The Lancet

A New (Old) Prevention for Preterm Birth

Adam Wolfberg, M.D. | Posted 05.08.2012

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The consequences of preterm birth are an enormous burden of lifelong disability the world over, and we need another tool in our kit besides progesterone.

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Why Does Donald Trump Think Vaccines Cause Autism?

Noah Gray | Posted 04.13.2012

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Why would Mr. Trump do this? Why would he carelessly extend a wildly unpopular theory amongst researchers to a public that may not be aware of the actual science and decade-plus amount of work that have gone into discrediting the link between vaccines and autism?

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Breaking the Silence Around Stillbirths

Melinda Gates | Posted 06.18.2011

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Stillbirth is a devastating occurrence for families. Oftentimes mothers must suffer through this tragedy alone, facing blame, isolation and pressure to become pregnant again soon.

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Any Gauze in Gaza? Supply Shortages Add to Medical Misery Inside Strip

Jan McGirk | Posted 06.15.2011

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The Gaza strip must cope with a drug shortage, even though Israeli and Egyptian officials talk about easing the blockade that has left this crowded enclave effectively isolated since July 2007.

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Three global health trends for the next decade

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the past two decades, the international donor community has ushered in a historic expansion of global health programs. Through multi-country initi...

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Bitter Medicine: Islamist Extremism at the Bedside

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

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While we soothe ourselves chasing elusive phantoms in the hurt-lockers of the Hindu Kush, battle lines are being redrawn in the Detol-scented hospital corridors of privileged Western Europe.

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Collateral Damage: The Hidden Costs of the Ariel Boycott

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

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Boycotts focus on arresting the most valuable yet vulnerable freedoms: freedom of thought. Like a cluster bomb, boycotts are not particularly surgical in its strike, instead reeking extensive collateral damage.

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Biotech Propaganda Cooks Dangers out of GM Potatoes

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don't worry your little heads over the gene-spliced foods on your plates. Just trust companies like Monsanto when they tell you their genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are perfectly safe.

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Anniversary of a Whistleblowing Hero

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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http://www.responsibletechnology.org/blog/76 Part 1 (Click here for Part 2 ») Twelve years ago, a 150-second TV broadcast changed our world; e...

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U.S. bucks the trend on maternal mortality

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.17.2011

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Worldwide, the news is good. The U.S. is the exception. The big news from The Lancet is that maternal mortality -- the number of women who die in pre...

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How Long Does It Take To Buy a Life-Saving Vaccine?

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Procurement challenges and differences on pricing policies continue to vex our efforts to get vaccines to the world's neediest children.

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Richard Horton Waffles on Lancet's Wakefield Retraction

Sally Beck | Posted 11.17.2011

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Richard Horton's response to the retracted Wakefield study is in stark contrast to comments he made earlier in an interview with me for The Observer newspaper in 2006.

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The Lancet Retracts Dr. Andrew Wakefield's Article On The Autism/Vaccine Connection

Jay Gordon, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

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What is clear is that a sloppy evaluation by a medical journal combined with research poorly done is being used to discredit those of us who believe that real research into the causes of autism must continue.

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Waking Up From the Wakefield Nightmare

Tim Ellis | Posted 11.17.2011

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Yesterday, February 2nd 2010, respected medical journal The Lancet came to the long-overdue conclusion that a "study" which included a sample size far...

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The Censorship of Autism Treatment

Kim Stagliano | Posted 11.17.2011

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We need a thousand doctors like Andrew Wakefield, who are willing to risk their careers and reputations in order to find out what is happening to our children and how to heal them.

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UK Medical Journal Retracts Flawed Vaccine Study

hosted.ap.org | Posted 11.17.2011

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A major British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease....

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UN Aid Programs Have Cost $22B Yet Little Proof They Work, Studies Say

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — In the last two decades, the world has spent more than $196 billion trying to save people from death and disease in poor countries. Bu...

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Just What the Doctor Ordered: Clean Energy, Public Health, and Climate Change

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Climate change has been called "the biggest global health threat of the 21st century." The clean energy bill that is moving through the House right now is just what the doctor ordered.

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The Fighting Spirit: What are Don Imus' Chances of Beating Prostate Cancer?

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Imus is a tough guy, people will say, and he'll whip this disease like a defenseless guest on his show. But does the fighting spirit really make a difference in this kind of survival challenge?

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