New podcast🚨we discuss the risks of a future surge in vCJD cases, what it means for public health policy, and biomarker and treatment advances with Prof Simon Mead @smead2.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1M2A... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... Read more: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Dec issue is live! Our editorial on COP30 shows how, 10 years after Paris agreement, emissions are still rising & ambition remains weak—on fossil fuels, adaptation finance, and health. A deliberate policy choice putting climate & health at risk. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Dec issue is live! Our editorial on COP30 shows how, 10 years after Paris agreement, emissions are still rising & ambition remains weak—on fossil fuels, adaptation finance, and health. A deliberate policy choice putting climate & health at risk. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New study shows online postal self-sampling is associated with increased #STI testing in England, but those with the greatest unmet need—often in deprived areas—are less likely to access it, risking widening existing #HealthInequalities @uclglobalhealth.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Europe is off track on 4/5 antimicrobial resistance (#AMR) targets. A new Comment by @ema.europa.eu & @ecdc.europa.eu outline urgent actions to fight #AMR across Europe. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Our Nov issue is live! Our editorial spotlights England’s maternity crisis: maternal deaths at a 20-year high & stark inequities—Black women face >2× the risk of White women. A new national investigation offers hope, but real reform is urgent. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

In case you missed the webinar, it is now available to view on demand. Access is free with registration: hubs.li/Q03GrTGb0

Join our Editor-in-Chief, Pooja Jha, for tomorrow’s Lancet Webinar: “Reporting race and ethnicity data in Lancet journals" 📍 Thursday, Oct 23, 2025 🕚 11:00 BST / 12:00 CEST Register here: hubs.li/Q03GrTGb0

New systematic review and meta-analysis provides robust evidence on consistent ethnic inequalities in mortality in the UK and highlights the need for improved reporting of ethnicity and country of birth in inequalities research 👇 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Now online: new research documenting major changes in contraceptive use in France 👇 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Join our Editor-in-Chief, Pooja Jha, for tomorrow’s Lancet Webinar: “Reporting race and ethnicity data in Lancet journals" 📍 Thursday, Oct 23, 2025 🕚 11:00 BST / 12:00 CEST Register here: hubs.li/Q03GrTGb0

Alcohol use disorders remain a major public health problem globally. A new Seminar discusses the need for integrated alcohol control policies to improve the prevention of alcohol use disorders, improve access to treatment, and reduce stigma: tinyurl.com/395uf8f5

Read now: new study indicates that the level of food processing can influence the association between #plantbased diets and incidence of #cardiovascular disease #ultraprocessed www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Our October issue is now live! Includes our Series on transforming mental health in Europe, plus Articles on tuberculosis, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, asthma, hip fracture, frontotemporal dementia, liposarcoma, cerebral cavernous malformations, and much more 👇 www.thelancet.com/issue/S2666-...

Maternal wellbeing has been described in the literature, but no consensus on a global definition is available 🌍 Introducing “Maternal wellbeing: a WHO definition and conceptual framework”, now in @lancetobgyn-wh.bsky.social 👉 tinyurl.com/ytj8umfs

Our latest issue is out now at www.thelancet.com/gastrohep! Content includes #obesity, #MASLD, #FMT for #Cdiff #viralhepatitis, #cirrhosis, #DGBI & more! #GastroSky #LiverSky #MedSky

Study estimates that new guidelines limiting asymptomatic #chlamydia testing in the Netherlands could result in over 50% of cases going undetected and untreated, highlighting the importance of ongoing #STI monitoring #PublicHealth 👇 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Though effective, uptake of the WHO best buys for tackling non-communicable diseases (#NCDs) has been uneven. In The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, authors introduce “quick buys”—interventions with measurable public health impacts within 5 years ⤵️ tinyurl.com/8eu8nmdw

New Online! EMA approvals (July–Aug 2025) ✔️ 8 new medicines ✔️ 4 biosimilars ✔️ 2 generics ✔️ 8 new indications Highlights: Alzheimer’s drug Kisunla, HIV PrEP injection Yeytuo, safer chikungunya vax, eco-friendly COPD inhalers. @ema.europa.eu www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Approval of high-risk medical devices should be evidence-based, but what level of evidence is needed? In their new Health Policy paper, the CORE-MD Consortium provide their consensus recommendations👇 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Despite declines in MI mortality, trends obscure underlying disparities. A Danish observational study highlights persistent gaps for frail patients and those aged ≥80 years. Closing these gaps is essential for achieving true #HealthEquity. #Cardiology 👇 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Although Poland’s life expectancy has improved since 1990, #GlobalBurdenOfDisease 2023 reveals regional disparities and emphasises modifiable risk factors—like smoking and alcohol use—as key focus areas to reduce disease burden Read more 👇 @ihmeuw.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New online: Long-term risks and outcomes for people with untreated cerebral cavernous malformations www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🚨New podcast! We talk with Karen Padilla of @globalhearthub.bsky.social and Raffaele Bugiardini about our Series of papers highlighting the persisting inequalities and disparities in cardiovascular health 👇 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4RzJ...

