The use of immunotherapy in patients with various types of cancer has led to dramatic increases in survival. Increased median ...

Contraception and family planning are vital aspects of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Despite major advances in ...

For those working in global health, and especially on immunisation, it is difficult not to feel despair at the headwinds in ...

From Gaza to Sudan, and Syria to Ukraine, the long-standing idea that health should not be targeted in conflict is being increasingly undermined. Sharmila Devi reports.

The US Federal Government is gridlocked. When the 2025 fiscal year ended, the Senate and House of Representatives had not ...

As the 11th conference of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control approaches, experts debate how to respond to an expanding industry. Faith McLellan reports.

Generations of medical students and trainee doctors in Greece have benefited from free education in public institutions, from textbooks to clinical training and doctoral degrees. Tuition fees have ...

We thank Yutaka Shimazu for his insightful comments. We agree that our positive findings1–4 highlight the urgent need for further work on biomarkers of neuronal damage and immune mechanisms in ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged”, Meghan O’Rourke writes in her memoir The Invisible Kingdom (2022), “that a young ...

The recent ceasefire agreement is bringing a fragile peace to Gaza. Aside from a cessation of hostilities, it has important ...

In August, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a draft guidance on the assessment of overall survival ...

As President of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) in Beijing, China, ...