🆕 “Our study provides evidence to refine current clinical definitions of recurrent UTIs in patients with bladder cancer, which can improve clinical recommendations and pathways aiming to identify and investigate patients at risk of bladder cancer.” ...

🆕In their Review, Martha Elwenspoek describe their rapid review, routine data analysis, and consensus study to develop evidence-based testing panels for adults with #CKD stage G3 in #primarycare Read the full Review here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Our March 2026 issue is live! Including research in individuals at risk of developing arthritis, real-world data on anifrolumab in #SLE, #cardiovascular risk in #APS, and childhood-onset Sjögren's disease, plus much more! thelancet.com/journals/lan... #Rheumsky Cover by @emma-cheng.bsky.social

🆕 In their Comment, Erin K Ferenchick and colleagues highlight the importance of family doctors to the integration of mental health care in primary care Read the Comment here www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Image credit: Siri Stafford

🆕 In their Comment, Peter Hanlon and colleagues discuss pragmatic prescribing for people with moderate or severe frailty in primary care Read the full Comment here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🆕“Making a profit in primary care services is not problematic in itself; however, the practice becomes concerning when maximising profits is prioritised over providing high-quality and accessible health-care services grounded in the core values and characteristics of primary care” ...

✨ICYMI Submit your manuscript before June 30,2026, and we’ll reduce your APC by 50% if accepted! To save you time, discover what’s needed for submission and access the manuscript submission system here ➡️ hubs.li/Q03z-hC_0 #medsky #familymedicinesky #internalmedicinesky #primarycare

Our first issue of 2026 is now live! 🎉 As a gold #openaccess journal, our content is free to read by everyone, always. Explore and download the issue on our journal homepage: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #familymedicine #communitycare #primaryhealthcare #primarycare

🆕 Our first annual thanks and public recognition of all those who have reviewed for us in 2025 is now available ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🎧 In the latest episode of The Lancet Primary Care in conversation with... we talk to investigators from the Virus Watch Community cohort and a former GP with #longCOVID Listen now ➡️ 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... 🎵 open.spotify.com/show/5gsbXDd... ⚡ thelancetprimarycare.buzzsprout.com

🆕“The identification of distinct and non-guideline-concordant pathways highlights persistent gaps in primary care management of patients with osteoarthritis. These findings underscore the need for targeted primary care interventions to support... care before knee replacement.” ...

🆕 “Syphilis has re-emerged as an important public health problem globally... Primary care is important in improving early syphilis detection and control, particularly in settings where access to specialist sexual health services is scarce.” ...

🆕 “In this Viewpoint, we argue that trusted, hyperlocal, and globally present CHWs are a largely overlooked workforce in tackling the climate crisis, despite already doing work in adapting to and mitigating climate change.” Read the full Viewpoint now ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🆕“Socioeconomic deprivation, rather than migration status or ethnicity, primarily drives functional limitations within this cohort of individuals with post-COVID-19 condition” ...

India stands at a pivotal moment in its journey towards universal health coverage ⚖️ A new Lancet Commission calls for a citizen-centred approach to transform India’s health system & ensure equitable, high-quality care for all: spkl.io/63327AUHbc

🆕“Our findings reinforce the importance of monitoring for mental health complications after mild traumatic brain injury. Our assessment of mechanistic variables...can help inform future research on implementation interventions that aim to close the evidence-practice gap” ...

🆕“Although the recognition of CHWs is growing across HICs, their role remains fragmented, inconsistently financed, and often limited to pilot initiatives... We propose embedding CHW programmes within the existing health systems and provide a range of potential community-based services” ...

🆕 "The dominance of research... from mostly high-income countries means that much of the knowledge shaping primary care policy and practice reflects the priorities, populations, and health system structures of wealthier regions [limiting] the knowledge translation to the different contexts" ...

In case you missed it, our last issue of 2025 is now live and free to read! 🎉 ➡️Explore and download the issue on our journal homepage: hubs.li/Q03yqV6c0

🆕“Although most countries still rely on traditional in-person dispensing, our analysis shows that diversified models, when thoughtfully implemented, can reduce access barriers, save costs, and better align with people’s preferences.” ...

🆕“Our findings underscore the central role of primary care in anxiety and depression management and highlight the need for sustained funding, workforce support, and age-sensitive and sex-sensitive interventions to address both ongoing and crisis-related mental health demands.”

🎧A new episode of The Lancet Primary Care In Conversation With... is now live! We talk with Tina Lavender about their Viewpoint on meaningful relational maternity care. Listen now 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... 🎵 open.spotify.com/show/5gsbXDd... thelancetprimarycare.buzzsprout.com

🆕 "In this Review, we assess current and potential applications of AI in primary care, including AI to support primary care providers and AI to support people with their health." Read the Review by @lilianalaranjo.bsky.social and colleagues now ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🆕“Supporting long-term retention in HIV care is becoming a priority challenge for ART programmes globally... Therefore, understanding patterns of disengagement from ART within #primarycare services is central to improving treatment outcomes and reducing operational burdens”

🆕 “Artificial intelligence (AI) is already reshaping various aspects of primary care, from documentation and triage to population health planning; however, AI implementation remains fragmented, uneven, and often poorly aligned with the realities of front-line services”

🆕In their Viewpoint, Tina Lavender and colleagues call for improved integration of relational care in maternity care in LMICs Read the Viewpoint online ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🆕 Linnea Stansert Katzen and colleagues highlight the importance of community health workers as a cost-effective solution in primary and community care Read the full Comment here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🎧 A new episode of The Lancet Primary Care In Conversation with... is now available! We talk with Dame Louise Robinson about therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease, including potential implications for global use, for the health-care workforce, and what data are still lacking.

