📢 CALL FOR PAPERS! In collaboration with the International Diabetes Federation—Western Pacific Congress, jointly held with Australasian Diabetes Congress 2026, we invite ORIGINAL RESEARCH on innovation in #diabetes prevention, diagnosis, management & #stigma reduction in the region. #EndoSky

#LowBirthRate in Asia Pacific consists of complex drivers. Check out our two #podcasts with experts in #fertility! 🎧 Listen to Cuilin and Jean about both the biological and social determinants of fertility tinyurl.com/yzkk84f4 🎧 Listen to David and Lee about male #infertility tinyurl.com/548ae2p8

#LowBirthRate is a concern in the #WesternPacific, where countries begin to have total #fertility rates below 2.1 per woman. Check out our series on #LowBirthRate discussing how #women’s and #men’s health & #socioeconomic factors shaped the change. Link to the series 👉 lnkd.in/gaYkdpP7 #ObgynSky

Risk of dengue following prior SARS-CoV-2 infection: a population-based cohort study - The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New issue is live!🙌 Read about smoking & #vaping in #Oceania, pediatric #MASLD in #China, smartphone-based #CBT in #Japan, #Malaria microscopy in #Indonesia & more! 🖋️ Editorial: #Diabetes underdiagnosis 🎨 Cover by Van-Mai CAO-LORMEAU 🔗 tinyurl.com/4haau2s3 #MedSky #IDSky #PsySky

In #Australia, urban-rural #disparities exist in cancer health. Facility & staff shortage lead to late diagnosis, fewer options and poorer outcomes. Check out our series about #Rural Cancer Health. #Cancer survivorship shouldn't depend on where you live. 🔗 tinyurl.com/pmr3rety #MedSky #OncSky

Recent study in #Australia shows that 47% of adolescents reported #vaping at any frequency at age 20. In contrast to the belief that vaping is short-lived, almost half of these adolescents were vaping across consecutive years & more than one-third reported #escalating use. 🔗 Full text below

#Transgender persons were reported to have excess #mortality in Western cohorts. A study in #Taiwan also identified increased risks of both #AllCause and #ExternalCause of deaths especially due to #suicides. Time to prioritize targeted mental health & #equitable access to gender-affirming care.

Labor migration is growing globally - #migrant workers are more likely to experience exploitative work. A meta-analysis in #AsiaPacific region identified 88% of migrant workers had #occupational injuries, pesticide #poisoning symptoms & #respiratory diseases, and 75% worked in high-risk sectors.

Excited to publish this review with kidsdose.org.au network summarising the available clinical trial, pk data and evidence gaps in antibiotic tx for resistant Gram neg infections in kids. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... #idsky #paedsid #pedsid @mcri.bsky.social @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social

New issue is live!🙌 Read our series about child & adolescent #MentalHealth in the #WesternPacific, public misuse of #Antibiotics in #China, epidemiology of young adults with #HeartFailure & more! 🖋️ Editorial: #BloodPressure control in Asia 🎨 Cover by Zidi Wu 🔗 tinyurl.com/mt8578w7

Our joint series with @thelancethaem.bsky.social on Mature T-/NK-Cell #Lymphoma is online. 🔗 Epidemiology: East & West tinyurl.com/ytmywjr4 🔗 Update on molecular characterization & tumor microenvironment tinyurl.com/tvfzchb6 🔗 Emerging treatments tinyurl.com/bdesbfnv 🎨 Image by Dr Diego Pitta.

🆕 #InsulinResistance may be a modifiable risk factor for #depression, underscoring the importance of early #screening and management to potentially reduce the burden of depression, especially among at-risk subgroups. #MedSky #EndoSky 🔗 Full text: tinyurl.com/5b69328x

August issue is live!🙌 Read our series about #Cancer in #FirstNations Australians, #tuberculosis development in #China and #Vietnam, #AMR partnership by #Bhutan and #Philippines & more! 🖋️Editorial: Our first 5 years: advancing the health and wellbeing in the #WesternPacific 🔗 tinyurl.com/mbukkhkt

🆕 Routine AI assistance may lead to loss of skills in health professionals who perform colonoscopies, study suggests in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4fFEyMo

Recovery of β-cell function is the dominant determinant of the remission of prediabetes, akin to its role in remission of diabetes but at an earlier point in the natural history of dysglycaemia www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #prediabetes #remission #MedSky #EndoSky

Circulating tumour cells & ctDNA in patients with resectable colorectal liver #metastases: a prospective observational biomarker study Postoperative ctDNA and CTC detection are strong, independent predictors for a shorter RFS after local treatment www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl... #OncoSky #MedSky

