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 ...

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 ...

World's population, live in urban areas, and in many high-income countries more than 80% of the population is urban. Over the next 25 years the global population living in towns and cities is ...

In 2017, we called for multisector public health initiatives to address discrimination and violence against transgender and non-binary communities, offering tangible recommendations for protecting the ...

Florin TA, Tancredi DJ, Ambroggio L, et al. Predicting paediatric pneumonia severity in the emergency department: a multinational prospective cohort study of the Pediatric Emergency Research Network.

Rabih El Chammay's life and career have been shaped by the realities of conflict, displacement, and their lasting impact on ...

In New Zealand, we continue to have one of the highest rates of youth suicide in the OECD, with 22·9% of young people aged 15 ...

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 ...

Rates of homelessness are rising in many high-income countries with over 300 000 people in England classed as living in unsheltered or temporary housing in 2024, an increase of 14% in 1 year. In the ...

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 ...