• Incarceration history and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  SummaryBackgroundPeople who inject drugs (PWID) experience a high prevalence of incarceration and might be at high risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection during or after incarceration. We a

  2018-11-09

• Healthy China 2030 (from vision to action)

  Healthy ChinaThe development of a ‘Healthy China’ is central to the Chinese Government’s agenda for health and development – and has the potential to reap huge benefits for the rest of the world.Presi

  2018-11-09

• The Nobel prize for medicine is awarded for a new type of cancer treatment

  THIS year’s Nobel prize for physiology or medicine goes to James Allison of the University of Texas, and Tasuku Honjo of Kyoto University, in Japan (both pictured), “for their discovery of cancer ther

  2018-11-09

• Soundscapes of the mind

  After stumbling through the vegan café, past the gender-neutral toilets, and into a small chapel hidden in a secret garden, I knew that this 30 min installation was going to be unconventional. Aiste N

  2018-11-09

• Prostate cancer: Scientists reveal new way to target stubborn cells

  A new compound that targets hard-to-treat prostate cancer cells may pave the way for a new, more successful treatment in the future, a new study reports.The study, which is now published in 

  2018-11-09

• Can we trust results from early clinical trials?

  Results from early clinical trials investigating new treatments for chronic diseases may be drastically exaggerated, according to an analysis published this week.As the average human lifespan slowly e

  2018-11-09