Breaking News: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their discoveries in neuroscience.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Discoveries in Neuroscience

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel were awarded the prize for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.

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Join Dianna Magliano at The #LancetSummit (30 Nov- 2 Dec, Sitges) to explore how the #diabetes epidemic is tracking and how best to target interventions. Register by Oct 31 using code TLDC100 to save €100 at thelancetsummit.com/diabetes-pre...

According to a new analysis published in @thelancetph.bsky.social, more than 2.7 billion people were exposed to second-hand smoke in 2023, contributing to nearly 1.7 million deaths. Explore the research: spkl.io/633247uhge #GBD @ihmeuw.bsky.social

On the cover, the new NUS–Lancet Pandemic Readiness through Institutions, Mobilising Communities, and Equity (PRIME) Commission. Read this & more in our latest issue: spkl.io/633207TtVr

Start your week with our March Issue of The Lancet Public Health 🩵 Cervical Cancer Elimination in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders 🔥 Heat Stroke Mortality 🍷 Alcohol Pricing 🧠 Brain Health disorders and cost of care 👩‍⚕️ Surgery Outcomes In the UK www.thelancet.com/issue/S2468-...

Published in @thelancetph.bsky.social The effect of Indigenous American genomic ancestry on type 2 #diabetes in Mexico: an analysis of 134 548 individuals from the Mexico City Prospective Study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #T2D #Mexico #OpenAccess #MedSky #EndoSky

The effect of Indigenous American genomic ancestry on type 2 diabetes in Mexico: an analysis of 134 548 individuals from the Mexico City Prospective Study

The percentage of inherited AMR ancestry is strongly associated with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in this admixed Mexican population. These findings suggest that most of the Mexican population has ...

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February Issue of The Lancet Public Health is Live. This month sees an array of PH topics: ♥️ Cardiovascular Disease 🇪🇺 🧬 Diabetes 🇲🇽 🧸 Child protective services 🇨🇦 🩵 Cervical cancer 🇦🇺 🧫 Tuberculosis - 🇨🇦 and 🇦🇺 🍱 School meal programmes 🇪🇺 Click to find out more: www.thelancet.com/issue/S2468-...

The Lancet Public Health recently extended their thanks and appreciation to all who reviewed in 2025 - Thank you reviewers we’re looking forward the continued insight 2026 brings www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #TheLancetPublicHealth #Lancet #PublicHealth #ScienceCommunication #Reviewer

Monday reading: Check out our January issue! This month we have a range of topics from around the world including: ▫️Nicotine Pouch use in GB 🇬🇧 🩵 Cervical Cancer Vaccination in Sweden 🇸🇪 🎲 Gambling behaviours in Italy 🇮🇹 and more: www.thelancet.com/issue/S2468-... #PublicHealth

In 2024, one in nine adults worldwide was living with #diabetes. The number of adults with diabetes in 2024 exceeded 500 million and is projected to rise to close to 900 million by 2050 thelancet.com/journals/lan... #FREE to read with registration (also FREE) #MedSky #EndoSky

Temporal trends in associations between social drivers and life-years lost in newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation in Denmark, 2000–22: a nationwide cohort study #Afib @livhp.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social @thelancetph.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New paper out today in @thelancetph.bsky.social with François Schoenberger and @andersb-m.bsky.social : Do commercial markets deliver public services where we need them? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Commercialisation and care sufficiency: the privatisation of children's homes in England

Although the commercialisation of care services is intended to produce markets that respond to care need, it is still unclear whether profit incentives align with population need. In this Health Polic...

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Use of nicotine pouches has increased from 0.1% to 1% in the UK from 2020 to 2025, primarily driven by their use in young people, study suggests in @thelancetph.bsky.social Explore the research ➡️ spkl.io/63320AiU6g

Two Lancet studies, led by Dr Nadine Kronfli, examine gaps in STI and hepatitis care in prison settings. First authors: Gabrielle Beaudry and Akhil Garg. @cusm-muhc.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social @thelancetph.bsky.social 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/studies...

Deux études publiées dans The Lancet, sous la direction de la Dre Nadine Kronfli, analysent les lacunes en soins liés aux ITSS et à l’hépatite en milieu carcéral. @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social @thelancetph.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca 🔗 rimuhc.ca/fr/-/des-etu...

@thelancetoncol.bsky.social, @thelancetph.bsky.social, @eclinicalmed.bsky.social are excited to partner with IARC for: #IARC60 Cancer Research into Action Conference Lyon, France, 19-21 May Submit your abstract by 19 Jan: iarc2026conf.iarc.who.int/en/abstracts... For more: iarc2026conf.iarc.who.int

"Millions of individuals in the USA experience poverty." "Greater cumulative exposure to #poverty across emerging and established adulthood is associated with a greater risk for premature mortality." via The Lancet Public Health @thelancetph.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Investigating associations between long-term poverty exposure and premature mortality: evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 prospective cohort

Greater cumulative exposure to poverty across emerging and established adulthood is associated with a greater risk for premature mortality. To inform public health action and policy, future research s...

