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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 5d
Ultra-processed foods – what’s the impact?

In a new Lancet Series, experts warn a global rise in #UPFs presents a growing public health threat.

Read the evidence & policy recommendations ⬇️
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Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health. Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health. Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 1h
The growing climate change-related health risks that are facing Africa demand urgent action.

@lancetcountdown.bsky.social is launching a new initiative in Africa to strengthen regional capacity to track & monitor progress on health & climate change.

Find out more: spkl.io/63324AeKgr
Figure showing the number of scientific publications on health and climate change in Africa 1990–2023. Copyright: 2025 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 6h
📈 The number of new liver cancer cases will nearly double by 2050.

Join Hongmei Zeng for a Lancet Webinar exploring how global collaboration can help reverse the rise of this disease.

👉 Register to secure your place: hubs.li/Q03GK-q50

#oncology #hepatology #lgcw2025
Blue graphic promoting a Lancet Webinar event. Text states: "Join Hongmei Zeng, Professor at Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, for our global webinar on the global strategies to reverse the rise of liver cancer on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at 9am GMT/10am CET". A photographic of Professor Zeng appears on the right side of the graphic. Copyright: Elsevier Ltd.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 1d
Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) remains a highly debated condition, despite ~10% of the global population self-reporting a gluten or wheat sensitivity.

A Review examines current evidence & provides practical guidance for assessment and management: spkl.io/63328AdQha
Symptoms and onset times for non-coeliac gluten sensitivity. Copyright: Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 1d
As national overseas aid falls dramatically, the European Investment Bank is ramping up financing for global health projects.

✍️ Udani Samarasekera reports: spkl.io/63325AdvE1
A sign stands outside the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. Copyright: Juinen/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 2d
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is now the leading cause of maternal death in many parts of the world.

A Seminar summarises current knowledge of peripartum cardiomyopathy genetics, pathophysiology, diagnostic approaches, medical management, and outcome: spkl.io/63320AdQNn
Figure showing risk factors and pathological mechanisms linked to peripartum cardiomyopathy. Copyright: 2025 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 3d
788 million people worldwide were living with chronic kidney disease in 2023. Yet neither awareness nor action match the threat posed to health.

Our latest Editorial ➡️ "Chronic kidney disease: breaking the silence" spkl.io/63324AdQLO
A quote from The Lancet's Nov 22, 2025 Editorial. Quote reads: "Detecting and treating [Chronic Kidney Disease] provides an opportunity to stem the tide of multiple adverse health outcomes, with huge potential economic benefits. It is an opportunity that must be taken."

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 3d
"...from dependency to ownership, from vulnerability to resilience, and from aspiration to action."

On the cover, a new Comment by Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa-CDC, discusses Africa's new strategic vision for public health.

Read this & more: spkl.io/63329Adt3W
Cover of The Lancet's Nov 22, 2025 issue. Quote reads: "Africa's vision of health security and sovereignty is not isolationist...It is an invitation to a new partnership model in which Africa leads with clarity and confidence..."

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 3d
What can we learn from different regional approaches to treating liver cancer?

Join Jordi Bruix for a webinar exploring global strategies to to reverse the rise of liver cancer, hosted as part of London Global Cancer Week 2025.

👉 Register: hubs.li/Q03GK-q50

#oncology #hepatology #lgcw2025
Blue graphic promoting an upcoming Lancet Webinar event. Text states: "Join Jordi Bruix, Professor at Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC), for our global webinar on global strategies to reverse the rise of liver cancer on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at 9am GMT/10am CET". A photographic of Professor Bruix appears on the left side of the graphic. Copyright: Elsevier Ltd.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 3d
"Climate change is[...]a defining health emergency of our time."

A new Comment discusses the launch of the Belém Health Action Plan (BHAP) and the Global Coalition of Academies of Medicine on Climate and Health (GCAMCH).

🔗 spkl.io/63320AdR02 #COP30
Quote from a Comment published in The Lancet. Quote reads: "The coalition has brought together academies globally to make a unified commitment to advance science-driven, health-centred climate action."

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 4d
"The problem of [antimicrobial resistance] has been seen as either not urgent or too difficult to solve. Neither is true."

A Series spotlights this global issue & how existing infection prevention methods could save 750,000 lives a year: spkl.io/63323AdRFP #WorldAMRAwarenessWeek
Infographic outlining the enormous, growing, and unevenly distributed threat to global health that antimicrobial resistance poses. An infographic on existing interventions that can have a significant impact on AMR in LMICs: Aligning infection & prevention control, access to WASH services, and high-priority paediatric vaccines.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 4d
📢 Don't miss our upcoming webinar with Cell Press!

Register now to join the discussion and explore how innate immunity shapes neurological diseases by examining its protective and harmful roles in the brain.

👉 Register: hubs.li/Q03NdTNP0

#neurology #brainhealth #alzheimers #multiplesclerosis
Blue graphic with Cell Press and The Lancet logos in the top left and right corners respectively. Text says: "Webinar: Innate immunity regulation of brain health on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 2pm GMT/9am EST/10pm CST. Join Elena Becker-Barroso, Editor-in-Chief at The Lancet Neurology, Sam Rose, Scientific Editor at Neuron, David Hunt, Professor of Medicine at University of Edinburgh, Andrea Ablasser, Professor at EPFL, and Manuel Friese, Professor of Neurology at University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf". Copyright: Elsevier Ltd.