'We're thousands of doctors short.'

Increasing numbers of doctors are leaving the specialty or switching to private practice, leaving millions without effective primary care. Paul Webster reports: hubs.li/Q02ypnVC0

🚨 TOMORROW 🚨

The global fight for better health outcomes & decades of progress in treating infections are at risk due to antimicrobial resistance ( #AMR ).

Ahead of a UN high-level meeting on the issue, we're launching a new 4-paper Series ⬇️
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic autoimmune disease, affecting more than 3·4 million people worldwide.

Despite substantial advances in the diagnosis & management of SLE, the burden of disease remains high.

Find out more ➡️ hubs.ly/Q02ymJWp0

Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a leading global cause of potentially preventable hearing loss in children and adults.

In a Seminar, authors explore the current state of knowledge for diagnosis, management, and prevention of CSOM: hubs.li/Q02ypb150

'The benefits of a multidisciplinary management approach—illustrated by the different teams involved in the treatment of our patient—are clearly apparent.'

Explore a new #TLClinicalPic : hubs.li/Q02ynG760

An absolute honour to profile ⁦Suerie Moon⁩ ⁦Global Health Centre⁩ on the eve of #WHA77 . Being at the cold face of negotiations of the #pandemic accord, her reflections are certainly poignant. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

'If we don’t get a [pandemic] treaty at the World Health Assembly, it will be a huge loss of political momentum...'

A new profile from Pam Das 💙👊🏾 captures the work of Suerie Moon in bridging the nexus of research, practice, & policy. Geneva Graduate Institute #WHA77
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'The truth was hidden, there was a lack of openness, and some 'downright deception.''

A new World Report from Jacqui Thornton explores the report from the UK's public inquiry into transfusions of infected blood between the 1970s and the 1990s: hubs.li/Q02yp8CJ0

“It will be the end of the national health service of the country, as simple as that.”

Many observers are warning that new legislation aiming to devolve health care in Italy could have detrimental effects on health inequities. Marta Paterlini reports: hubs.li/Q02yn2N20

Interested to join the second cohort of The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health's Youth Advisory Panel for 2024–27?

Read more here: hubs.li/Q02yn8BZ0

And express your interest before 31st May here: hubs.li/Q02yn95t0

#YouthEngagement #AdolescentHealth

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a rare pain disorder that usually occurs after trauma.

A Review in The Lancet Neurology assesses the latest evidence about CRPS incidence & pathophysiological processes, and discuss updates to diagnostic procedures: hubs.ly/Q02ymCrC0

'vaccination has averted 154 million deaths'

On the 50th anniversary of WHO's Expanded Programme on Immunization, Naor Bar-Zeev & colleagues quantify the public health impact of vaccination: hubs.ly/Q02ymFn60

“Perhaps if we recalled our successes—& why they were successes—our memories would serve us better when the next crisis comes.”

Richard Horton's latest Offline: Remembering our successes hubs.li/Q02ymW0-0

New #TLClinicalPic quiz: 'A right atrial mass and colonic cancer in a patient with Lynch syndrome'

Test your medical knowledge & diagnostic skills 👉 hubs.li/Q02ynG4j0

Cybersecurity incidences in health care are rising and they are not a question of if, but when.

So, what can health-care systems and individuals do?

Our latest Editorial: “Cyberattacks on health care—a growing threat”: hubs.li/Q02ymKXR0

Here I review a massive edited volume for The Lancet on the value of music for health and well-being, which has contributions from Robert Zatorre, Dan Levitin, Yo-Yo Ma, Richard Powers, Ann Patchett and more.
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On the Cover, a Comment explores the results of the first-in-human clinical trial finding gene therapy safe and efficacious as a treatment for children with autosomal recessive deafness 9.

Read this & more: hubs.li/Q02ymQ3L0

Read the new The Lancet series on #AMR which has clear messages using existing data
⬆️ efforts to promote vaccination 💉

🌍 🧼Water, hygiene and sanitation

🏥 infection control

💊 affordable and accessible antibiotics for all

Wellcome World Health Organization (WHO) One Health Trust ESCMID

Ahead of the World Health Assembly #WHA77 , The Lancet has published a series of papers on 'Sustainable Access to Effective Antibiotics'.

I'm proud to have contributed to this important work that highlights the urgent need for global action on AMR.
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Our June issue is live now!

Cover art by Sam Falconer inspired by the lon-term data of the REACH trial: optimising hydroxyurea dose for children with #sicklecell anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa ( #freeaccess )

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