Our Series on inequalities and disparities in cardiovascular health launched today @escardio.bsky.social! #ESCCongress Read the Series papers here👇 www.thelancet.com/series-do/in... Watch the lead authors highlight some of their findings and recommendations here👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpcr...

Our Series on inequalities and disparities in Cardiovascular Health is now live. The Series highlights groups facing persistent gaps in cardiovascular health—and what must change. Join us for the launch at @escardio.bsky.social congress Aug 29 13:45–15:00. esc365.escardio.org/esc-congress...

Study in England shows online postal self-sampling for chlamydia increased from 2.6% in 2015 to 38.4% in 2022, but disparities remain—women, older adults, and people from deprived areas less likely to use it #STI #SexualHealth www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Are you passionate about clinical, global & public health—and committed to advancing health equity and evidence-based policy? We are hiring a Senior Editor in Barcelona, Berlin, Munich, or London. Apply here: relx.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/ElsevierJobs...

Join the launch of the Lancet Series on Alzheimer's disease exploring the new diagnostic and treatment landscape. 📅 Sept 23 🕦 11.30am BST Register now ➡️ tinyurl.com/4tvc88t8

New research on risk factors for dementia after stroke, from @isd-research.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

AI offers opportunities to improve migrant health but also poses risks like bias, privacy breaches, and misinformation. Read more on the benefits, risks, and Europe's key role in ensuring a human-rights based approach to ethical AI use in health👇 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New insights into associations between out-of-home placement and psychiatric disorders in children or adolescents and later risk of homelessness www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Image by Pelle Rink

NOW ONLINE: a phase 2 randomised trial of rotigotine for patients with frontotemporal dementia #FTD www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🚨New podcast alert! We're joined by expert guests to discuss the significant threat of #RSV to young children, strategies for prevention, and the crucial need for #HealthEquity. Tune in to hear their insights! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Gf8...

Our Aug Issue is live! Our editorial highlights a crisis in Serbia that has received little attention in European and Western media: Serbia’s student-led protests & how political interference is eroding its health system. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The Halifax Declaration is now Online! It calls for urgent action to uphold the health, dignity & rights of refugees and displaced people. Co-created with lived experience, backed by 99% of IRMHC participants. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

📢 Presenting our @lancetrh-europe.bsky.social Series on #CVD Inequalities at #ESCCongress Madrid! 📍 Fri Aug 29 | 13:45–15:00 | Room Zagreb 📰 Simultaneous publication in @LancetRH_Europe A big step toward closing the heart health gap! @escardio.bsky.social @drmarthagulati.bsky.social

Can pre-implementation biopsy assist kidney selection for #transplantation? Read the findings from the PITHIA trial, a UK stepped-wedge cluster RCT evaluating introduction of a national digital pathology service @cambridge-scm.bsky.social 👇 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🎙️ Kicking off our new podcast series for The Lancet Regional Health – Europe! In this episode, our editors chat about key health trends across Europe, highlights from recent conferences, and their top picks from the July issue. Tune in 🎧 Apple: tinyurl.com/5xzamf8y Spotify: tinyurl.com/yu4nu73t

NEW ONLNE: our highlights from the European Academy of Neurology congress #EAN2025 @ean.org‬ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The Lancet Commission on #OneHealth is live ⚡ “[The Commission] provides a cutting-edge appraisal of where One Health has come from, where it is now, and what a viable future should be”, say authors. Explore findings & 10 expert recommendations ⤵️ bit.ly/3TMa6WD

NOW ONLINE: Read our highlights from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists World Congress 2025. Explore key insights into maternity care, uterine transplantation, cervical cancer elimination, and more 👇 thelancet.com/journals/lan...

NOW ONLINE: the May and June 2025 update on approvals from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), including therapies in oncology, neurology, endocrinology, and ophthalmology, and a review of medicines containing azithromycin www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @ema.europa.eu

NEW ONLINE: the importance of health-worker wellbeing in Ukraine www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

NEW ONLINE: cancelled elective operations and breaches of the 28-day standard for rearranged operations in the #NHS in England, with analysis of effects of the 2002 penalty policy, 2008 recession, and COVID-19 pandemic: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

NOW ONLINE: biomarkers of progression of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 - data from SCA3 mutation carriers before and after onset of ataxia, as part of the European Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3/Machado-Joseph disease Initiative (ESMI) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Organ transplantation can save lives. 🫁 However, challenges remain, including organ shortages and unequal access. A new Series, presented at #ESOT25, explores promising opportunities to address these challenges. Read now: tinyurl.com/2m5ymvvh

July issue is live! Our editorial highlights the urgent public health challenge of intergenerational trauma, with lessons from Poland. As global conflicts rise, so does the risk of trauma passing through generations. Without action, trauma will outlast conflict. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Implementing newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in Ukraine www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New Review: Unveiling the incidences and trends of alveolar echinococcosis in Europe: a systematic review from the KNOW-PATH project www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...