Waterborne pathogens, particularly Cryptosporidium, pose a growing public-health risk in Australia and globally. Cryptosporidiosis notifications have increased markedly in recent years across multiple ...

Mortality from cardiovascular disease and diabetes has declined among people with diabetes in most jurisdictions, whereas mortality from dementia has increased markedly, independent of age.

The clinical practice of diabetes management has undergone a paradigm shift over the past two decades. GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors have expanded the therapeutic focus beyond glycaemic ...

Changes in federal prescribing recommendations follow deliberate and transparent processes involving US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists, which normally include input from stakeholders ...

Driven by high prices, lack of insurance, and a desire to lose weight, the proliferation of fake and falsified obesity drugs is prompting public health concern. Sophie Cousins reports.

US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the global HIV response has entered a second year of structural ...

Raised blood pressure remains the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and premature mortality worldwide ...

Antipsychotic medicines are a key part of the pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia. Although they provide therapeutic ...

Mrs A, a 46-year-old Indigenous woman, presented to a clinic in Callao, near Lima, Peru. Her husband accompanied her and did much of the talking. Reticent and with flat affect, she complained of ...

One of my abiding memories of the politics class at my high school was when we learnt about Shulamith Firestone (1945–2012), the feminist and author of The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist ...

The Lancet's Series on ultra-processed foods and human health raises important questions about diet and disease. We share the desire to improve public health; however, our views diverge where ...

Malaysia has a new national plan to tackle cancer, tuberculosis, and chronic respiratory conditions in a single approach. Jacqui Thornton reports.