Subject Area: Medicine & Health

Through the suggestions and kind support of various stakeholders, we will continue in our efforts towards the sustained elimination of VL from the ISC and improved control in East Africa as a goal by…

Suicide is a major public health problem affecting the lives of millions of people around the world and despite significant attention, in many places rates are still increasing. This collection…

Future opportunities to advance patient care include those linked with the development of new technologies for early tumour detection, since patients whose cancers are detected early may have better…

In this curated collection we highlight a range of novel evidence-based approaches to mental health by bringing together diverse perspectives from pharmacology, psychology, psychiatry, and…

Influenza is an important cause of death and morbidity globally. While vaccination is the best way to prevent influenza virus infection, other pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical strategies can…

Despite the extraordinary achievements in discovering, developing, and scaling up effective strategies, we are still far from consigning HIV to history. The UN Sustainable Development Goals include…

While great strides have been made in efforts to treat and prevent malaria caused by Plasmoidum falciparum, more progress is needed to address the unique challenges associated with preventing and…

The approach to health care for trans and gender diverse individuals is evolving in response to expanding knowledge of the needs in these communities, as well as a growing understanding of the…

Social contexts and environments have a critical influence on psychiatric morbidity. Whilst biological mechanisms can explain some aspects of psychiatric disorders, their influence is moderated by a…

Viral infections are an important cause of death worldwide. In addition to established human pathogens, spillover from animal reservoirs cause emergent and re-emergent viral infections, such as the…