In 2026, the USA has grappled with large foodborne disease outbreaks, the most notable due to Cyclospora cayetanensis linked to iceberg lettuce. This outbreak, affecting thousands, has made ...

Africa’s digital health revolution, marked by a rapid increase in the number of technologies and providers of electronic health records, mobile health applications, disease surveillance platforms, and ...

Sickle cell disease is the most common haemoglobinopathy, affecting more than 7 million people worldwide.1 Despite ...

Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic constipation, and functional diarrhoea are disorders of gut–brain interaction, the symptoms ...

The report, Open Science and the Effects of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Exchange: Policy Options for Reliable Research,1 published in October, 2026, was commissioned by the ...

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Commission on the present and future of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...

I congratulate Emma Malchau Carlsen and colleagues on the DURATION trial,1 an important pragmatic randomised study showing that among late-preterm and term neonates selected for continued treatment of ...

Obesity has become prevalent in Asian populations with rates rising in the Asia Pacific region.1 East Asian populations, ...

Adequate housing is foundational to human rights and dignity, as highlighted by the theme of Safe Homes for All for this year ...

Emergency department overcrowding and access block are now among the most consequential patient-safety problems facing acute hospitals globally.1 The associated harm is measurable, dose-dependent, and ...

Latvia has one of the world's highest rates of alcohol consumption but recent policy changes are starting to lessen direct harms to health. Ed Holt reports.

A patient in France has died from the infection, which normally affects cattle. Virologists say the wider risk to public health is low. Marianne Guenot reports.