On July 23, 2026, the Government of Sweden announced plans to prohibit perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also called forever chemicals, in certain consumer products such as ...

The epidemiological challenges of the parasite have been compounded by recent cutbacks at US health agencies. Susan Jaffe ...

Cambodia is the first country in the Asia–Pacific to reach the 95–95–95 targets. There is hope that other countries might ...

Since July 5, 2026, exceptionally heavy monsoon rainfall, runoff from surrounding hills, high tides, and embankment failures have caused flash floods, prolonged waterlogging, and landslides across ...

We read with interest the Article1 by Alana C Desai and colleagues on the results of the well designed, large-scale Prevention of Urinary Stones with Hydration (PUSH) trial, which evaluated a ...

According to a new analysis by Gallup, 11% of adults in the USA are currently using injectable GLP-1 or dual GIP–GLP-1 ...

Ministers have met in Lisbon, Portugal, to help decide how to ensure that artificial intelligence in health care is used safely and responsibly. Talha Burki reports.

The TORPEdO trial1 represents a landmark contribution to oropharyngeal cancer management, demonstrating similar late quality-of-life outcomes between intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and ...

In the wide spectrum of human disease, the biggest killer, and the largest cause of premature death worldwide, is heart ...

Despite short-term costs to economic development, long-term human prosperity is not possible in an ecologically unstable planet. Efforts to preserve and stabilise ecosystems should function as public ...

Faes and colleagues for their interest in our Commission. Across two Lancet Commissions, we have called for investment in adolescent health and wellbeing.1,2 Adolescence is a key developmental period ...

In 2016, all WHO Member States committed to eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030.1 The principal ...