» Nasal Spray May Help Prevent COVID-19 Infection
21/10/25 00:00 from JAMA Current Issue
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that nasal spray containing the antihistamine azelastine may help prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection.

» Dexmedetomidine- or Clonidine-Based Sedation vs Propofol in Critically Ill Patients—Reply
21/10/25 00:00 from JAMA Current Issue
In Reply We agree that the COVID-19 pandemic is potentially relevant to interpretation of the results from the A2B trial, but we do not believe it substantially explains the observed lack of clinical effectiveness.

» Defunding mRNA vaccine research leaves us all more vulnerable to future health emergencies
20/10/25 11:01 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Recently the US secretary of health and human services Robert F Kennedy Jr decided to terminate mRNA vaccine research projects worth $500m.1 This decision demonstrates a wilful ignorance of the advantages that mRNA based vaccines will of...

» Global resurgence of pertussis in infants
20/10/25 09:16 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Vaccination has reduced the global burden of pertussis (whooping cough), but the disease has recently resurged.1 After a temporary decline during the covid-19 pandemic, China has witnessed one of the most pronounced resurgences of pertus...

» Threat of imposter participants in health research
15/10/25 22:30 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Online recruitment has become central to modern health research. The speed and reach of internet based recruitment, particularly since the covid-19 pandemic, has transformed how we collect data.123 However, alongside this digital transfo...

» [Articles] Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
12/10/25 14:00 from The Lancet
This analysis identified several key differences in mortality trends from previous estimates, including higher rates of adolescent mortality, higher rates of young adult mortality in females, and lower rates of mortality in older age gro...

» [Articles] Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
12/10/25 14:00 from The Lancet
We examined global mortality patterns over the past three decades, highlighting—with enhanced estimation methods—the impacts of major events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to broader trends such as increasing NCDs in low-inco...

» [Articles] Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disea
12/10/25 14:00 from The Lancet
Our findings underscore the complex and dynamic nature of global health challenges. Since 2010, there have been large decreases in burden due to CMNN diseases and many environmental and behavioural risk factors, juxtaposed with sizeable ...

» [Editorial] Health progress in a post-COVID-19 world
12/10/25 14:00 from The Lancet
The COVID-19 pandemic upended global mortality and morbidity. COVID-19 was ranked as the number one age-standardised cause of death globally in 2021 but by 2023 had dropped to the 20th cause of death among all leading global causes, repl...

» Association of 2024–2025 Covid-19 Vaccine with Covid-19 Outcomes in U.S. Veterans
08/10/25 09:00 from Massachusetts Medical Society: New England Journal of Medicine: Table of Contents
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.

» An Evidence-Based Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination
09/07/25 09:00 from Massachusetts Medical Society: New England Journal of Medicine: Table of Contents
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.