The Lancet

As the Earth becomes hotter, we’re seeing more floods and droughts. Flooding can make superbugs spread faster and further. And heat helps germs adapt faster

NuMeRI’s groundbreaking facility reshapes medical research and patient care

Africa needs equitable collaborations between researchers from the continent and those from outside the continent

Scientists agree it is important to get most of the population vaccinated before giving booster jabs

Russia’s COVID vaccine, Sputnik V, is plagued by a series of red flags and question marks surrounding its clinical trials and results. Here’s how the jab took a shortcut and…

Inequity in Covid vaccine access echoes mistakes from the HIV response. In the forty years since Aids was first identified, there have also been several lessons on how to contain…

The Covid-19 J&J and Pfizer vaccines remain effective in protecting against severe sickness and hospitalisation

The Life Esidimeni tragedy makes headlines again in a new global report.

Western anti-immunisation movements have taken root in local communities resulting in some parents refusing to vaccinate their children.

Researchers predict that in 2040, low-income countries will spend just $0.03 on healthcare for every dollar that high-income countries spend.

Childcarers and educators say the same thing: early neglect of children is catastophic for later learning.

But some patient groups denounced the trial in its entirety.

The <i>Lancet</i> has formally retracted a paper that caused an international battle over links between childhood vaccine MMR and autism.