What policies could be implemented to support children struggling with addiction while addressing community concerns?
More children in England are in drug and alcohol treatment, but families say many cannot get help
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More children in England are in drug and alcohol treatment, but families say many cannot get help
I read with great interest the recent Editorial, which posed the fundamental question: “What will be the most pressing health challenge of 2026?”1 The Editorial rightly emphasised this challenge lies not only in the persistence of existing wars but also in the growing risk of escalation and spillover
Bowel cancer in people under the age of 50 is increasing worldwide and scientists are striving to find out why
Democrats and Republicans in Congress opposed the creation of a commission with the power to veto federal research awards
We welcome the correction to the Seminar by Erik von Seth and colleagues,1 which clarifies that no vancomycin-resistant enterococci were found in published studies of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis treated with oral vancomycin. The incidence reported initially in the Seminar (8·7%) has been corrected to 0%.1
Burning of a Ebola-hit transit camp sends 19,000 fleeing, illustrating the difficulties of controlling epidemic
The pope has landed in Paris for a four-day trip. Received by President Emmanuel Macron, Leo warned about the risks of AI and criticized France's limited legalization of assisted dying
Pennsylvania reports over 900 measles cases, leading a nationwide outbreak with the highest numbers in 35 years
This brief explores Sweden’s experience of implementing a public health approach to violence against children, including the core elements as well as factors that are perceived to help and hinder implementation
(Fixes typographical error in headline) GENEVA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A fifth candidate has entered the race to lead the World Health Organization, the agency's website showed as the deadline for nominees closed overnight. • Candidates from five countries have submitted applications to replace Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Director-General of the WHO • They are: Qatar's Hanan Mohammed Al-Kuwari, Saudi Arabia's Hanan Balkhy, Belgium's HansKluge, Spain's Maria Neira and Indonesia's Budi Gunadi Sadikin
Klomp, a behind-the-scenes HHS power player, is likely to be confirmed as second-in-command to RFK Jr
Exclusive: Heidi Overton plans to tell senators she will speed up biomedical research, working with FDA staff