🆕 #MentalHealth risks are faced by populations in high-income countries during a #war in their country of origin. New study in #Australia shows #PanicDisorder, poor quality of life & psychosocial #stress increased in women connected by #migration to conflict-affected regions. 🔗Full text #MedSky

July issue is live!🙌 Read contributions of #CVD risk factors in #Japan, #Antimicrobial stewardship interventions in #Vietnam, associations of #STI and #pregnancy outcomes in #Australia & more! 🖋️Editorial: Equitable, safe and reliable #BloodSupply in #WesternPacific 🔗 tinyurl.com/5xb2u7xk

🆕 Global rise in #myopia particularly in #Asia presents public health challenges. In #China, overall myopia prevalence is stabilized but not for #HighMyopia, which is expected to rise to 22.1% by 2050. Targeted control for #adolescents are urgently needed. 🔊 Listen to Podcast tinyurl.com/ymnr3cd9

Our August issue is out now at www.thelancet.com/gastrohep! Content includes Crohn’s disease, MASLD, faecal incontinence, variceal bleeding, food allergies, and more… #GastroSky #LiverSky #MedSky #IBDSky

We are a world-leading clinical and health services journal dedicated to the Western Pacific. While a partial measurement of our impact, we are pleased to share our Impact Factor of 8·1 and CiteScore of 11·4. 🔗 hubs.li/Q03vfn5J0

#Biologics is commonly used in #rheumatology but inequitable access exists in the #AsiaPacifc & #LMICs. Our joint podcast with @thelancetrheum.bsky.social with Prof Xue Li discusses the factors that delay access in Asia, any #policy changes & role of #biosimilars. 🔊Listen now: tinyurl.com/ys5x7uxn

Read our July Issue, featuring thyroid eye disease, type 2 diabetes remission, IcoSema, adrenal incidentalomas, CGM, gestational diabetes, congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, junk food and soda taxes, childhood obesity, Prader-Willi syndrome, and more bit.ly/2LArJXX #MedSky #EndoSky #OncSky

🚨Our July issue is now live: thelancet.com/issue/S1470-... Explore articles on #gastrointestinalcancer, #prostatecancer, #WHO essential medicines, #NSCLC, #breastcancer, and cancer genomics

🆕 Check out new series: #Cancer in First Nations Australians. 4 papers in the series highlight the needs of #children with cancer, education insights, #genetic factors on cancer risk & cancer #research in #FirstNations Australians. 🔗 tinyurl.com/uw8j5zc4 #OncSky #Aboriginal #TorresStraitIslander

June issue is live!🙌 Read #AI model to detect #CognitiveImpairment in Japan, #ChildhoodAdversity and #perinatal mental health, #tick-borne diseases in China & more! 🖋️Editorial: Delayed #endometriosis diagnosis in #AsiaPacific 🎨Cover: Xiaolin Xu, a painting with real leaf 🔗 tinyurl.com/4m7445jb

Health research capacity is constrained in #PacificIslandCountries. A scoping review in the #CookIslands, #Fiji, #Guam & #Tonga shows insufficient solution-focused studies and few studies had local authors - Calls for a greater local ownership, domestic #funding & ethical oversight. 🔗Full text

Small for gestational age #SGA neonates are at higher risk for adverse #perinatal outcomes. An analysis of #FORECAST trial shows #aspirin prophylaxis was associated with reduced rate of early-SGA and increased rate of late-SGA neonates born >= 32 weeks 🧑‍🍼 🔗Full text #MedSky #ObGynSky #ReproSky

🆕A study covering 0.5 million adults from #China Kadoorie Biobank #CKB led by Dr Pek Kei Im et al. from Oxford and Peking University has found that #gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, is linked to increased risks of several diseases. #Comorbidity #MedSky @beckyim.bsky.social

New #geospatialmaps from The Kids & @curtinmedia.bsky.social ‪reveal Western Pacific hotspots for #parasiticworms. Soil-transmitted helminth infections like hookworm, roundworm & whipworm affect ~1.5B people globally but eradication efforts have stalled: shorturl.at/4v4og @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social

A new article compares the #ContactTracing systems of #Japan, #Thailand, #Singapore & #Vietnam 🌏 "We uncovered the key elements within these successful systems, namely Speed, Capture and Accuracy, designed specific for the countries’ settings." 🔗Full text: tinyurl.com/bda98cym #IDSky #MedSky

Do you know how risk-adjusted screening strategies can save lives? Check out our latest #Podcast with Carolyn Nickson & Bruce Mann, who share their valuable insights on risk-adjusted #BreastCancer screening in #Australia and #WesternPacific. 🔊Link to audio: tinyurl.com/yysu3efs #OncSky #MedSky

