Welcome to The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals, published weekly since 1823. 🌐 thelancet.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mvsguyjri22rWhat if cancer prevention were as personalised as cancer treatment? The @gustaveroussy.fr–Lancet Lecture sets out the case for precision prevention & early detection—matching interventions to individual risk, while building the workforce & health systems needed to deliver them. spkl.io/633267rFOk18 Sep 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsguyjri22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mvsbsbufuk2tDespite serious symptoms, asthma is often underdiagnosed and mismanaged, which—in the worst-case scenarios—can be fatal. A new Editorial explores the unmet needs of people living with severe asthma: spkl.io/633287rIyo18 Sep 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsbsbufuk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mvrzn7k5pq2wWhat makes a meta-analysis believable? In our latest issue, a new Viewpoint outlines how to identify meta-analyses that merit clinical confidence. Explore the full issue: spkl.io/633277rxvt18 Sep 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrzn7k5pq2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mvpdsbfpne2cICYMI - A genetically modified pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months before a successful human kidney transplant, according to a world-first report in The Lancet. Read now: spkl.io/633257r8p117 Sep 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpdsbfpne2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mvnjaobnaf2v⏰ Get writing—less than a month left to enter the 2025 Wakley Prize competition! Find out more about this year's theme: spkl.io/6332778MJb16 Sep 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnjaobnaf2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mvmp7skmtk2xA new AI tool could help doctors avoid unnecessary contrast-dye injections for some brain tumour patients, according to a study in @lancetimaging.bsky.social Explore the research 👉 tinyurl.com/2uufu6ur https://tinyurl.com/2uufu6ur16 Sep 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmp7skmtk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mvk4bsanna2tWhat we eat and where we live have long been understood as determinants of health. But what we scroll, what algorithms feed us, and how platforms are designed are determinants of health too. Join us and @dthlab.bsky.social for the launch of a new Lancet Series ➡️ spkl.io/633247rMJu15 Sep 2026 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvk4bsanna2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mvi6ejyuij2rA new study assessed the efficacy & safety of mitapivat in adults with transfusion-dependent thalassaemia. The study found that mitapivat significantly reduced the transfusion burden & was generally well tolerated, showing a favourable benefit–risk profile. Read: spkl.io/633207r84y14 Sep 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi6ejyuij2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mvgnnbdupa2tNew US Medicare pricing policies could reshape global pharmaceutical markets, potentially driving up prices and delaying medicine launches worldwide, study suggests. Find out more: spkl.io/633247RvuC13 Sep 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgnnbdupa2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mvd3uneyh32tRegister to join Suzette Delaloge, Medical Oncologist and Researcher at Gustave Roussy, who will provide opening remarks and join a panel discussion at the inaugural Gustave Roussy–Lancet Lecture. 18 Sept | Paris + online Register: spkl.io/633287yTpp 12 Sep 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd3uneyh32thttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mvavafqnvo27New Editorial—Gene-editing therapies: delivering safely for patients spkl.io/633227Rs3G11 Sep 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvavafqnvo27https://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mvapazsnms2wIn July, the winners of the Lancet–Elsevier Foundation Evidence to Impact Awards were announced. Three research teams were recognized for outstanding work translating health evidence into real-world impact in underserved communities. Find out more about their work in The Lancet ⤵️11 Sep 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvapazsnms2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mvag7fnlxm2nOn the cover this week, authors of a new letter argue that global science can serve as a foundation for international cooperation, even when politics fails. Read this & more: spkl.io/633227RSlM11 Sep 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvag7fnlxm2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mv6epp3mk32oIn @thelancetneuro.bsky.social, a new Series explores how Alzheimer's disease clinical practice might evolve over the next 5–10 years, focusing on: ➡️ fluid biomarkers ➡️ neuroimaging ➡️ clinical pathways for cognitively unimpaired individuals Read now: spkl.io/633207R5si10 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6epp3mk32ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mv3vyel5sa2v🆕 The Lancet Regional Health - Eastern Mediterranean has published its first piece of content online 📝 Farida Abougaziaa & Mohamed Salama discuss the overlooked mental health needs of older refugees in Egypt and the broader Eastern Mediterranean Region: spkl.io/633267RVvi09 Sep 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3vyel5sa2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mv337owvhj2nA genetically modified pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months before a successful human kidney transplant, according to a world-first report in The Lancet. Read now: spkl.io/633247RJgK09 Sep 2026 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv337owvhj2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3muyvjff5ms26In The Lancet Surgery & Anaesthesiology, Debra Leung and colleagues explore perioperative shared decision making through a global equity lens. Read now: tinyurl.com/myyb8h4y08 Sep 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyvjff5ms26https://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3muyizdo53c2tAccording to a new analysis published in @thelancetph.bsky.social, more than 2.7 billion people were exposed to second-hand smoke in 2023, contributing to nearly 1.7 million deaths. Explore the research: spkl.io/633247uhge #GBD @ihmeuw.bsky.social08 Sep 2026 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyizdo53c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3muwmkljkaq2w🫁 Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. A new Lancet–@lancetrespirmed.bsky.social Series, presented at #ERSCongress, evaluates the evolving therapeutic landscape across the major subtypes of lung cancer: spkl.io/633247uqza @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social07 Sep 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwmkljkaq2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3muw7ayi6wa2cStereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is the standard of care for early-stage, medically inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A new trial investigated the addition of atezolizumab with SBRT. Find out more: spkl.io/633217uhKL #ERSCongress @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social07 Sep 2026 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw7ayi6wa2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3muttsz47ks2nHow will the Meta settlement affect child health? Find out more in a new World Report: spkl.io/633277uWnL06 Sep 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3muttsz47ks2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3murqrbb7fp2cUptake of robotic-arm-assisted total knee replacement is increasing rapidly worldwide. Yet whether robotic systems improve outcomes is uncertain. A study investigated clinical efficacy & cost-effectiveness of Mako robotic-arm-assisted TKR versus conventional TKR: spkl.io/633237uWtL05 Sep 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3murqrbb7fp2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mupaccldxc2l"...cardiovascular health should be central to maternal care." Our latest Editorial discusses cardiovascular health challenges during pregnancy and the need for better preventive care. Read now: spkl.io/633217umUh04 Sep 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupaccldxc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3muouksshjt2rCardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality & a major driver of morbidity. In our latest issue, a new Lancet Series examines the continuum of cardiovascular risk surrounding pregnancy. Read this & more: spkl.io/633267umrM04 Sep 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3muouksshjt2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3mumnsba2xc2e🎧 What cardiovascular issues can women experience in pregnancy, & why? Our editors are joined by Professor Garima Sharma, one of the authors of a new Series of papers aiming to bring the cardiovascular health of pregnant women into the mainstream of primary and secondary care. tinyurl.com/evfsujf3 https://tinyurl.com/evfsujf303 Sep 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumnsba2xc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3muhctdtwz22kThe Lancet Surgery & Anaesthesiology has published its first piece of content online 📝 Ntuli Kapologwe & colleagues highlight the importance of global surgery to global health and the need for synergy between the @who.int ECO Strategy & NSOAPS. Read now: tinyurl.com/3em6kser01 Sep 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhctdtwz22k