There are stark socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in babies admitted to and who die in neonatal units in England and ...

In the field of paediatrics, the concept of normal (ie, typical)—in contrast to different, special, deviant, delayed, or ...

Contraception and family planning are vital aspects of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Despite major advances in ...

In these uncertain, volatile, and unprecedented times, the role of science is more important than ever. Scientific advances that benefit humanity and ensure planetary sustainability for current and ...

The use of immunotherapy in patients with various types of cancer has led to dramatic increases in survival. Increased median ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we were all reminded of the long history of masks used as protection against disease, ranging ...

At the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow, UK, Nigeria was one of many African countries that committed to build a climate resilient and sustainable health system.1 Considering the ...

The US Federal Government is gridlocked. When the 2025 fiscal year ended, the Senate and House of Representatives had not ...

When Ruth Nankanja Mukiibi, founding director of the Sickle Cell Association of Uganda, had her first pregnancy two decades ago, she defied both medical convention and her doctor's stern warnings. “A ...

The recent ceasefire agreement is bringing a fragile peace to Gaza. Aside from a cessation of hostilities, it has important ...

Tempting as it is to write off the Trump phenomenon and its effects on medicine and global health as a temporary derangement ...

For those working in global health, and especially on immunisation, it is difficult not to feel despair at the headwinds in ...