Christy Fischer has never felt lost or sorry for herself during the 18 years since her diagnosis with stage IV lung cancer.

In the early 1990s, a pivotal randomised trial sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists were originally developed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, and later of obesity, but there is growing evidence that their benefits extend far beyond reductions in blood ...

Globally, the prevalence of adolescents experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression has been rising steeply in the past two decades,1 and diagnoses continue to increase.2 Symptoms of anxiety and ...

The UN has declared November 24 as World Conjoined Twins Day,1 an initiative led by Saudi Arabia to raise global awareness about the medical and societal challenges faced by conjoined twins and their ...

I have had Parkinson's [disease] for about 10 years now”, says Ian Temple, an ambassador for and dancer with Dance for ...

The long-awaited therapeutic pipeline for Crohn's disease is now coming to fruition, with the emergence of novel drug classes offering hope for our patients. Yet despite increasing options, treatment ...

According to various guidelines and consensus papers, postoperative radioiodine therapy can be prescribed to patients with ...

During the 16th and 18th centuries, scurvy, a disease caused by insufficient vitamin C intake, affected millions of sailors due to scarcity of fruits and vegetables during long voyages. Three ...

The 2024 Access to Medicine Index shows that some manufacturers are increasingly prioritising LMICs, but broader interest in equitable access is waning. Udani Samarasekera reports.

In September, 2024, WHO announced a partnership between its Fides network of health influencers and the social media platform TikTok to promote science-based health information and encourage positive ...

The story of child and adolescent health over the past 25 years is one of clear but sometimes stalled progress, followed by the catastrophically negative impact of COVID-19, from which many children's ...