 years of global research, the study reveals that even modest weekly contact with nature yields significant mental health benefits, with positive effects rising rapidly at lower levels of exposure before tapering off as visits become more frequent or prolonged.

Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health assessed the health benefits of switching the salt supply to potassium-enriched salt across 193 countries. They found almost 3 million deaths and 10 million new cases of cardiovascular and kidney disease could be prevented globally each year. The research is published in Nature Health.

A multicomponent nutritional supplement has been found to improve markers of vascular health in a randomized controlled trial led by the University of Surrey. The formulation combined ingredients (vitamins, minerals, amino acids and plant-derived bioactives) selected for their relevance to several biological processes associated with aging.

The evidence that climate change threatens human health has never been stronger. Yet a new report suggests that world leaders are giving less attention to its health consequences in international political debate.

Two distinct patterns of molecules in the blood linked to an ultra-processed diet and a minimally processed diet have been identified in a new study by UCL (University College London) and Imperial College London researchers.

A German–Israeli eye-tracking study found that both the design and familiarity of front-of-package nutrition labels shape what consumers notice and how they interpret food products. Participants in both countries found Israel’s warning-label system easier to understand and more helpful for making healthy choices than Nutri-Score, offering timely evidence as Europe and the United States reconsider how nutrition information should appear on packaged foods.

A skeleton hanging on a door or standing in your neighbor’s yard for Halloween looks like a finished structure. But the skeleton inside a living body is constantly changing. Around menopause, those changes can tip toward bone loss, often without pain or another obvious warning.

Some people are so worried about sunscreen that they’re swapping SPF 50 for beef tallow. Yes, the fat traditionally used to make roasted potatoes is now being promoted online as something you can spread on your skin before going into the sun.