Countries have a legal obligation to combat climate change. The challenge for health is to make sure that they comply. Udani ...

Human monoclonal antibodies targeting rabies glycoprotein have been proposed as a potential alternative to rabies immunoglobulin to neutralise rabies virus at the wound site until sufficient virus ...

Overtreatment is considered harmful in terms of decreasing quality of life, wasting resources, and environmental damage.1–3 ...

In September, 2025, global stakeholders will convene at the United Nations General Assembly for the fourth High-Level Meeting ...

Imagine a future where the global incident cases of liver cancer almost doubles, rising from 870 000 cases in 2022 to over ...

On July 17, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised marketing of five Juul e-cigarette products to adults, ...

The Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health lucidly highlighted how attacks on the concept of gender, and on gender equality and women's rights more broadly, are not new. As Sarah Hawkes and her ...

Born in Taixing near Shanghai, China, Jian Zhou's inspiration to become a doctor came from his maternal grandfather, who had ...

Every day, we are exposed to radiation—when going through security scanners, during routine medical care, or directly from the environment. In each case, our radiation safety limits are based on ...

The global health community faces a deepening challenge—not only from infectious diseases but also from a pandemic of ...

As of July 23, 2025, Israel's military assault on Gaza has killed over 59 219 Palestinians, wounded an additional 143 045, and displaced nearly all of the 2·1 million people who live there.1 ...

Substantial and well-documented evidence indicates a catastrophic public health emergency in Gaza (appendix pp 1–5), marked by severe food insecurity and alarming levels of malnutrition-related deaths ...