The Lancet: Journal Homepage
WEB6 days ago — Rabies, a preventable yet fatal disease, continues to claim 59 000 lives annually, with Africa shouldering over 60% of this toll. 1 Weak surveillance systems mean these numbers are probably underestimates, masking the true scale of the problem and perpetuating health inequities across the continent. World Rabies Day 2024, with the …
The Lancet Oncology
WEB4 days ago — The 2024 GLOBOCAN report highlights a projected increase in the global burden of cancer from 20 million new diagnoses in 2022, to 35 million in 2050. 1 Radiotherapy and theranostics: a Lancet Oncology Commission 2 includes a key recommendation on workforce capacity building to align human resources to this …
The Lancet Infectious Diseases Home Page
WEBSep 30, 2024 — Prasad Kulkarni on a dengue monoclonal antibody. Prasad Kulkarni discusses a new Phase I trial in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on a dengue monoclonal antibody also known as VIS513 in healthy adults. In addition, he highlights the wider implications of this for dengue control and drug development. Read associated article.
WHO's Global Tuberculosis Report 2022 - The Lancet Microbe
WEBDec 12, 2022 — Gasana told The Lancet Microbe, “Globally, the cumulative reduction in the tuberculosis incidence rate from 2015 to 2021 was 10%. Only the WHO African Region in 2021 reached the 2020 incidence milestone of the End TB Strategy, with a reduction of 22% since 2015.”. The burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis also increased by 3% between …
The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Homepage
WEBJul 4, 2022 — The gut microbiome plays an important part in a number of gastrointestinal conditions, including Clostridioides difficile infection and inflammatory bowel disease. Interest in modulating the gut microbiome, through prebiotics, probiotics, and natural or artificial microbiota therapeutics, has increased markedly in the past decade.
The Lancet Global Health Home Page
WEBSep 27, 2024 — Non-communicable diseases account for a growing share of morbidity and mortality globally, especially in low-to-middle-income countries, where three-quarters of deaths related to non-communicable diseases occur. 1 One promising avenue for reducing the burden of these diseases is through modifying the built environment to support …
Medical professionalism and physician wellbeing - The Lancet
WEBSep 4, 2021 — Integrity, compassion, altruism, continuous improvement, excellence, working in partnership—these are the values of medical professionalism, according to a working group formed by the Royal College of Physicians in 2005. More recently, ideas about professionalism have focused on the attributes required for a modern doctor to fulfil their …
Growing up in a digital world: benefits and risks - The Lancet
WEBJan 5, 2018 — Digital technologies have profoundly changed childhood and adolescence. The internet and the means to access it, such as tablets and smartphones, along with social media platforms and messaging apps, have become integral to the lives of youth around the world. They have transformed their education and learning, the way they make and …
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder - The Lancet
WEBJul 2, 2022 — Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (complex PTSD) is a severe mental disorder that emerges in response to traumatic life events. Complex PTSD is characterised by three core post-traumatic symptom clusters, along with chronic and pervasive disturbances in emotion regulation, identity, and relationships. Complex PTSD has been …
The Lancet Neurology Home Page
WEBSep 19, 2024 — Jorge Correale and Lilyana Amezcua. Prof Jorge Correale and Dr Lilyana Amezcua talk to The Lancet Neurology about their Personal View papers, published in the October 2024 issue, on the differential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in regions outside North America and Western Europe and in people from minority ethnic or racial …