Patients with cancer are at greater risk of severe COVID-19 and have been prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination globally. We previously showed that following two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, neutralising antibody (nAb) responses against the B.1.1.7 (alpha), B.1.351 (beta), and B.1.617.2 (delta) variants of concern (VOCs) are decreased compared to the wild type (WT) SARS-CoV-2, particularly in…
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic autoimmune disease characterised by the presence of autoantibodies towards nuclear antigens, immune complex deposition, and chronic inflammation at…
Our findings support calls to lower or remove the lower limit of current IOM recommendations for pregnant women with obesity, and suggest that separate guidelines…
Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a leading global cause of potentially preventable hearing loss in children and adults, associated with socioeconomic deprivation. There is…
However, revisions to the International Health Regulations concerning equitable access and financial assistance are linked to troubled parallel talks on a pandemic accord. By John…
Join us as Commission authors and special guests discuss a new report on breast cancer published in The Lancet.
Outcomes following anaesthesia and surgery for children in Africa are poor, with complication rates up to four-fold higher (18% vs 4·4–14%) and mortality rates 11-fold…
Despite tremendous advances in breast cancer research and treatment over the past t hree decades—leading to a reduction in breast cancer mortality of over 40%…
Join us as Commission authors and special guests discuss a new report on breast cancer published in The Lancet.
A 67-year-old woman was referred to our department for investigation of a 3-year history of declining renal function—serum creatinine concentration was 1·2 mg/dL (typical range…
WHO has determined a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) seven times, and beyond this nomenclature declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Under the…
