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Connecting voices from the #WesternPacific to the global community with high-quality #OpenAccess research that impacts clinical practice & health policy. 🌐 www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/h…

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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When identifying solutions to support #parenting, more wasn't always better. An #Australian trial found that tailored #feedback & #telehealth coaching were helpful to support parents to reduce risk behaviors in #adolescents, but #Text messages had a negative effect. 🔗 tinyurl.com/y5wvmxnh
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Optimising a digital parent-based intervention to improve adolescent health risk behaviours in families living in socio-economically disadvantaged communities: findings from the Health4Life Parents & ...
Using a highly efficient MOST factorial design, we identified a low-burden, highly scalable intervention for parents living in disadvantaged communities, ready for evaluation in a definitive randomise...
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Our new issue is live!🙌 Check out papers about new point-of-care diagnosis triage for #COPD, climate hazard and #MentalHealth hospitalisations, #UlcerativeColitis sub-phenotyping, and long-term #cancer prevalence projection in #Australia... & more! 🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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A/Prof Qingwei Luo @qingweiluo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Cancer prevalence in Australia is projected to rise by 57% from 1.67m people in 2025 to 2.62m by 2050. Alongside expanding cancer services, stronger prevention efforts are essential to reduce future cancer burden. doi.org/10.1016/j.la... @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social @daffodilcentre.org
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🆕 Childhood #overweight & #obesity have emerged as a major public health challenge across Pacific Island Countries and Territories. We present a new 3-paper series, highlighting the burden, determinants & interventions to #childhood obesity in #PICTs. 🔗 www.thelancet.com/series-do/ch... #MedSky
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Childhood Obesity in Pacific Islands Countries and Territories
Childhood overweight and obesity have emerged as a major public health challenge across Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), where prevalence rates are among the highest globally.
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 29/07/2026
Mental disorders are leading contributors to disease burden among young people. A new study in @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social provides current estimates of prevalence, patterns, severity, and profiles of mental disorders among Australians aged 16–24. Find out more: tinyurl.com/2t6849am
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Rates and impact of mental disorders among Australian youth: prevalence, severity, and trends from two national psychiatric surveys
Mental disorders among Australian youth have increased markedly since 2007, with greater severity and functional impairment.
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🆕 #Japan healthcare system is widely cited for #UniversalHealthCoverage and longevity. With #aging & higher care #cost, the system now confronts pressures. A new review proposes a #Vision2040 framework to provide a roadmap for #policy reform aligned with societal value. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mr25xjuy
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Japan's health system toward 2040: structural challenges and a renewed social contract
Japan's universal health coverage system has supported healthy longevity, but now confronts institutional stagnation: widely recognised structural pressures persist without reform of its core architec...
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
We are the world-leading clinical and health services journal dedicated to the Western Pacific, with a:   Journal Impact Factor of 9·4  Scopus CiteScore of 13·8  Explore our high impact and global reach: hubs.li/Q04k_Ctj0   #WPRO #OpenAccess
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Our June issue is live! 🙌 Check out latest papers about use of #minocycline in acute anterior circulation ischemic #stroke, review of #cardiovascular care delivery across Asia Pacific, and adverse childhood experience and risk of #HIV among #LGBTQ+ people, & more! 🔗 tinyurl.com/nhadcs7r #MedSky
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🆕 Nearly half of secondary medical areas in #Japan are not equipped with #ICU beds. A study found critically ill patients in these areas were linked to #mortality disadvantages, driven by #acces & travel rather than of quality of care. 🔗 tinyurl.com/43b7sz65 #CriticalCare #EmergencyMedicine
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Critical care access and outcomes in residents of inpatient-care catchment areas with and without ICUs: a nationwide cohort study in Japan
Nearly half of SMAs lack ICU beds. While post-arrival ICU outcomes were similar, residence in an SMA without ICUs was associated with reduced ICU access and higher mortality among critically ill patie...
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Our May issue is live!🙌 Check out papers about #NonSuicidalSelfInjury among #Chinese adults, #Consumers’ acceptance to #DigitalHealth technology in #LMICs, global landscape of #LungCancer #Screening & more! 🖋️ Editorial: Making older women more visible in healthy #ageing 🔗 URL: tinyurl.com/52e99w4n
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🆕East Asian never-smokers have higher #LungCancer incidence than the Western counterparts, but often excluded from #LDCT screening guidelines. A Viewpoint discusses evidence in #EastAsians to balance the dilemma between benefits of #EarlyDetection & risks of #overdiagnosis. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3k2c9p37
Viewpoint: LDCT screening for lung cancer in East Asian never-smokers: balancing benefits and overdiagnosis-related harms
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Our April issue is live!🙌 Check out papers about mass #HCV screening among persons in custody, #savolitanib for MET-mutated #NSCLC, #MentalHealth systems in #PacificIsland countries & more! 🖋️ Editorial: Putting #RuralHealth first in the #FuelCrisis 🎨 Cover image by Cherry Wu 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdfbj3xu
Cover image by Cherry Wu. "From bars to care": The light beams between the prison bars represent precious opportunities of receiving hepatitis C virus testing and treatment.
