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[Correspondence] How definitions shape obesity-attributable death estimates – Authors' reply

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01133-5/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: August 1, 2026 00:00

Ayoub Boulares and Nicola Luigi Bragazzi raise four important methodological considerations regarding the association between adult obesity and severe infection risk reported in our study.1 Given the potential public health implications of our findings, we…

[Correspondence] An eleventh lesson: escaping the scarcity equilibrium

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01364-4/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: August 1, 2026 00:00

Richard Horton's Offline1 on the ten lessons for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health is well judged, but misses the political economy trap that chronic resource scarcity itself creates and sustains.

[Correspondence] PUSH trial limits: why fluids still matter

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01030-5/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: August 1, 2026 00:00

We read with interest the Article1 by Alana C Desai and colleagues on the results of the well designed, large-scale Prevention of Urinary Stones with Hydration (PUSH) trial, which evaluated a multicomponent intervention to improve fluid intake and…

[Editorial] Learning from a decade of progress in amyloidosis

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01548-5/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: August 1, 2026 00:00

Improving outcomes for people with rare diseases is a major challenge, but it is possible. Amyloidosis is a heterogeneous group of rare disorders in which amyloid (misfolded protein deposits) accumulates in the tissues, causing progressive organ failure.…

[Correspondence] Perspective on proton beam therapy for oropharyngeal cancer

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01070-6/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: August 1, 2026 00:00

The TORPEdO trial1 represents a landmark contribution to oropharyngeal cancer management, demonstrating similar late quality-of-life outcomes between intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). However, as head…

[Correspondence] Representativeness of the Cancer Survival Index in Colombia – Authors' reply

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01284-5/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: August 1, 2026 00:00

We welcome the comments from Oscar Ramirez and colleagues, regarding the hospital-based surveillance system (VIGICANCER1) that includes 55–60% of Colombian children diagnosed with cancer. As VIGICANCER is not a population-based cancer registry (PBCR), it…

[World Report] Cyclospora in the USA: why is it so hard to stop?

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01549-7/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: August 1, 2026 00:00

The epidemiological challenges of the parasite have been compounded by recent cutbacks at US health agencies. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington DC.

[Correspondence] PUSH trial limits: why fluids still matter – Authors' reply

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01282-1/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: August 1, 2026 00:00

We read with interest the Correspondence from Alba Martina Renzullo and Simone Benvenuto regarding results of the Prevention of Urinary Stones with Hydration (PUSH) trial,1 and share their goal of avoiding potentially harmful interpretation of the results.…

[Correspondence] Global tobacco control in 2026: progress yet deepening inequity

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01365-6/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: August 1, 2026 00:00

We commend the Lancet Editorial1 for highlighting the transformative potential of the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which marks a historic moment in tobacco control. By introducing a generational prohibition on tobacco sales to individuals born after 2008,…

[Correspondence] Representativeness of the Cancer Survival Index in Colombia

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01063-9/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: August 1, 2026 00:00

We read with interest the Article1 by Claudia Allemani and colleagues, which provides a landmark contribution to global cancer surveillance. Nevertheless, we have concerns regarding the representativeness of the Cancer Survival Index reported for Colombia:…

[Correspondence] How definitions shape obesity-attributable death estimates

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01029-9/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: August 1, 2026 00:00

Solja T Nyberg and colleagues1 report a consistent dose–response association between adult obesity and severe infections across Finnish cohorts and UK Biobank, and estimate that worldwide 8·6% (95% CI 6·6–11·1) of infection-related deaths in 2018, 15·0%…

[World Report] Cambodia reaches HIV milestone

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01550-3/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: August 1, 2026 00:00

Cambodia is the first country in the Asia–Pacific to reach the 95–95–95 targets. There is hope that other countries might learn from its success. Sima Barmania reports from Bangkok and Phnom Penh.

[Correspondence] Perspective on proton beam therapy for oropharyngeal cancer – Authors' reply

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01182-7/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: August 1, 2026 00:00

We thank Pietro De Luca and colleagues for their thoughtful letter and agree that surgical salvage after intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) is an important and underexplored question.

