X-linked hypophosphataemia (XLH) is the most prevalent heritable form of rickets in children and of osteomalacia in adults. Until a few years ago, standard treatment consisted of oral phosphate salts ...

Amadou Alpha Sall is a Senegalese virologist who worked for three decades at the Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) before joining the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), in 2025, as ...

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is now the standard of care for people with type 1 diabetes in many countries, but its role in the management of type 2 diabetes is less well established. This is ...

A widely publicised Cochrane review published on April 16, 2026, set out to synthesise evidence on the efficacy and safety of amyloid β-targeting monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer's disease.1 The ...

The past 5 years have seen the strong momentum in youth engagement turn into many achievements worthy of celebration. When The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health launched its first Youth Advisory Panel ...

This study highlights the potential for using deep learning methods on longitudinal health data from both primary and ...

On Jan 5, 2026, the Acting Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signed a decision memorandum from the heads of the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for ...

The treatment landscape of generalised myasthenia gravis, a prototypic antibody-mediated disorder of the neuromuscular junction, has considerably evolved in the past 8 years.1 The approval of targeted ...

Bangladesh is experiencing a measles resurgence with unprecedented numbers of severe paediatric cases. As of March 30, 2026, nationwide deaths increased to at least 38 children, including 32 deaths in ...

The current global health financing emergency is not only creating a service delivery crisis;1 it threatens hard-won health research and life science ecosystems in low-income and middle-income ...

Despite data gaps in many countries, the burden of sickle cell disease, especially in west and central Africa, underscores ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are everywhere. These tiny particles—formed by abrasion, fragmentation, and open burning of plastics—are found in the ocean, the Arctic, Himalayan glaciers, air, ...