The unprecedented dismissal of the entire US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in June, 2025, was justified by US Secretary of Health and Human Services, and long-time vaccine critic, ...

The World Medical Association (WMA) was founded after World War 2 to protect the right to health and ensure physicians are never again complicit in state violence. Its current posture towards Gaza ...

As conditions in Gaza grow increasingly dire, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has stepped in to replace rights-based aid with a model of distribution that is privatised, militarised, and ...

Heart failure is a major contributor to the global burden of cardiovascular disease, affecting more than 55 million people. Prevalence has more than doubled over the past three decades, and it is the ...

Chronic rhinosinusitis is an inflammatory disease involving the sinonasal cavity, affecting 5–12% of the general population.1 The diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis, which includes chronic ...

We agree with Tormod Rogne and colleagues that extreme heat exposure during pregnancy is an urgent and growing health concern. Although the link between extreme heat exposure and the increased risk of ...

The Asia–Pacific region has a high global burden of cardiovascular disease.1 The region, home to more than 60% of the world's ...

A rapidly evolving and uncertain situation has unfolded in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region following Israel's ...

These findings highlight the importance of incorporating multihazards into climate and health risk assessments. Our study ...

Our findings indicate that US adult baseline contact patterns show little variability over time after controlling for disease ...

Projections indicate that obstructive sleep apnoea will affect 76·6 million adults aged 30–69 years across the USA in 2050, ...

Worldwide, nations are facing an alarming rise in metabolic diseases—particularly type 2 diabetes and obesity, and related complications. In response to this rise and the resulting burden on ...