Despite being declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern 10 months ago, the mpox outbreak is not over. And in places like Sierra Leone, it is spiralling. Paul Adepoju reports.

Squamous cell anal carcinoma (SCAC) is a very rare disease, with few approved treatments in the advanced setting. Little benefit has been achieved with currently approved treatments in terms of ...

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is one of the most lethal cancers, with patients diagnosed with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) experiencing a median survival of just 12 months after ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common nerve entrapment syndrome in the upper limb, affecting 3–5% of the adult population.1 Depending on local routines and habits, different specialties are ...

Management of older adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease is complex. These individuals often have multiple comorbidities, take several medications, and are at increased risk of ...

Global migration is an inescapable reality. Whether by choice or by force, 1 billion people (one in eight of the total world population) are on the move today, driven by economic, political, ...

Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Kenya, after infectious and cardiovascular diseases.1 According to the National Institutes of Health, 50% of all cancer patients receive radiotherapy as ...

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr announced that the CDC, for which he has overall control, would be withdrawing its recommendation for routine COVID-19 vaccination for ...

Samuel S Myers, Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Director of the Johns Hopkins ...

Experts in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, discuss the current outlook for cancer in their countries, and the prospect for collaboration and development in cancer control in ...

Rates of homelessness are rising in many high-income countries with over 300 000 people in England classed as living in unsheltered or temporary housing in 2024, an increase of 14% in 1 year. In the ...

A decade ago the psychologist and thriller writer Frank Tallis published The Sleep Room, a disturbing tale of a monomaniacal psychiatrist who subjected female patients to months of high dose sedatives ...