The focus should be on respecting the evidence, and our lived experiences, by providing all children with an appropriate language. Proposing gene therapies for deaf children risks overlooking the ...

I will never forget that fateful moment when I was just 11 years old, walking back home from school with my friend. Unfortunately, our return coincided with a military convoy of the Syrian regime. A ...

Shoulder dystocia is a rare but potentially serious obstetric emergency. Although many cases of shoulder dystocia are mild, ...

American civil rights activist Maya Angelou once wrote, “prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible”.1 At a time of unprecedented ...

On April 16, 2025, the UK Supreme Court ruled that only those who are what it terms as biologically female can be defined as women.1 This has wide implications for medicine as well as for people who ...

WHO has summarised its commitment to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with the UHC cube diagram,1,2 a globally recognised ...

The year 2025 marks the 85th anniversary of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions, yet it arrives ...

Gene therapy has emerged as a promising approach to previously untreatable conditions, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a progressive disorder caused by DMD mutations that leads to early ...

Although the definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has undergone numerous revisions aimed at enhancing its ...

After more than 3 years of intense negotiations, WHO member states have finally reached a consensus on a new treaty to ...

The United States Congress has proposed cuts to Medicaid, reversing the Affordable Care Act expansion.1 These cuts could increase mortality and financial hardship for enrollees while straining ...

For decades, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has been vital in combating HIV across the Asia–Pacific region, where nearly 7 million people live with the virus amid persistent ...