In December, 2024, after more than 50 years in power in Syria, the regime of the Assad family was swept away. This dramatic political shift illuminated the state of health in Syria, exposing ...

Obesity is a common health problem affecting a considerable (and growing) proportion of adult populations worldwide.1 Although overweight and obesity are usually diagnosed by anthropometry, such as ...

Respiratory physician and pioneer in adolescent health. Born on Nov 2, 1948, in Melbourne, VIC, Australia, he died there from ...

What does it mean for a computer to think like a doctor? This question has vexed physicians working on clinical reasoning artificial intelligence (AI) for more than 70 years. The first generation of ...

Feb 27, 2025, marks the 20th anniversary of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) coming into force. This legally binding international treaty, the first negotiated by WHO, rapidly ...

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rising globally, with a disproportionate impact on individuals in low-income and ...

We thank our colleagues for their interest in our Article.1 We agree with Zaoqu Liu and colleagues that in addition to mortality assessment, quality of life and long-term functional outcomes are ...

Trust is an implicit cornerstone of global health. Trust between nations, organisations, health-care providers, and ...

We read with great interest the meta-analysis of individual patient data by Holger Thiele and colleagues,1 which suggests that judicious patient selection for mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is ...

As World Tuberculosis Day on March 24, 2025, approaches, global health authorities yet again find themselves at a crucial juncture in efforts to tackle the continuing global emergency of tuberculosis.

Since WHO declared the Zika virus epidemic a public health emergency of international concern in 2016, there remain no licensed vaccines, therapeutics, or diagnostic tests for routine antenatal ...

A 34-year-old woman with a 2-year history of progressively worsening difficulties in walking, eating and swallowing, ...