The USA has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the world. Shelves of books and reams of media exposés have revealed the inhumanity of American jails, prisons, and immigration detention ...

Non-valvular atrial fibrillation accounts for 13–26% of acute ischaemic strokes.1 Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are highly effective in reducing the risk of ischaemic stroke with significantly ...

In 2023, tuberculosis claimed approximately 1·3 million lives,1 providing a stark reminder of the persistent inequities and widening gaps in access to tuberculosis services and care worldwide.

Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) is a systemic disease of poor mucocutaneous basement membrane integrity downstream of bi-allelic pathogenic variants in COL7A1. Cutaneous clinical ...

On May 10, 2025, over 160 000 residents of Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain, were confined due to a toxic cloud of chlorine smoke coming from a blast at a building storing chemical products, including 70 ...

Considered a disease of middle-aged and older adults until the late 20th century, type 2 diabetes has risen markedly ...

One small city's bid to rescue its health finances has transformed the way health care is managed across China. Chris McCall ...

Life, as philosopher Søren Kierkegaard put it, “must be understood backwards; but…it must be lived forwards”.1 Clinical ...

General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that mpox would remain a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC ...

The adoption of the WHO Pandemic Agreement marks a pivotal moment in global health governance,1 particularly through the inclusion of the One Health approach. This holistic approach, integrating human ...

We write to highlight an urgent, yet preventable public health tragedy unfolding in the Ecuadorian Amazon. In May, 2025, eight Indigenous Achuar children from Taisha—an Amazonic village from the ...

Worldwide, the incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing, with 586 202 new cases diagnosed in 2020.1 In high-income countries ...