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Main Points: Two Viewpoints, published in The Lancetalongside a new Series, The health of Americans [1], explore the intersection of

Largest study to date finds insulin pumps result in better blood sugar control than multiple daily injections in people with type 2 diabetes

Main Points: Insulin pumps are significantly more effective at controlling blood glucose (sugar) in people with type 2 diabetes who

Main Point: Experts urge global leaders to recognise midwifery’s “vital potential” to save lives of women and infants worldwide. Published

Main Point: The UK has failed to match the gains made in reducing deaths among children and young adults by

Main Points: For long-term treatment of newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease (PD), the old drug levodopa provides better mobility and a

Main Points: No country has witnessed a significant decline in obesity prevalence over past three decades. Published in: The Lancet

Main Points: Italian scientists have developed a miniaturised kidney dialysis machine capable of treating the smallest babies, and have

The Lancet is today [Wednesday 21 May] publishing a Series of reports about different mass gatherings: the London 2012 Olympic and

Main Points: People who use antipsychotic medication (such as clozapine or risperidone) to treat psychiatric illness are nearly half as

Main Points: Reducing or curbing just six modifiable risk factors—tobacco use, harmful alcohol use, salt intake, high blood pressure and