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
🆕 In many #PacificIsland countries, #MentalHealth disorders are under-resourced. A scoping review shows that #PICT systems remain #hospital-centred with workforce shortage, limited #financing, weak information #systems, and fragile #access to medicines. 🔗 tinyurl.com/5x5e3hh7 #PsySky #MedSky
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
🆕 #Genetic architecture of #Parkinson's disease & progression to PD #dementia is incompletely characterized in #Asians. A #GWAS study using a #Taiwanese cohort has identified new genetic loci in Asians and highlights both shared and #ethnicity-specific PD risk loci. 🔗 tinyurl.com/285k4wbp #MedSky
Cover image provided by authors to describe the discovery of new genetic loci for PDD.
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
🆕A new modelling study in #HongKong found one-off screening in #Prison is cost-effective to reduce #HCV related #cirrhosis, #LiverCancer & #mortality. More frequent screenings imply higher cost, but would yield better health gain. 🔗 Full text: tinyurl.com/47czn484 #MedSky #OncSky #HepatitisC
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
🆕 Will the #SocialMediaBan in Australia disrupt researchers' ability to #recruit adolescents under 16? This week, another paper explains the implications for recruitment feasibility. Researchers might expect selection bias, increased recruitment via caretakers & higher cost. 🔗 tinyurl.com/59n4m6vt
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
🆕 #Australia just introduced the world-first #SocialMedia ban targeting #adolescents aged under 16. A new article highlights critical areas for #evaluation when assessing policy #effectiveness, other than only monitoring compliance to regulations. 🔗 Full text: tinyurl.com/mwm54rmu #PsySky #MedSky
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
🆕 Climate change & antimicrobial resistance #AMR are linked. A new study shows increasing #temperature by climate change directly accelerates #bacterial growth & #mutation rates, and indirectly affects healthcare disruptions and #antibiotic misuse. 🔗 Full text: tinyurl.com/xuc3jxaf #OneHealth
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Globally 1 in 6 people feel #lonely - Young people feel the loneliest. We present a #series introducing #SocialPrescribing, an approach that connects community support to improve health and well-being. 🔗 Full text: tinyurl.com/n2jk73dj 🔗 Video abstract: tinyurl.com/ms6ym8bh #MentalHealth #PsySky
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
🆕 #LungCancer was historically associated with old male smokers. A new study in #Singapore reveals a narrowing male-female gap due to rising #EarlyOnset cases in #women, particularly never-smokers. 🔗 Full text: tinyurl.com/5fryfsj9 #MedSky #OncSky
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Trends in lung cancer incidence and stage at diagnosis in Singapore: a population-based joinpoint regression analysis by age, sex, and smoking status
The narrowing male-female gap, rising early-onset cases among females, and increasing incidence in female never-smokers, particularly those ≥65 years, highlight a shifting lung cancer burden in Singap...
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Happy New Year - Our new issue is live!🙌 Check out #AI readiness in Asia, #CoDesign in health research, childhood #screening for type 1 #diabetes, decentralized #HepatitisC program, & more! 🖋️ Editorial: Heterogeneity of #LowBirthRates in the region 🎨 Cover by Carolyn Taylor 🔗 tinyurl.com/33cmbb5r
Cover of THE LANCET Regional Health Western Pacific - December issue.
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS! In collaboration with the International Diabetes Federation—Western Pacific Congress, jointly held with Australasian Diabetes Congress 2026, we invite ORIGINAL RESEARCH on innovation in #diabetes prevention, diagnosis, management & #stigma reduction in the region. #EndoSky
Copyright: Sherry Yates Young / Science Photo Library
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
#LowBirthRate in Asia Pacific consists of complex drivers. Check out our two #podcasts with experts in #fertility! 🎧 Listen to Cuilin and Jean about both the biological and social determinants of fertility tinyurl.com/yzkk84f4 🎧 Listen to David and Lee about male #infertility tinyurl.com/548ae2p8
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
#LowBirthRate is a concern in the #WesternPacific, where countries begin to have total #fertility rates below 2.1 per woman. Check out our series on #LowBirthRate discussing how #women’s and #men’s health & #socioeconomic factors shaped the change. Link to the series 👉 lnkd.in/gaYkdpP7 #ObgynSky
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Risk of dengue following prior SARS-CoV-2 infection: a population-based cohort study - The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Risk of dengue following prior SARS-CoV-2 infection: a population-based cohort study
Increased risk of DENV-infection (primarily DENV3) was observed up to 300 days post-SARS-CoV-2 infection (predominantly Omicron). While not irrefutable proof for possible antibody-dependent enhancemen...
