A decade ago the psychologist and thriller writer Frank Tallis published The Sleep Room, a disturbing tale of a monomaniacal psychiatrist who subjected female patients to months of high dose sedatives ...

International Day of Play, on June 11, 2025, prompts us to consider the relationship between young people's opportunities for play and their mental health. Play is intrinsically motivated activity ...

The assessment of Crohn's disease activity through endoscopy is a cornerstone of both clinical management and research. In The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Christopher Ma and colleagues ...

cSchool of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK dNational Heart and Lung Institute, British Heart Foundation ...

Estimates of biological age, a measure of human health compared to chronological age, can be used to personalise care for ...

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an autoimmune disorder resulting from Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis or impetigo in ...

I have read many books on the changing tide of the public's relationship with vaccines, particularly around childhood ...

International agreements govern the legality of going to war. Once conflict commences, the conduct of war should conform to International Humanitarian Law1 and the four Geneva Conventions,2 both of ...

I read with deep respect and reflection Christine Laine and colleagues’ recent publication on predatory journals.1 I have been working in rural Maharashtra, India since 1976, conducting clinical ...

The cuts in WHO funding caused by the international situation and US withdrawal are of great concern. As behavioural scientists and public health professionals, we would like to highlight how WHO ...

Cardiovascular disease remains the world's leading cause of death and a major source of disability. Global deaths due to ...

T-cell therapy has shown remarkable clinical efficacy in haematological malignancies, currently representing a well ...