Deportation practices in the USA continue to undermine the communication and disability rights of asylum seekers with disabilities, especially deaf individuals, causing serious health consequences and ...

Hospitals are protected spaces under international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions, and are further safeguarded by WHO standards, which prohibit military or security force ...

Neuroprotection in ischaemic stroke commonly means a treatment that results in the preservation of brain tissue in the setting of either focal or global ischaemia. The nominal focus on neuronal tissue ...

Pandemic preparedness in fragile and conflict-affected states is shaped less by technical deficits than by enduring political, institutional, and security constraints. Protracted conflict, chronic ...

The European Diabetes Forum (EUDF) welcomes the Safe Hearts Plan1 for cardiovascular health in the EU, released on Dec 16, 2025. We strongly support the Safe Hearts Plan's integrated approach to ...

aPreventive Neurology Unit, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK The future burden of nitrous oxide-related myeloneuropathy depends on how effectively the government implements the ...

Cancer is now a major cause of premature mortality in every region,1,2 yet the global health system still cannot answer basic questions about access to essential cancer medicines. Spending on oncology ...

Abraham Verghese is heir to a long tradition of doctors who write, writers who also practised medicine. Some of the best ...

Iran is facing a humanitarian crisis, with widespread reports of deaths.1 With profound sorrow, we acknowledge the gravity of this moment. This Correspondence does not address the ongoing violence, ...

A number of critical funding and staffing cuts initiated by the Trump administration, along with inadequate efforts by most ...

The scientist, who helped clone HIV, was instrumental in finding the link between HIV and AIDS. She died of pneumonia on July 8, 2020. Flossie Wong-Staal leaves behind a lasting legacy. As a molecular ...

Anders grew up in an academic home in Melbourne, VIC, Australia with a malariologist father and an immunologist mother. “Discussions about human biology and disease, health inequities, and advances in ...