Progress towards The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery's 2030 targets has been too slow and too patchy, particularly in low ...

The thymus functions as the primary lymphoid organ responsible for the generation of T cells and plays a crucial role in preventing autoimmune reactions by eliminating autoreactive cells before ...

Health is a state of physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Yet social factors, such as loneliness, debt, and stress, have long been neglected in modern biomedical, disease-focused systems. There has ...

The Working Group assessed more than 800 epidemiological studies that investigated the association of cancer with consumption of red meat or processed meat in many countries, from several continents, ...

Interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) are parenchymal lung changes found on high-resolution CT. In routine use of high-resolution CT, non-specific findings are frequently reported, which has prompted ...

The correspondence of Joan B Soriano and Alberto Ruano-Ravina deserves timely praise, highlighting the threat that predatory ...

A new report describes how huge amounts of money are supporting anti-gender and anti-rights groups and projects. Rebekka Park reports.

The convergence of multiple crises—including the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical fragmentation, climate shocks, digital disruption, and economic precarity—has exposed the fragility and limitations of ...

Variation in PICU mortality by ethnicity and area-level deprivation highlights the importance of further investigation into ...

Public trust in scientific integrity is eroded by the politicisation of institutions under Donald Trump's US presidency. The implications extend far beyond American borders, striking at the core of ...

One of the UN Sustainable Development Goals aims to secure clean water and good sanitation for all by 2030, in recognition of ...

Despite promising to help alleviate poverty, World Bank investments in private hospitals in east Africa have resulted in catastrophic out-of-pocket payments for many. Ben Dooley and Micah Reddy for ...