The Comment by Patricia J García and colleagues,1 calling for the creation of a new health agency for Latin America, pays no justice to the role of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). For ...

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rising globally, with a disproportionate impact on individuals in low-income and ...

Respiratory physician and pioneer in adolescent health. Born on Nov 2, 1948, in Melbourne, VIC, Australia, he died there from ...

Feb 27, 2025, marks the 20th anniversary of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) coming into force. This legally binding international treaty, the first negotiated by WHO, rapidly ...

What does it mean for a computer to think like a doctor? This question has vexed physicians working on clinical reasoning artificial intelligence (AI) for more than 70 years. The first generation of ...

In December, 2024, after more than 50 years in power in Syria, the regime of the Assad family was swept away. This dramatic political shift illuminated the state of health in Syria, exposing ...

Obesity is a common health problem affecting a considerable (and growing) proportion of adult populations worldwide.1 Although overweight and obesity are usually diagnosed by anthropometry, such as ...

Trust is an implicit cornerstone of global health. Trust between nations, organisations, health-care providers, and ...

We thank our colleagues for their interest in our Article.1 We agree with Zaoqu Liu and colleagues that in addition to mortality assessment, quality of life and long-term functional outcomes are ...

The recent study by Holger Thiele and colleagues1 offers an extensive meta-analysis on the use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in acute myocardial infarction-related cardiogenic shock (AMICS).

A 34-year-old woman with a 2-year history of progressively worsening difficulties in walking, eating and swallowing, ...

As World Tuberculosis Day on March 24, 2025, approaches, global health authorities yet again find themselves at a crucial juncture in efforts to tackle the continuing global emergency of tuberculosis.