The escalating conflict in the Middle East, entrenched democratic backsliding, and the deliberate unravelling of multilateralism are symptomatic of a crisis of political impunity that jeopardises ...

Attacks on hospitals and a communications blackout in Iran threaten access to essential care and complicate the humanitarian response. Sharmila Devi reports.

Madam, which medicines do you take? I'm sorry, but I can't access your information on my computer”, said the gynaecologist (TA). This conversation took place on March 10, 2026, at a referral hospital ...

The global rise in the prevalence of obesity highlights the need for accessible and effective solutions for obesity ...

As trust in the US federal health agencies drops, states have been creating their own public health networks. Roxanne Nelson reports.

In the past decade, deep learning has increasingly been applied to medical image interpretation, but without consensus as to whether medical practice should change. Many studies show artificial ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are rapidly evolving into active collaborators—a transformation known as agentification.

In 2018, the first Lancet Series on preconception health, led by Judith Stephenson, argued that the health and nutrition of ...

Stroke remains a leading cause of disability worldwide, with more than 100 million people living with its consequences.1 Despite major advances in acute stroke care, access to sustained rehabilitation ...

Fistula is common in Somalia but stigma and lack of care means that many women continue to face shame and barriers to treatment. Clotilde Bigot reports.

Since 2020, there has been a marked uptick in articles focused on links between cancer and climate change.1 As documented by a 2025 bibliometric analysis,1 major foci include: “climate change and ...

The March, 2026, decision by the French drug regulatory agency to approve intravenous racemic ketamine for the treatment of adult severe suicidal crisis1 represents a major step forward in the ...