As today's researchers face a tectonic shift in the foundations of global health, it is instructive to consider another time when international health research had to be re-established on a new ...

Autistic young people are at increased risk of mental health difficulties than their non-autistic peers.1,2 Beyond innate neurodevelopmental differences, environmental factors, especially the school ...

Contrary to English and Scottish Government policies, which convey an expectation that people who might be neurodivergent can request an assessment through the National Health Service (NHS), services ...

We seek to build on the work of Sarah Hawkes and colleagues in the Lancet Commission on gender and global health1 by applying an intersectional lens that brings increased focus to gender justice for ...

World Sleep Day, observed this year on March 13, calls for recognition of the central role of sleep in physical and mental health and for the promotion of healthy sleep habits. For children in ...

Provisions around data sharing and other conditions in new bilateral deals between the USA and several African countries have drawn criticisms. Gilbert Nakweya reports.

Sickle cell disease—the subject of a new Seminar in The Lancet—is one of the most prevalent and fastest-growing genetic disorders worldwide. Although its true prevalence is difficult to determine ...

With hundreds of thousands of Syrians missing, doctors are working to revive the country's long-neglected forensic medicine infrastructure. Amélie David reports.

Vertical health delivery programmes were highly effective in rapid roll-out of HIV services in high-burden countries in southern and eastern Africa. With improved access to care and increased life ...

Pharmacologist, physician, and researcher who transformed malaria treatment. Born in London, UK, on March 13, 1951, he died of cancer in Oxford, UK, on Feb 1, 2026, aged 74 years.

A new report by the IFRC shows how disinformation fuels hostility and leads to health-harming choices. John Zarocostas reports.

Kalia LV, Ikeda M, Sultana J, Chouliaras L, O'Brien JT, Taylor J-P. The evolving therapeutic landscape of dementia with Lewy bodies. Lancet Neurol 2025; 24: 1038–52—In this Series paper, the spelling ...