Worldwide, 3·9 million individuals have kidney failure requiring maintenance dialysis.1,2 Considerable resources—more than 7% ...

The Review by Stefanie Deinhardt-Emmer and colleagues1 on sepsis in patients who are immunocompromised is comprehensive and addresses a key and complex population. However, we would like to express ...

Gaza's maternal and neonatal health sector was sliding from crisis towards collapse,1 fresh field reports reveal an even starker picture. In the first 6 months of 2025, the Palestinian Ministry of ...

Humans are programmed to follow intellectual fashions. In the field of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the concept that inflammation is the core problem is dominant, whereas other key ...

Language in reproductive health care, unlike elsewhere, has always defaulted to using the words woman and women due to the historic invisibility of pregnant transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse ...

Continuous exposure to AI might reduce the ADR of standard non-AI assisted colonoscopy, suggesting a negative effect on ...

An estimated 2·1 billion adults worldwide are affected by overweight and obesity, a figure projected to reach 3·8 billion by ...

On June 30, Microsoft announced a generative AI (genAI) system that outperforms physicians in diagnosing complex cases, ...

Achieving the correct balance between respect for people, beneficence, and justice is an ongoing issue in participant consent ...

Culture has been described as “a set of practices and behaviours defined by customs, habits, language, and geography that groups of individuals share”.1 Ethnic identity and national allegiance are key ...

I shouldn't be here”, said stand-up comedian Yvonne Hughes towards the start of her performance, before taking a step to her ...

Joël Le Scouarnec sexually assaulted hundreds of patients in his care. His victims are now calling for institutional changes in the wake of his conviction. Marianne Guenot reports.