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The Lancet

Invest in our chronic wellness, not chronic illness

Article

01 Oct 2025

This paper highlights the need to reorient global health efforts toward sustained, people-centred approaches that strengthen chronic care, promote meaningful engagement, and foster multisectoral collaboration to support long-term health and resilienc...

ArticleAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization

Availability, price and affordability of health technologies for the management of diabetes

25 Sep 2025

The WHO list of priority medical devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/341967, describes those health technologies required for diagnostics, monitoring and treatment by the different levels...

Diabetes

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Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Global epidemiology of chronic respiratory disease

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22 Sep 2025

Chronic respiratory diseases constitute one of the most pressing, yet underappreciated, global health burdens. Determining the burden of disease is fundamental to identify unmet needs at the population level, and reduce individual suffering through i...

PublicationChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultisectoral ActionAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth promotionHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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The Lancet

Strengthening non-communicable disease care in all-hazards emergencies

Article

16 Sep 2025

People with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are particularly vulnerable to health service disruptions resulting from conflicts, natural disasters, and major disease outbreaks. The 2018 Political Declaration of the 3rd UN High-Level Meeting of the Ge...

ArticleAccess to essential medicines and servicesEmergency preparedness, prevention and response

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The Lancet

Metrics for diplomats: is mortality from non-communicable diseases increasing or decreasing?

Article

03 Jul 2025

Negotiations are ongoing in New York to agree the latest UN political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health.1 With 5 years left to deliver the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, diplomats will be developing a roadmap to...

ArticleCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsDisability and rehabilitationHealthy AgingHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+10

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The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia

Towards integrated cardiovascular and mental health management in primary health care in Indonesia: a policy outlook

Article

21 Jun 2025

This paper argues for the need for an integrated approach towards cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and mental health (MH) disorders. Despite non-communicable diseases (NCDs) being a major public health problem and thus a prime concern for primary healt...

ArticleCardiovascular DiseaseMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesPrimary health care+3

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International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Acute pulmonary embolism in children and adolescents in the USA (2016 and 2019): a nationwide retrospective cohort study

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24 May 2025

A new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine provides critical insights into the incidence and outcomes of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) among children and adolescents, filling a longstanding gap in epidemiological data on this serious co...

PublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+5

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The Lancet

Preconception malnutrition among women and girls in south Asia: prevalence, determinants, and association with pregnancy and birth outcomes

Article

24 Apr 2025

A review that highlights the growing double burden of malnutrition among women of reproductive age in South Asia, highlighting the need for tailored, context-specific interventions and more comprehensive, longitudinal studies to inform and monitor nu...

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The Lancet, World Diabetes Foundation

The need for a type 1 diabetes scorecard

Article

15 Apr 2025

The article reviews the urgent need to address diabetes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where prevalence is rising rapidly. It discusses barriers such as limited access to care, low health literacy, and resource constraints that hinder e...

ArticleDiabetesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and services+1

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The Lancet

Age-sex-specific burden of urological cancers attributable to risk factors in China and its provinces, 1990-2021, and forecasts with scenarios simulation: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Article

01 Mar 2025

The study provides a systemic assessment of age-sex-specific burden of major urological cancers in China over a three-decade span (1990-2021) using the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) dataset.&nbsp;

ArticleCancer

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World Diabetes Foundation

Rising to the challenge: Five takeaways from the International Meeting on type 1 diabetes

Article

18 Feb 2025

In a groundbreaking conference, international leaders in type 1 diabetes care exchanged knowledge, strategies, and visions for the future. Here are key takeaways from the discussions that are set to reshape type 1 diabetes (T1D) care and patient empo...

ArticleDiabetesMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+1

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The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Redefining obesity: advancing care for better lives

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06 Feb 2025

The Lancet Diabetes &amp; Endocrinology Commission introduces a groundbreaking redefinition of obesity, distinguishing between clinical obesity (a chronic disease) and preclinical obesity (a risk factor). This new approach moves beyond BMI, paving th...

PublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological Conditions+3

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