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We often hear that the U.S. underinvests in primary care and prevention—and that this explains why Americans live shorter, less healthy lives. In our new @thelancetph.bsky.social, we take a closer look at this issue. #IrenePapanicolas @Brown www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Comparing US prevention efforts to other high-income countries

Life expectancy in the USA is considerably lower than in most high-income countries, with many deaths considered preventable. The extent by which poor…

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With COP30 around the corner, we interviewed the Brazilian Health Minister and his team to know what Brazil is bringing to the discussion table on this historical #healthday @ #COP30. 🎙️Listen here: bit.ly/47FNUUv

Minister Padilha, Dr. Massuda and Dr. Simão on Brazil's expectations for COP30 - The Lancet Regional Health Americas in conversation with

In this episode, our editor Taissa Vila talks to Dr. Alexandre Padilha, Brazil’s Minister of Health, Dr. Adriano Massuda, Executive Secretary of Health, and Dr. Mariângela Simão, Secretary for Health ...

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🌱 From pills to people: the rise of social prescribing. Who’s being referred to walking groups, arts classes and community activities, and who’s missing out? Two major 2025 studies explore referral trends and inequalities. 🧵 THREAD #SocialPrescribing #PrimaryCare #HealthInequalities #MentalHealth

📸 We want your photos! If you've taken an image that brings a health story to life, enter it in our #LancetHighlights photography competition. Submit by Nov 12—on any health-related topic and from any country or setting. More info: tinyurl.com/28pmu4m2

Introducing the Clinical Resources hub 🩺 A new, easy-to-navigate platform from The Lancet Group, packed with the latest research and clinical reviews. Perfect for healthcare professionals looking to stay current and improve patient care. Explore now: 🔗 hubs.li/Q03HKpBt0

NCDs affect more than 2 billion children and adolescents each year. In a new letter, authors call for a shift from generalised #NCD strategies to specific, child-centred commitments backed by: ➡️ Global frameworks ➡️ Measurable targets ➡️ Long-term investment 🔗 tinyurl.com/3ryn7w74

Cancer deaths expected to rise to over 18 million in 2050—an increase of nearly 75% from 2024, study forecasts. Explore the data ▶️ tinyurl.com/5n7dfnws @ihmeuw.bsky.social #NCDs

🧠 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) care is entering a new era. In our latest issue, a new Lancet Series highlights crucial next steps in diagnosis, treatment, & prevention of AD globally. Read this & more: tinyurl.com/259664bs

“Experts call for public health approach to suicide prevention, with social factors addressed in addition to clinical treatment services”. On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, explore a 6-paper Series in @thelancetph.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ycy9yue6 #WSPD

How many steps a day do we need for good health? Clue: maybe less than you think :-) Excited to share our new work in @thelancetph.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @sydney.edu.au @ucl.ac.uk @deakinuniversity.bsky.social

Daily steps and health outcomes in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

Although 10 000 steps per day can still be a viable target for those who are more active, 7000 steps per day is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in health outcomes and might be a mor...

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Editorial of The Lancet today: "The pursuit of rigorous medical science is not compatible with capitulation to government demands aimed at weaponising and eroding science" www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Supporting medical science in the USA

The pursuit of rigorous medical science is not compatible with capitulation to government demands aimed at weaponising and eroding science. On April 14, Edwin R Martin Jr, the Trump-appointed interim ...

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Our new study on outcomes among people accessing #SaferOpioidSupply is out in @thelancetph.bsky.social. This study builds on work published previously across the country reinforcing the real-world benefits of #SOS and highlighting important comparisons with methadone. 🧵

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NEW ODPRN study finds that BOTH Safer Opioid Supply (SOS) & methadone improve health outcomes and play important complementary roles in responding to Canada’s drug toxicity crisis. odprn.ca/research/pub... #HarmReduction #SaferSupply

We've got a new paper out today in @thelancetph.bsky.social, led by @melissaoldham.bsky.social, looking at the sharp increase in alcohol-specific deaths in England since the start of the pandemic and digging into which groups in the population have been worst affected 🧵

Trends in alcohol-specific deaths in England, 2001–22: an observational study

Alcohol-specific deaths in England remain high and increased after the COVID-19 pandemic. Policies should aim to reduce rates of alcohol consumption at the population level. Substantial investment is ...

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