Shoulder dystocia is a rare but potentially serious obstetric emergency. Although many cases of shoulder dystocia are mild, ...

American civil rights activist Maya Angelou once wrote, “prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible”.1 At a time of unprecedented ...

WHO has summarised its commitment to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with the UHC cube diagram,1,2 a globally recognised ...

After more than 3 years of intense negotiations, WHO member states have finally reached a consensus on a new treaty to ...

On April 16, 2025, the UK Supreme Court ruled that only those who are what it terms as biologically female can be defined as women.1 This has wide implications for medicine as well as for people who ...

Gene therapy has emerged as a promising approach to previously untreatable conditions, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a progressive disorder caused by DMD mutations that leads to early ...

The year 2025 marks the 85th anniversary of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions, yet it arrives ...

The pursuit for the elixir of eternal youth has fascinated scientists for centuries. Yet, natural ageing—marked by the ...

The pursuit of rigorous medical science is not compatible with capitulation to government demands aimed at weaponising and ...

Although the definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has undergone numerous revisions aimed at enhancing its ...

Adoptive cell therapy based on ex-vivo expanded tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) has historically been most effective in ...

The focus should be on respecting the evidence, and our lived experiences, by providing all children with an appropriate language. Proposing gene therapies for deaf children risks overlooking the ...