Except when we fly, or see rockets and missiles, we mostly ignore the air we breathe. But when the air becomes poisoned with ...

Countries are cutting funding and focusing more on regional efforts to deter migration rather than humanitarian relief.

Influential health policy expert who focused on women's health. Born on Nov 5, 1958, in Jacksonville, FL, USA, she died of ...

As an autistic adult, even the word meltdown is humiliating. A shameful part of my past, no longer relevant to a senior doctor, or so I would like to think. And yet the reality is different. Some 2 ...

In 2009, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed the science-rooted Endangerment Finding, stating that greenhouse gases “threaten the public health and welfare of current and future ...

Programmes to build a more representative US health-care workforce are under attack, despite the long-standing under-representation of health-care providers from racially and ethnically minoritised ...

In December, 2021, all 194 Member States of WHO decided to establish the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a convention, agreement, or other international instrument on ...

The FINISH trial by Rahul Raj and colleagues offers key insights into the surgical management of chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) by evaluating the efficacy of irrigation during burr-hole drainage.1 ...

For many reasons, including sensitivity and stigma surrounding the locations of these cancers, gynaecological cancers are ...

Recent budget cuts to organisations central to US and international health—for example, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease ...

Eliminating fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs) is a common dietary approach in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). There is substantial evidence, including ...

Funding cuts threaten support for victims, while several countries are withdrawing from a treaty that bans the use of indiscriminate weapons such as mines. John Zarocostas reports.