The Working Group assessed more than 800 epidemiological studies that investigated the association of cancer with consumption of red meat or processed meat in many countries, from several continents, ...

Coffee is one of the world's most widely consumed beverages. It contains many different compounds and its composition varies depending on how it is produced and prepared for drinking. After ...

In December, 2019, a local outbreak of pneumonia of initially unknown cause was detected in Wuhan (Hubei, China), and was quickly determined to be caused by a novel coronavirus,1 namely severe acute ...

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Alcohol Collaborators1 estimate the burden of alcohol consumption on populations from 195 locations and conclude that drinking alcohol leads to health loss ...

Countries have a legal obligation to combat climate change. The challenge for health is to make sure that they comply. Udani Samarasekera reports.

Broadly speaking, litigation has played a crucial role in advancing public health by holding industries and governments accountable for neglecting or harming health. Strategic litigation, which seeks ...

At The Lancet Group, we understand that the Journal Impact Factor is just one measure of a journal's performance. Explore our journal impact metrics, including Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore, ...

In December, 2019, Wuhan, Hubei province, China, became the centre of an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause, which raised intense attention not only within China but internationally. Chinese ...

People with mental illness have an increased risk of physical disease, as well as reduced access to adequate health care. Physical-health disparities are observed across all mental illnesses in all ...

Peer review plays a vital role in ensuring the integrity of the scientific record. At the Lancet journals, external peer review only takes place once a manuscript has been scrutinised internally by ...

Learn more about each of our journals, including the different content types they publish, their submission guidelines, and links to Editorial Manager, The Lancet Group’s manuscript submission and ...

The infant simulator-based VIP programme did not achieve its aim of reducing teenage pregnancy. Girls in the intervention group were more likely to experience a birth or an induced abortion than those ...