Lancet Menopause Series Wants to Change How Society Views ‘The Change’
Researchers warned against the “over-medicalization” of menopause in a four-paper series in The Lancet, and argued for a fresh approach that goes beyond the treatment of specific symptoms. The series focused on four areas for changing how we view menopause — ranging from healthcare providers adopting an “empowerment model” to support women; optimizing health after […]
Tackling Climate Change Starts With a Focus on Health, Lancet Report Says
The eighth Lancet Countdown report — a collaboration between scientists and health practitioners from around the world — paints a dire picture of continued inaction around climate change and its human cost. “In this year’s report, new projections reveal the dangers of further delays in action, with every tracked health dimension worsening as the climate […]
Report Details ‘Massive Global Failure’ in Response to COVID-19
The Lancet Commission called for a major overhaul to the World Health Organization (WHO) and global health policy following the estimated deaths of more than 17 million people worldwide as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This staggering death toll is both a profound tragedy and a massive global failure at multiple levels,” according to […]