By definition, rare diseases affect a small number of individuals (fewer than 1 in 2000 people in any WHO region); yet, with more than 7000 types of rare disease in existence, the burden worldwide is not insignificant. To date, approximately 300 million people live with rare diseases. Such individuals are often a neglected and marginalised group, especially those in low-income …

2024年3月4日 · Lung cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer globally, and the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. 85% of all lung cancer cases are categorised as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

2024年11月26日 · Mohamed Omar joins The Lancet Digital Health to discuss pathology and generative AI from a Digital Health Perspective.We explore expert journeys, AI applications in diagnostics, GPT-4's role, integration challenges, ethical considerations, democratisation of knowledge, and future advancements in the field.

2024年12月30日 · Dementia in the Western Pacific region: from risk reduction to care: The Series highlights the challenges in dementia risk reduction, diagnosis, treatment and care, and calls for intersectoral collaboration and action to achieve our shared goal of the best level of health for all people in the Western Pacific region.Explore the Series here.

2024年12月5日 · The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has published their 2025 strategy report on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of COPD. Key updates from the previous year's report were discussed at the GOLD International COPD conference in November, 2024, by Claus Franz Vogelmeier (Chair of the GOLD Science …

Hybrid journals. The other journals in The Lancet Group, including The Lancet, are hybrid journals, which support open access.In these journals, we offer authors of research Articles with funding that requires open access publication, and with whom we have an agreement, either a gold open access or a subscription green open access solution for their submission.

2023年7月7日 · Universal health coverage is sometimes misunderstood as a goal to provide all available health services and products free to every person through national health insurance schemes. 9 In reality, universal health coverage means that all people can access the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. As the health needs across income …

Annual seasonal influenza epidemics of variable severity caused by influenza A and B virus infections result in substantial disease burden worldwide. Seasonal influenza virus circulation declined markedly in 2020–21 after SARS-CoV-2 emerged but increased in 2021–22. Most people with influenza have abrupt onset of respiratory symptoms and myalgia with or without …

2024年11月15日 · Rebecca Barksby of The Lancet Microbe speaks to Professor Laurence Armand-Lefevre and Professor Luc Hervé Samison about implementing the WHO Tricycle Protocol in Madagascar for the surveillance of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in humans, chickens, and the environment.

2023年12月4日 · The 2024 report from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been published. Key changes in the report were discussed by Claus F Vogelmeier (Philipps-Universität Marburg, German Center for Lung Research, Marburg, Germany) at the …