[Correspondence] Pandora's box: why context is key in inequalities research

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01197-9/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: August 1, 2026 00:00

During clinical work and research, we ask about the intricacies of the lives of others, narratives which they have often not shared with friends, colleagues, and neighbours. We ask not out of curiosity but to work towards tangible benefits, whether for the…

[Correspondence] Medical emergency: urgent medical care for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01414-5/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 27, 2026 06:41

We write to urge immediate access to medical care for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, a paediatrician and Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, who has been detained in Israel since December, 2024, following reports that his health has deteriorated.1 According…

[Correspondence] Newborn screening for birth defects in LMICs cannot wait

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01228-6/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

In low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), gains in child survival reveal an important reality: birth defects account for a growing share of deaths among children younger than 5 years and cause substantial, often unmeasured, disability and…

[World Report] Health in the aftermath of Venezuela's earthquakes

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01496-0/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

Health and humanitarian systems are struggling to cope with the thousands of people injured and displaced. Joe Parkin Daniels reports.

[Department of Error] Department of Error

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01492-3/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

Robb KA, Young B, Murphy MK, et al. Behavioural interventions to increase uptake of FIT colorectal screening in Scotland (TEMPO): a nationwide, eight-arm, factorial, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2025; 405: 1081–92—In this Article the Data sharing…

[Department of Error] Department of Error

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01493-5/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

GBD 2023 Cancer Collaborators. The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet 2025; 406: 1565–86—The appendix of this Article has been…

[Department of Error] Department of Error

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01491-1/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

Coomarasamy A, Sindhu KN, Gallos I, et al. Postpartum haemorrhage: epidemiology, consequences, and missed opportunities. Lancet 2026; 408: 62–73—In this Series paper, data in table S7 of the appendix were incorrect and have been updated. This correction…

[Correspondence] Ecological integration for a legitimate and authentic One Health: a Hendra virus case study

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00861-5/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

Despite short-term costs to economic development, long-term human prosperity is not possible in an ecologically unstable planet. Efforts to preserve and stabilise ecosystems should function as public health measures with political and distributive…

[Perspectives] Salim Yusuf: climbing mountains in cardiology

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01437-6/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

In the wide spectrum of human disease, the biggest killer, and the largest cause of premature death worldwide, is heart disease. The melioristic efforts to reduce this global burden form the focus of Climbing Mountains: The Journey to Beat the World's…

[Perspectives] Wintering in Davos

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01438-8/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

Travel for health dates back to ancient times, but in the 19th century medical climatology emerged. The spa culture of the 18th century was largely displaced by a wider focus on the role of climate and environment in improving health. British physicians…

[World Report] Health officials suspended over paediatric HIV infections

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01494-7/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

At least 78 children in Sindh, Pakistan, have been infected with HIV amid allegations of unsafe injection practices. Samaan Lateef reports.

[Perspectives] Tamzin Cuming: supporting inclusivity in surgery

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01436-4/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

When consultant colorectal surgeon Tamzin Cuming took part in a short film challenging prejudice about women in the workforce back in 2016, she had no idea what the reaction would be. Funded by the UK charity Inspiring the Future, the video showed a group…

[Editorial] Who owns cardiometabolic disease?

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01497-2/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

A person with obesity, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, and heart failure might receive five different diagnoses, attend five different clinics, and be managed according to five different…

[Correspondence] Firearm violence exposure as an adverse childhood experience – Authors’ reply

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01903-8/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

We thank Diego A Díaz-Faes and colleagues for their interest in our Commission. Across two Lancet Commissions, we have called for investment in adolescent health and wellbeing.1,2 Adolescence is a key developmental period that establishes the health and…

[World Report] Governance for artificial intelligence in health

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01495-9/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

Ministers have met in Lisbon, Portugal, to help decide how to ensure that artificial intelligence in health care is used safely and responsibly. Talha Burki reports.

[Correspondence] Firearm violence exposure as an adverse childhood experience

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01738-6/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

The second Lancet Commission on adolescent health and wellbeing outlined an agenda recognising adolescence as a key period for achieving lasting health improvements.1 Along with the 2025 Countdown to 2030 for women's, children's and adolescents’ health,2…

[Obituary] Bernard Roizman

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01439-X/fulltext?rss=yes

Published: July 25, 2026 00:00

Virologist and world authority on herpes simplex virus. Born on April 17, 1929, in Chișinău, Romania (now in Moldova), he died in Chicago, IL, USA, on April 13, 2026, aged 96 years.