🆕 Thijs Jansz and colleagues report their target trial emulation study investigating kidney outcomes with GLP-1 receptor agonists vs DPP-4 inhibitors or sulfonylureas in people with type 2 diabetes who are already on SGLT2 inhibitors Read the full Article ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Our AI themed issue is now live! 🎉 As well as our AI-themed Comment section, we feature research on AI-based glaucoma screening, non-specialist treatments for #depression and #PTSD, simplified spirometry for #COPD, and effectiveness of HPV vaccination www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🆕 Susan Meffert and colleagues report the results of their randomised trial investigating interpersonal psychotherapy versus fluoxetine delivered by non-specialists for treatment of major #depression and #PTSD in #primarycare in Kenya Read the full Article ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🎉For our final showcase day ahead of our AI-themed issue going live, we highlight four Comments on the potential, practical, and real-world use of AI in primary care. Read our AI content Online First ahead of the AI-themed issue here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🎉The AI showcase continues! Today we highlight three Comments on AI in #communitycare and #pharmacy settings. Read our AI content Online First ahead of the AI-themed issue here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

✨This week, we are showcasing AI-themed content from our AI-themed issue ahead of its release next week. Today, we are highlighting two Comments and our linked podcast! Check out our AI content Online First here www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Read our April issue! Featuring the global burden of lower respiratory tract infections, comparing test algorithms for syphilis, and chikungunya vaccination in adolescents. bit.ly/4m1TuYb

🆕 Fan Wu and colleagues report the clinical performance of prebronchodilator simplified #spirometry for screening of spirometry-defined #COPD in #primarycare settings in China Read the full Article ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🆕 In their Viewpoint, @billyrosaphd.bsky.social and colleagues discuss the evidence-based rationale behind improve integration of #palliativecare into #primarycare Read the full Viewpoint here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🆕 In their Comment, Mike Harald Traub and colleagues discuss the benefits of interprofessional collaboration in primary care Read the full Comment here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🆕 In their Comment, Xiaoqi Feng and Thomas Astell-Burt describe an extension and elaboration of the Pathway Domains Framework specifically for social prescribing Read the full Comment here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🆕“Vaccination against HPV reduces the long-term risk of developing CIN2+ and subsequent conisation. Given the low incidence of invasive cervical cancer in our cohorts, longer follow-up is required to establish vaccine effectiveness against this outcome.” ...

🆕 “Taken together, existing evidence and our findings suggest that AI-enabled glaucoma screening could be implemented within public primary care services as standard practice, shifting case finding closer to patients while preserving specialist capacity for confirmatory diagnosis and treatment.” ...

Our new issue is out now 🎉 We feature research on #bladdercancer, routine testing for detection of #syphilis, and point-of-care testing strategies for #antibioticprescribing for respiratory tract infections, and more! Explore and download the issue on our journal homepage: hubs.li/Q03yqV6c0.

🆕 "The future of health-service delivery in Africa lies not in replacing existing structures, but in repurposing and realigning them to meet population health needs.” ...

🎧 Listen to the latest episode of The Lancet Primary Care in conversation with.... where we discuss the PRUDENCE trial with three of its lead authors Available wherever you get your podcasts 🍏 Apple: bit.ly/40Pel76 🎵 Spotify: bit.ly/4aQ8QuZ ⚡Buzzsprout: bit.ly/3N5zBCy

🆕In a linked Comment, Andreas Plate and Oliver Senn contextualise the findings of the two PRUDENCE Articles, and provide an overall perspective for future stewardship efforts Read the Comment here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

“The findings from the trial and its process evaluation highlight the complexity of implementing point-of-care testing in routine care and the need for complementary strategies to more effectively address the multiple clinical and non-clinical drivers of antibiotic overprescribing”...

🆕 The Editor in Chief of The Lancet Primary Care reports the baseline data for our peer-review and authorship community over the first 6 months of the journal, and details our ambitions and commitments to equity, diversity and inclusion. Read the Comment now ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🆕 “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