Every day, we are exposed to radiation—when going through security scanners, during routine medical care, or directly from the environment. In each case, our radiation safety limits are based on ...

On July 17, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised marketing of five Juul e-cigarette products to adults, ...

Overtreatment is considered harmful in terms of decreasing quality of life, wasting resources, and environmental damage.1–3 ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma remains a substantial global public health concern, disproportionately affecting low-income and middle-income countries, particularly in Africa.1 Its burden in Africa is ...

Sudan's women and children are paying the highest price for a war the world barely acknowledges. 12 million people have been ...

The Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health lucidly highlighted how attacks on the concept of gender, and on gender equality and women's rights more broadly, are not new. As Sarah Hawkes and her ...

As of July 23, 2025, Israel's military assault on Gaza has killed over 59 219 Palestinians, wounded an additional 143 045, and displaced nearly all of the 2·1 million people who live there.1 ...

An estimated 1·6 million adolescents (aged 10–19 years) were living with HIV in 2024, with adolescents having lower rates of ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and five other medical and public health organisations are suing US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr, following his purge of the US Center ...

The UK National Health Service Complications from Excess Weight (CEW) clinics were established to provide holistic, person-centred care to treat obesity and related comorbidities in children and young ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death globally and remains a major public health ...

The Trump administration's sweeping deregulation, funding cuts, and layoffs are undermining workplace respiratory health ...