A decade ago the psychologist and thriller writer Frank Tallis published The Sleep Room, a disturbing tale of a monomaniacal psychiatrist who subjected female patients to months of high dose sedatives ...

International Day of Play, on June 11, 2025, prompts us to consider the relationship between young people's opportunities for play and their mental health. Play is intrinsically motivated activity ...

In New Zealand, we continue to have one of the highest rates of youth suicide in the OECD, with 22·9% of young people aged 15 ...

Rabih El Chammay's life and career have been shaped by the realities of conflict, displacement, and their lasting impact on ...

Rates of homelessness are rising in many high-income countries with over 300 000 people in England classed as living in unsheltered or temporary housing in 2024, an increase of 14% in 1 year. In the ...

Papua New Guinea's community volunteers provide essential services and health promotion, but the absence of financial support ...

T-cell therapy has shown remarkable clinical efficacy in haematological malignancies, currently representing a well ...

It has long been acknowledged that the global health system needs reform. Although this system has improved public health, ...

Cardiovascular disease remains the world's leading cause of death and a major source of disability. Global deaths due to ...

The assessment of Crohn's disease activity through endoscopy is a cornerstone of both clinical management and research. In The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Christopher Ma and colleagues ...

The 25-year-old joint commitment among established providers of official development assistance (ODA) to invest in efforts ...

I have read many books on the changing tide of the public's relationship with vaccines, particularly around childhood ...