A couple of weeks after 5-year-old Hind Rajab called for help while trapped in a car under Israeli military fire in Gaza City, her decomposing body was found in February, 2024 alongside those of her ...

Recent data from National Health Service (NHS) weight clinics in England show that a disproportionate number of referrals originate from the most deprived areas, with some children having BMIs over 40 ...

Surprised murmurs transformed into a prolonged standing ovation among delegates at the World Health Assembly on the evening of May 19, 2025, when they realised that no member state would oppose the ...

As Sudan enters its third year of war, tuberculosis continues to pose a serious threat to public health amid systemic health-care collapse.1 In 2024 alone, the Federal Ministry of Health in Sudan ...

The 25-year-old joint commitment among established providers of official development assistance (ODA) to invest in efforts ...

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) trial of tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischaemic ...

Rigorous study design and analytical standards are required to generate reliable findings in healthcare from artificial intelligence (AI) research. One crucial but often overlooked aspect is the ...

The natural history of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is driven by complex interactions among virological, host, ...

WHO is seeking ways to integrate traditional medicine—relied on by billions worldwide—into wider health systems. Talha Burki reports.

In response to the unsustainable burden of alcohol harms in Europe, this month saw the launch of the European Health Alliance on Alcohol, a cross-organisational coalition united in reducing alcohol's ...

Reductions in global health funding heighten the need for improved prioritisation of the remaining funds. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an agreed priority, predicted to account for 1·91 million ...

Promising a vision of universal health coverage and resilient health systems, a Tanzanian cardiologist is set to become one of Africa's most influential health leaders. Paul Adepoju reports.