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In some people with the condition, cells grow abnormally and develop into oesophageal cancer.

The Lancet has released its second global commission report on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing. Adolescents are defined as 10- to 24-year-olds. The report builds on the first one, done in 2016. The latest report presents substantial original research that supports actions it recommends to be taken across sectors as well…

Health of adolescents worldwide has reached a ‘tipping point’, authors of Lancet commission analysis warn

Palestinian rights group says remarks criticising a Lancet analysis on impact of the conflict are ‘sickening’

As ‘super gonorrhoea’ rises, researchers warn the STI could become ‘impossible’ to treat

Researchers say gepotidacin could be delivered via a pill and help combat strains resistant to standard treatment

Mayor’s video acknowledges Muslim Londoners’ anguish over the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza, as Israel claims figures are unreliable

Lancet study uses data from 204 countries to paint a grim picture of what it called an ‘unprecedented global epidemic’.

Analysis forecasts a third of young people will also be overweight or obese, in ‘unparalleled’ threat to health