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Invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis is primarily associated with serogroups A, B, C, W, X, and Y and is characterised by its sudden, unpredictable nature and devastating ...

The Pasteur Institute of Iran sustained considerable damage from a series of airstrikes in late March, 2026.1 This historically important medical institution, founded 106 years ago, has played a key ...

Suicide is the leading cause of death in New Zealanders aged 15–19 years. Advocates are calling for better approaches to prevention and support. Sophie Cousins, Clive Aspin, and Suzy Taylor report.

WHO's approval of the RTS,S/AS01 (Mosquirix) malaria vaccine in 2021 marked a milestone in global public health. It represented not only the first vaccine approved against any parasitic human disease ...

In Greek mythology, Atlas is the powerful Titan condemned by Zeus to eternally bear the celestial spheres—a profound symbol of endurance and strength. These very virtues are necessitated in patients ...

We thank Gang Lv and colleagues for the response to our study.1 We agree that minimal residual disease (MRD) monitoring could help to optimise the treatment of mantle-cell lymphoma with ibrutinib and ...

For more than two decades, colonoscopy has been promoted as the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening. Policy makers ...

For premenopausal women with ER-positive early breast cancer, even if chemotherapy or tamoxifen are given, OFS significantly reduces the 15-year risk of recurrence and death.

It is official: global warming is accelerating. In a paper published in Geophysical Research Letters in March, 2026, Grant Foster and Stefan Rahmstorf strip out the noise of natural variability in ...

The ENO Breathe programme can improve HRQOL, breathlessness, anxiety, and respiratory symptoms in people with long COVID and ...

In their recent Viewpoint, Frieden and colleagues argue that mass blood pressure screening diverts resources from improving hypertension care. We present a counterargument that community-based blood ...