Local coalitions across the USA have been turning to low-cost air sensors and mobile monitors to detect dangerous pollution in places the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-led national network ...

In recent years, nanoplastic and microplastic particles (NMPs) have emerged as substantial threats to human health, particularly as endocrine disruptors. The endocrine system is especially vulnerable ...

Sepsis accounts for around a third of global deaths, with an estimated 166 million cases and 21·4 million all-cause sepsis-related deaths according to a recent study from the Global Sepsis ...

The term signe de cils was introduced in the late 19th century and is attributed to Achille Souques, one of the most prominent French neurologists of his time.1 This clinical observation reflects the ...

The current global health financing emergency is not only creating a service delivery crisis;1 it threatens hard-won health research and life science ecosystems in low-income and middle-income ...

Optimal nutrition during adolescence is fundamental for growth and development. Yet globally, adolescent populations have a triple burden of malnutrition: undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, ...

In the past decade, deep learning has increasingly been applied to medical image interpretation, but without consensus as to whether medical practice should change. Many studies show artificial ...

On March 24, 2026, a jury in New Mexico, USA, ordered Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, to pay US$375 million, finding it violated the state's Unfair Practices Act by misleading consumers about ...

The escalating conflict in the Middle East, entrenched democratic backsliding, and the deliberate unravelling of multilateralism are symptomatic of a crisis of political impunity that jeopardises ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are rapidly evolving into active collaborators—a transformation known as agentification.

As trust in the US federal health agencies drops, states have been creating their own public health networks. Roxanne Nelson reports.

Attacks on hospitals and a communications blackout in Iran threaten access to essential care and complicate the humanitarian response. Sharmila Devi reports.