Professor Mark Lawler, a distinguished cancer expert and data scientist, has been appointed to the International Advisory ...

Pope Francis has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, support of marginalized communities and interreligious dialogue ...

The alleged link between vaccines and autism was first published in 1998, in a since-retracted study in medical journal The ...

The effect of cystic fibrosis on many organs and the frequent lung infections means that it is mostly diagnosed in childhood.

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The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. It is one of the world's best known, oldest, and most respected general medical journals. The Lancet was founded in 1823 by Thomas ...

The study was published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal on World Cancer Day on Tuesday. Researchers, including those from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World ...

Spencer, a new commission convened by the medical journal The Lancet will recommend how to build more resilient communities in the face of pandemics, climate change and other interconnected global ...

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Worst hit is sub-saharan Africa where nine percent have access to medical oxygen, then comes South Asia where, of 32 million ...