The 2026 version of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) strategy report has been published. Key ...

For almost 80 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been the nation's immune system, detecting threats early, coordinating rapid responses, and safeguarding population ...

Diabetes and cancer are two of the four major non-communicable diseases identified by WHO. Their relationship is multifaceted ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has expanded beyond its initial confines of early industrialised countries in North America, Europe, and Oceania and now constitutes a global illness. Once rare in the ...

The Lancet journals publish papers, Series, and Commissions that explore health inequities and interventions to address them.

In early September, reports of acute illnesses and several child fatalities in the Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, ...

Although some outcomes showed small to medium effect sizes, these results must be interpreted cautiously given the presence ...

The lives and respiratory health of Palestinians are at risk. In the Gaza Strip, the average life expectancy decreased by 34·9 years1 and over 59 587 Palestinians (including 17 921 children) were ...

Violence against women and children are egregious human rights violations. Globally, intimate partner violence is the most ...

As national overseas aid falls dramatically, the European Investment Bank is ramping up financing for global health projects.

This 3-paper Series reviews the evidence about the increase in ultra-processed foods in diets globally and highlights the ...

Sarah Perry's Death of an Ordinary Man is one of the best books I have read about human health. It is also one of the ...