Rebecca Cooney discusses a platform for improving health in the US

Rory Collins discusses his Review of the evidence from randomised studies concerning the efficacy and safety of statins.

Tim Lobstein from the World Obesity Forum discusses the recently published UK childhood obesity strategy.

Ben Freedman from the University of Sydney discusses atrial fibrillation and stroke risk with Richard Lane

Anat Mirelman from the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel, discusses how combining virtual reality and treadmill training helps to prevent falls in older adults better than treadmill training alone.

Susan Jaffe with a health policy update from the recent US Democratic Party platform in Philadelphia.

Melody Ding discusses a new Lancet Series about physical activity and health, describing a global pandemic of inactivity that needs urgent attention.

Martin O’Donnell and Naomi Lee discuss the latest findings from INTERSTROKE, a worldwide study which identifies key population risk factors for ischaemic and intracellular stroke.

Frederick Altice discusses what needs to happen to reduce the HIV epidemic in the prison environment

Sherif Zaki from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discusses the finding of Zika virus in brain and placenta tissues in five cases in Brazil.