The Lancet Oncology’s Series on Cancer control in the Middle East comprises five papers from regional experts who discuss the current outlook for cancer in the Middle East and future developments ...

Samuel S Myers, Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Director of the Johns Hopkins ...

Many studies assert that democratic nations typically have better environmental protection records than those found in authoritarian states. While some researchers have attributed this relationship to ...

Papua New Guinea's community volunteers provide essential services and health promotion, but the absence of financial support ...

T-cell therapy has shown remarkable clinical efficacy in haematological malignancies, currently representing a well ...

A decade ago the psychologist and thriller writer Frank Tallis published The Sleep Room, a disturbing tale of a monomaniacal psychiatrist who subjected female patients to months of high dose sedatives ...

International Day of Play, on June 11, 2025, prompts us to consider the relationship between young people's opportunities for play and their mental health. Play is intrinsically motivated activity ...

Cardiovascular disease remains the world's leading cause of death and a major source of disability. Global deaths due to ...

I have read many books on the changing tide of the public's relationship with vaccines, particularly around childhood ...

The assessment of Crohn's disease activity through endoscopy is a cornerstone of both clinical management and research. In The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Christopher Ma and colleagues ...

International agreements govern the legality of going to war. Once conflict commences, the conduct of war should conform to International Humanitarian Law1 and the four Geneva Conventions,2 both of ...

I read with deep respect and reflection Christine Laine and colleagues’ recent publication on predatory journals.1 I have been working in rural Maharashtra, India since 1976, conducting clinical ...