Our fifth issue is now live and free to read for all!🎉 ➡️Explore and download the issue on our journal homepage: hubs.li/Q03yqV6c0

Present a talk or poster alongside a stellar faculty at The #LancetSummit: shaping the future of #diabetes prevention. Abstract submission is open until Jun 12, 2026. View our Advisory Board and learn how you can take part: hubs.li/Q03MV20T0

🆕 “These findings show that guideline-recommended care is not being consistently followed, highlighting the need for evidence-based strategies to improve heart failure diagnosis and management.” Read the study ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @clarejtaylor.bsky.social @nath-conrad.bsky.social

🆕"By integrating PrEP services in family planning clinics—a trusted and routinely accessed service among women—we successfully reached nearly 25000 women in 24 months, 19773 of whom were screened for PrEP eligibility, demonstrating the potential to efficiently reach women with HIV prevention needs”

🆕 “SMS recall is an effective and scalable way to implement targeted cardiovascular disease risk screening in general practice.” Read the results of the Text to Detect trial here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @carissabonner.bsky.social

🆕 In a single-blind RCT, topical hydrogen peroxide was compared with topic fusidic acid and simple wound hygiene in the management of non-severe impetigo lesions in school-aged children in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Read the findings of the TIARA trial ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

📣 Big news! We’re excited to announce the Advisory Board for The #LancetSummit: shaping the future of #diabetes prevention. Welcome Amanda Adler, Kamlesh Khunti, Dianna Magliano, Chantal Mathieu and Didac Mauricio Puente. Find out more and submit your abstract to join the Summit: hubs.li/Q03MV20T0

🆕In a cross-sectional study, Dominique Huvent-Grelle and colleagues report on associations between social isolation and cognitive decline in a 10-year nationwide study based in France. Read the Article here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Our fourth issue is now live 🎉 All content is free to access and read now www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #primarycare #familymedicine #communitycare #openaccess

🆕📢“As vertical HIV programmes collapse... primary health care, with its syndemic approach and infrastructure for chronic disease management, is well positioned to absorb HIV services while ensuring sustainability” Read the Viewpoint ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🆕 In The Lancet Public Health, read the findings of the PREVENT project, investigating cervical screening via self-collection, with point-of-care HPV testing and same-day colposcopy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Western Australia ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Introducing a new @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social podcast channel 🎙️ For all episodes, visit the page & subscribe ⤵️ bit.ly/3UteSbW

🆕 “To our knowledge, this is the first study to describe the association between raised symptomatic FIT and all-cause mortality and mortality from causes other than colorectal cancer.” Read the primary care cohort study ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

📢Can't wait till our next issue? Stay connected with The Lancet Primary Care’s Update Alerts! Receive curated content, exclusive features, and more delivered straight to your inbox in between issues. Sign up today! hubs.li/Q03BhmQt0 #medsky #familymedicinesky #internalmedicinesky

📄Cognitive functional therapy, with or without movement sensor biofeedback, for chronic disabling low back pain resulted in sustained effects at 3 years of follow-up compared with usual care. Read the Article in @thelancetrheum.bsky.social ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🆕In their Comment, Karen Flegg and @vivimbmd.bsky.social discuss how prioritising the wellbeing of family doctors is not optional, but essential, to achieve global health outcomes. Read the Comment➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🆕A qualitative analysis of patient enrolment policies in primary care across 12 high-income countries: “Our typology provides policy makers and researchers with an accurate basis for comparing policies” Read the Review ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @tarakiran.bsky.social

📢We're extending our introductory offer and waiving the article-processing charge (APC) for articles submitted before Sept 30, 2025. Read our commitment to publishing excellence, reach and impact, and take advantage of this offer ➡️ bit.ly/4jMtT45 #medsky #familymedicinesky #internalmedicinesky

Want more of The Lancet Primary Care? 🎧 Listen to our podcast, The Lancet Primary Care in conversation with, hosted by our Senior Editor Lauren Southwell We launch our podcast with three inaugural episodes Listen or follow here ➡️ thelancetprimarycare.buzzsprout.com/2466883

🆕An outbreak investigation and retrospective cohort study of fully vaccinated individuals with mpox in NSW, Australia, suggests that protection against severe disease persists beyond the point at which MVA-BN induced antibodies have been found to wane Read here➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Reassuring data from Australia showing that the protection that is conferred by the MVA-BN vaccine against mpox is durable up to two years after vaccination. Highlights the importance of expanding access in countries with outbreaks. @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Our first issue is out now! 🎉 #openaccess Explore and download at: hubs.li/Q03yqVNW0 Read our inaugural Editorial, a varied selection of comments and research articles, and more. Thank you to our authors and reviewers #medsky #familymedicinesky #primaryhealthcare #primarycare #communitycare