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 ...

Despite data gaps in many countries, the burden of sickle cell disease, especially in west and central Africa, underscores the urgent need to scale up newborn and early childhood screening, ...

A multidisciplinary panel convened by the American College of Critical Care Medicine has developed new guideline ...

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, ...

Women's bodily autonomy and health, particularly with regard to abortion, are under attack. The politicisation of women's ...

As part of a continuing series, Talha Burki looks at the issues at the core of medicine in nuclear power plants.

Corals have long captured the medical imagination. As Earth heats up, we might want to take our linked fates more seriously. It is easy to see how rising temperatures threaten humans and corals alike.

Vanuatu has a long history of natural disasters. But a combination of traditional knowledge and a simple warning system have kept deaths remarkably low. Chris McCall reports.

In the 2000s, when the AIDS pandemic hit South Africa, we were seeing a lot of children dying from HIV. That was just before ...

We read with interest the World Report by Dinesh C Sharma on Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (MTM, which translates as Reaching out Health Services to People), describing the expansion of doorstep delivery ...

Japan's scientific standing has faced a quiet crisis over the past two decades. Although it maintained high absolute research and development spending, Japan's global share of the top 10% of highly ...