Trust is an implicit cornerstone of global health. Trust between nations, organisations, health-care providers, and ...

A 45-year-old man from Hainan, a tropical island, who was immunocompetent presented with transient limb weakness. He reported ...

Oral anticoagulation is the most effective intervention for the prevention of ischaemic stroke in people with atrial ...

As World Tuberculosis Day on March 24, 2025, approaches, global health authorities yet again find themselves at a crucial juncture in efforts to tackle the continuing global emergency of tuberculosis.

On Jan 24, 2025, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), an agency responsible for distributing civilian foreign aid on behalf of the US Government, halted aid to Nigeria and ...

A 34-year-old woman with a 2-year history of progressively worsening difficulties in walking, eating and swallowing, ...

Feb 27, 2025, marks the 20th anniversary of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) coming into force. This legally binding international treaty, the first negotiated by WHO, rapidly ...

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rising globally, with a disproportionate impact on individuals in low-income and ...

The Lancet has discovered that our editorial policies prior to the publication of the Clinical Picture Feeding dystonia, chorea, psychosis, and self-mutilation in an African patient with ...

HER2 (also known as ERBB2) is a key oncogene in breast cancer and is found in 2–4% of patients with non-small-cell lung ...

As the Trump administration targets federal public health agencies for mass firings and censorship, a growing outbreak of the airborne measles virus is raging across west Texas, imperilling the USA's ...

In their Article in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Ana Fernandez-Bustamante and colleagues report results of the PRIME-AIR ...