Changes in federal prescribing recommendations follow deliberate and transparent processes involving US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists, which normally include input from stakeholders ...

Raised blood pressure remains the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and premature mortality worldwide ...

Mrs A, a 46-year-old Indigenous woman, presented to a clinic in Callao, near Lima, Peru. Her husband accompanied her and did much of the talking. Reticent and with flat affect, she complained of ...

Driven by high prices, lack of insurance, and a desire to lose weight, the proliferation of fake and falsified obesity drugs is prompting public health concern. Sophie Cousins reports.

One of my abiding memories of the politics class at my high school was when we learnt about Shulamith Firestone (1945–2012), the feminist and author of The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist ...

US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the global HIV response has entered a second year of structural ...

Internal medicine training (IMT) is the principal entry route to physician specialities in the UK.1 Yet, shortlisting metrics are drifting beyond what can reasonably be expected at this career stage.

Blood Panel convened in Brussels, Belgium, to update policies for adequate blood supply for future conflicts and health crises. Although our focus was military support, we recommend civilian blood ...

Antipsychotic medicines are a key part of the pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia. Although they provide therapeutic ...

The country's new government has promised to prioritise primary care and public health spending after years of neglect. Samaan Lateef reports.

We thank the authors for their comments and interest in our Series on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and human health.

I was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer with lymph-node metastasis at 29 weeks pregnant. I was 37 years old. My cancer diagnosis revealed to me the complexities of being a patient in two ...