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WEB4 days ago · The growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now recognised as a global public health emergency that requires concerted efforts by all stakeholders. 1 There is compelling evidence that AMR is associated with increased mortality and longer hospitalisation, and has a negative effect on the economies of communities and countries, more so in low-income and middle-income countries ...
The Lancet Oncology
WEB5 days ago · In 2015, the Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery focused on access to safe, affordable, and timely cancer surgery worldwide. It highlighted cancer surgery as integral to national cancer control plans and critically examined the state of global cancer surgery and changes in policy that might drive improvements in research, education, and systems of care across all income settings.
Global Burden of Disease - The Lancet
WEBWelcome to the Lancet Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Resource Centre, bringing together the most comprehensive data and analysis of worldwide trends in global health, published across the Lancet family of journals. All GBD Articles published with the Lancet journals are Open Access or otherwise free to read with registration.
eClinicalMedicine Home Page - The Lancet
WEB2 days ago · Riccardo De Giorgi joins Elena Bellafante, Deputy Editor for eClinicalMedicine, to discuss the evidence that semaglutide may be associated with a reduced risk of a number of neurological and psychiatric outcomes, including cognitive deficits and dementia, as well as nicotine misuse. Read associated article. (mp3, 32:50mins,26.3MB)
The Lancet Infectious Diseases Home Page
WEB2 days ago · Prasad Kulkarni on a dengue monoclonal antibody. Prasad Kulkarni discusses a new Phase I trial in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on a dengue monoclonal antibody also known as VIS513 in healthy adults. In addition, he highlights the wider implications of this for dengue control and drug development. Read associated article.
The Lancet Haematology Home Page
WEB3 days ago · Published: September 6, 2024. Hide. In The Lancet Haematology, Gordon Cook and colleagues 1 report the results of a planned interim analysis of the multicentre, randomised, phase 3 ACCoRD trial done in the UK by the Myeloma Research Council. The trial aims to assess whether consolidation with …
Ageism: a social determinant of health that has come of age
WEBMar 18, 2021 · Ageism is an important social determinant of health that has been largely neglected until now. The social determinants of health are the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes and include the conditions in which people are born, grow up, and live and the wider set of forces and systems that shape the conditions of daily life. 3,4 ...
Global prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders …
WEBNov 6, 2021 · This pandemic has created an increased urgency to strengthen mental health systems in most countries. Mitigation strategies could incorporate ways to promote mental wellbeing and target determinants of poor mental health and interventions to treat those with a mental disorder. Taking no action to address the burden of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders should not be an option.
Lung cancer - The Lancet
WEBJul 14, 2021 · Lung cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide with an estimated 2 million new cases and 1·76 million deaths per year. Substantial improvements in our understanding of disease biology, application of predictive biomarkers, and refinements in treatment have led to remarkable progress in the past two decades and transformed ...
Chronic pain: an update on burden, best practices, and new …
WEBChronic pain exerts an enormous personal and economic burden, affecting more than 30% of people worldwide according to some studies. Unlike acute pain, which carries survival value, chronic pain might be best considered to be a disease, with treatment (eg, to be active despite the pain) and psychological (eg, pain …