American civil rights activist Maya Angelou once wrote, “prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible”.1 At a time of unprecedented ...

The year 2025 marks the 85th anniversary of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions, yet it arrives ...

On April 16, 2025, the UK Supreme Court ruled that only those who are what it terms as biologically female can be defined as women.1 This has wide implications for medicine as well as for people who ...

In 2024, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved lecanemab for the treatment of early Alzheimer's disease in patients without contraindications or risk factors for side-effects. This approval ...

Gene therapy has emerged as a promising approach to previously untreatable conditions, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a progressive disorder caused by DMD mutations that leads to early ...

After more than 3 years of intense negotiations, WHO member states have finally reached a consensus on a new treaty to ...

For decades, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has been vital in combating HIV across the Asia–Pacific region, where nearly 7 million people live with the virus amid persistent ...

Shoulder dystocia is a rare but potentially serious obstetric emergency. Although many cases of shoulder dystocia are mild, ...

The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for Somalia (January–March, 2025) shows a sharp rise in food insecurity and malnutrition.1 About 3·4 million people are ...

After decades of war, Syria transitioned to a new Government at the end of 2024, creating opportunities to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, including its mental health system.

WHO has summarised its commitment to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with the UHC cube diagram,1,2 a globally recognised ...

In 2021, 529 million people were living with diabetes worldwide, and an estimated 1·31 billion individuals are projected to ...