On Oct 28, 2024, the Israeli Knesset passed a bill banning the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from operating in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.1 ...

The centrality of the first 1000 days—from conception to 2 years of age—for early childhood development is recognised in ...

Following the first 1000 days of life that span from conception to two years of age, the next 1000 days of a child's life from 2–5 years of age offer a window of opportunity to promote nurturing and ...

In a global landscape defined by polycrisis, children are being failed. To address this failure, we ask an ambitious yet ...

Neurodiversity is a concept that embraces the different ways that the human brain processes information, functions, and presents behaviourally.1 Instead of thinking in terms of a medical disability ...

Demand for mental health services exceeds available resources globally, and access to diagnosis and evidence-based treatment ...

Within 10 years of Crohn's disease diagnosis, up to 50% of people will require surgery, with ileocaecal or ileocolonic resection being the most common procedure.1 Surgery is not curative and disease ...

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For decades, researchers from all obesity-related disciplines have been observing the escalating prevalence of people living ...

The G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Nov 18–19 will address global health, but uncertainty over multilateralism under a new US President looms large. John Zarocostas reports.

Young people face a range of health issues that require attention and action from family and from people in positions of power in society. Importantly, health is more than physical wellbeing.

Earlier this year, Jarno Habicht, the WHO Representative in Ukraine, described the situation there as a “humanitarian crisis ...