New issue is live!🙌 Featuring #BreastCancer prevention in #WesternPacific, adolescent #MentalHealth in #HongKong, persistent #LymphaticFilariasis in Tonga & more! 🖋️Editorial: Advancing #patient-centred care in clinical #trials 🎨Cover: Sandra Chan, Samara Hussain 🔗 tinyurl.com/28n57466

In #Cambodia, a new PvSeroTAT approach helps to target #Malaria elimination by 2025. #Plasmodium vivax prevalence dropped in all villages including both intervention & control areas - Benefit is seen in shared forests as #Hypnozoites were eliminated from the common reservoir🦟 #IDSky #MedSky

Released yesterday in 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 – 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 - 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵-𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺—𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢 Peer-reviewed correspondence article (open-access) via: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social

🆕 Is there a lasting impact of #COVID in the post-pandemic era? Latest cohort study in #HongKong shows persistent post-pandemic excess #mortality in vulnerable groups vs. pre- #Omicron period. #Old adults are affected, whilst the #young have near-zero excess mortality🦠 🔗 Full text #IDSky #MedSky

🆕 #HIV among gay, bisexual & men having sex with men #GBM dropped by >half since 2010. Inner #Sydney has the highest #prevention uptake and 90% decline in HIV notifications. If prevention extended population-wide, #Australia can reach UNAIDS ending #AIDS target by 2030 🩺 #MedSky #HIVSky #IDSky

New #MonkeyPox variant clade Ib recently spread outside Congo with demographic shift - higher case fatality rates for younger people. The #WesternPacific & #SoutheastAsia have high endemic burden. Are we ready for strategy planning against clade Ib? 🦠 Viewpoint👉 tinyurl.com/yh579kbh #IDSky #MedSky

NEW REVIEW—CAR T-cell therapy in autoimmune diseases: where are we and where are we going? bit.ly/3XT2mog #Medsky #Rheumsky

#Dementia and #CognitiveImpairment not dementia #CIND are under-detected amongst #FirstNation people attending primary care. An #Australian trial evaluated a culturally adapted best-practice #ModelOfCare to increase detection and optimise management of CIND/dementia🧠 🔗Full text #MedSky #NeuroSky

On #WorldHealthDay, read our Editorial on reducing preventable #MaternalDeaths and #NewbornDeaths by supporting #PregnantAdolescents receive the health care they need www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

📃 Facts and myths about #measles “Measles is a ‘canary in the coalmine’ for under-vaccination [...] knowing the facts about measles information and disinformation is key.” Read and share the @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social’s April Editorial ➡️ hubs.ly/Q03g26gH0

🆕 First long-term #projections for #cancer prevalence associated with key #PanTumour #biomarkers in #Australia to 2042, to inform health policy & planning for targeted therapies. #MedSky #OncSky @daffodilcentre.bsky.social @juliasteinberg.bsky.social @qingweiluo.bsky.social 🔗Check out full text!

East Asian populations have high #AtrialFibrillation AF-related ischemic #strokes burden🫀 NEW Viewpoint highlights the ABC (Atrial Fibrillation Better Care) pathway, changes in #DOAC use and challenges of preventing #AF related ischemic strokes in #Asia. 🔗 Full text as below #MedSky #CardioSky

🔔Online first: Immunogenicity and safety of a #Measles and #Rubella -containing #Vaccine at age 6 and 9 months in Bangladesh RCT supports use of MR vaccine @ 6 months in settings with high risk or high transmission US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 🔗 bit.ly/3QV3rYT

🆕 Our April issue is now live: www.thelancet.com/issue/S1470-... 📊 Original research on #oesophagealcancer, #NSCLC, #prostatecancer, #renalcellcarcinoma, and #ovariancancer 📖Reviews include innovation in early-phase clinical trials and CAR T-cell therapies in children with cancer

Our April issue is now online: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Our journal is #OpenAccess, so you are free to explore all of our content. But these hashtags offer a flavour: #SARS-CoV-2 #COVID-19 #chikungunya #Neisseria #CHIM #mpox #BSI #Ecoli #Klebsiella #Mycoplasma #IDSky #ClinMicro #OA

March issue is live!🙌 Featuring changes in #TB pattern in #China, mobile serological tests for #malaria in #Cambodia, #COVID response in #NewZealand & more! 🖋️Editorial: #Cognitive and #socioemotional growth of youth in the digital era 🎨Cover: Hui Zhang, Shuowen Xu & Bin Cao 🔗 tinyurl.com/ycx22s9x

🆕 Ageing is associated with cognitive decline & an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases. A new Review explores the neuroprotective mechanisms of endurance exercise & highlights the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy brain ageing: tinyurl.com/4asc4wp3 #MedSky