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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Estimates of biological age, a measure of human health compared to chronological age, can be used to personalise care for ...

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

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 ...