Dr Tim Adair

Dr Tim Adair

Principal Research Fellow, Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

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Health & Medicine

The rise and fall in Australia’s life expectancy during the pandemic

Australia is a valuable international case study into life expectancy trends during the COVID-19 pandemic

Health & Medicine

Early cardiovascular disease deaths linked to overweight and obesity are rising

For decades, the rate of people dying of cardiovascular disease has fallen. But continued declines are threatened by rising mortality linked to overweight and obesity – particularly in younger people

Health & Medicine

Are declines in cardiovascular disease mortality ending?

Since the 1970s, the number of people dying because of heart disease and stroke has fallen. But there are worrying signs that this decline is slowing in countries like Australia