For several decades, the prevalence of steatotic liver disease (SLD) has been steadily increasing.1 Alterations in hepatic ...

Heterogeneity in prevalence estimates identified across studies and regions indicates that more research is required to draw stronger conclusions about the scale of OCSEA. However, the findings of ...

Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is a disease of the upper airway presenting with exophytic wart-like lesions. These lesions are considered benign with less than a 1–5% chance of malignant ...

Africa reached a pivotal milestone in its decades-long fight against malaria, a disease that has caused 94% of global cases and 95% of related deaths in Africa.1 Although global malaria mortality has ...

Asthma represents a substantial health burden in childhood globally, with minoritised populations being disproportionately impacted.1 Recent literature has increasingly linked social determinants of ...

The fact that mental health was an overlooked and under-represented area of medicine was exactly what drew Dr Fahmy Hanna to it. While speaking to The Lancet Psychiatry, he said “I have a deep ...

Cough is a crucial protective reflex that helps protect the lungs and airways. However, when cough becomes chronic and ...

There are 1·3 billion disabled people globally.1 Many of these individuals live positive lives and celebrate important achievements, but they also frequently face challenges to inclusion and achieving ...

Despite evidence that some people with excess adiposity have ill health due to obesity, obesity is generally considered a ...

A 4-year-old boy in a collision with a speeding motorcycle as he crossed the road was referred to our hospital from a ...

The theme of the 2024 Wakley-Wu Lien Teh Prize essay contest was women and health.1 We are delighted and grateful to have ...

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology published its Commission on the definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity.