On May 22, 2020, The Guardian and Daily Mirror newspapers in the UK published details of how Dominic Cummings, senior aide to the British prime minister, had broken lockdown rules by travelling 420 km to a family estate with his wife (who had suspected COVID-19) and child. Although some other officials and senior figures had also broken the lockdown rules, this transgression was the first to not…
Historically, maternal mental health during the perinatal period, which spans from conception to 1 year after birth, is a neglected issue. Up to 85% of…
Since 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region. We estimate that EPI has provided the single greatest contribution to improved…
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The markedly elevated rate of death in the first week post-release underscores an urgent need for investment in evidence-based, coordinated transitional healthcare, including treatment for…
TRANSFORM will recruit hundreds of thousands of men in an effort to identify the most effective screening strategies for prostate cancer. Talha Burki reports.
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Countries need to take stronger measures to identify and prosecute perpetrators behind attacks on health-care and aid settings. John Zarocostas reports.
In patients with an acute coronary syndrome, intravascular ultrasound-guided implantation of contemporary drug-eluting stents resulted in a lower 1-year rate of the composite outcome of…
