Very few of the existing state-specific firearm laws are associated with reduced firearm mortality, and this evidence underscores the importance of focusing on relevant and effective firearms ...

The initial successes of anti-amyloid β monoclonal antibodies offer new perspectives for improving the clinical trajectory of Alzheimer’s disease for the first time since its identification in 1906.

Menopause is an inevitable life stage for half the the world’s population, but experiences vary hugely. Some women have few or no symptoms over the menopause transition while others have severe ...

An estimated 1.35 million people die every year from road traffic injuries (RTIs) and more than 50 million are injured or disabled despite a first decade of action and high-level global attention.

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The global burden of disease amenable to surgical intervention, such as trauma, cancer, and complications from childbirth, is substantial and growing. Despite this, there are currently gross ...

This 3-paper Series reviews the evidence about the increase in ultra-processed foods in diets globally and highlights the association with many non-communicable diseases. This rise in ultra-processed ...

Few topics are more emotive than child maltreatment. "Children, the most precious and vulnerable members of our societies, deserve closer attention to their care and education and better protection ...

aDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada bDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada ...

Widespread failures during the COVID-19 pandemic at multiple levels worldwide have led to millions of preventable deaths and a reversal in progress towards sustainable development for many countries.

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In late 2022, the SARS-CoV-2 omicron BQ.1 and XBB lineages, characterised by amino acid substitutions in the spike (S) protein that increase viral fitness, had become predominant in the western (BQ.1) ...