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
New issue is live!🙌 Read about smoking & #vaping in #Oceania, pediatric #MASLD in #China, smartphone-based #CBT in #Japan, #Malaria microscopy in #Indonesia & more! 🖋️ Editorial: #Diabetes underdiagnosis 🎨 Cover by Van-Mai CAO-LORMEAU 🔗 tinyurl.com/4haau2s3 #MedSky #IDSky #PsySky
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
In #Australia, urban-rural #disparities exist in cancer health. Facility & staff shortage lead to late diagnosis, fewer options and poorer outcomes. Check out our series about #Rural Cancer Health. #Cancer survivorship shouldn't depend on where you live. 🔗 tinyurl.com/pmr3rety #MedSky #OncSky
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Recent study in #Australia shows that 47% of adolescents reported #vaping at any frequency at age 20. In contrast to the belief that vaping is short-lived, almost half of these adolescents were vaping across consecutive years & more than one-third reported #escalating use. 🔗 Full text below
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Tracking the course of vaping and cigarette smoking across adolescence: the Child to Adult Transition Study
These patterns of vaping and smoking in young Australians affirm that regulations and public health initiatives are urgently needed to prevent uptake of all nicotine and tobacco products.
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
#Transgender persons were reported to have excess #mortality in Western cohorts. A study in #Taiwan also identified increased risks of both #AllCause and #ExternalCause of deaths especially due to #suicides. Time to prioritize targeted mental health & #equitable access to gender-affirming care.
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Mortality among transgender persons: a Taiwan matched-population and sibling-comparison cohort study
In Taiwan, transgender persons had higher all-cause and suicide mortality than population controls; in within-family comparisons, the suicide mortality excess persisted, indicating influences beyond s...
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Labor migration is growing globally - #migrant workers are more likely to experience exploitative work. A meta-analysis in #AsiaPacific region identified 88% of migrant workers had #occupational injuries, pesticide #poisoning symptoms & #respiratory diseases, and 75% worked in high-risk sectors.
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Adverse health outcomes among migrant workers and transnational families in the Asia–Pacific: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Migrant workers in the Asia–Pacific face substantial risks of a wide range of occupational injuries and illnesses. Although some studies support the “healthy migrant effect,” this advantage clearly di...
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amandagwee.bsky.social @amandagwee.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Excited to publish this review with kidsdose.org.au network summarising the available clinical trial, pk data and evidence gaps in antibiotic tx for resistant Gram neg infections in kids. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... #idsky #paedsid #pedsid @mcri.bsky.social @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social
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Drug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections in children in the Oceania region: review of the epidemiology, antimicrobial availability, treatment, clinical trial and pharmacokinetic data, and key...
Gram-negative bacterial infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children and neonates globally, compounded by the rise of antimi…
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
New issue is live!🙌 Read our series about child & adolescent #MentalHealth in the #WesternPacific, public misuse of #Antibiotics in #China, epidemiology of young adults with #HeartFailure & more! 🖋️ Editorial: #BloodPressure control in Asia 🎨 Cover by Zidi Wu 🔗 tinyurl.com/mt8578w7
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Our joint series with @thelancethaem.bsky.social on Mature T-/NK-Cell #Lymphoma is online. 🔗 Epidemiology: East & West tinyurl.com/ytmywjr4 🔗 Update on molecular characterization & tumor microenvironment tinyurl.com/tvfzchb6 🔗 Emerging treatments tinyurl.com/bdesbfnv 🎨 Image by Dr Diego Pitta.
Cover picture. Image by Dr Diego Pitta.
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
🆕 #InsulinResistance may be a modifiable risk factor for #depression, underscoring the importance of early #screening and management to potentially reduce the burden of depression, especially among at-risk subgroups. #MedSky #EndoSky 🔗 Full text: tinyurl.com/5b69328x
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Insulin resistance and the risk of incident depression: the role of age, glycemic status, and adiposity in a prospective cohort study
Insulin resistance may be a modifiable risk factor for depression, underscoring the importance of early screening and management of insulin resistance to potentially reduce the burden of depression, e...
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
August issue is live!🙌 Read our series about #Cancer in #FirstNations Australians, #tuberculosis development in #China and #Vietnam, #AMR partnership by #Bhutan and #Philippines & more! 🖋️Editorial: Our first 5 years: advancing the health and wellbeing in the #WesternPacific 🔗 tinyurl.com/mbukkhkt
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 13/08/2025
🆕 Routine AI assistance may lead to loss of skills in health professionals who perform colonoscopies, study suggests in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4fFEyMo
Research in context (RIC) panel
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The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology @thelancetendo.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Recovery of β-cell function is the dominant determinant of the remission of prediabetes, akin to its role in remission of diabetes but at an earlier point in the natural history of dysglycaemia www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #prediabetes #remission #MedSky #EndoSky
Plots show Insulin Secretion-Sensitivity Index-2 (ISSI-2) hyperbolae relating insulin sensitivity (Matsuda index) and insulin secretion (AUCinsulin/AUCglucose) on oral glucose tolerance testing in individuals with and without remission of prediabetes at visit 1 (A) and visit 2 (B); red dots and blue dots indicate individual data points. In (C), corresponding sections of the four hyperbolae are superimposed for direct comparison; arrows indicate the changes in the median values of insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion (dots) between visit 1 and visit 2 in the remission and non-remission groups. ISSI-2=Insulin Secretion-Sensitivity Index-2.
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eClinicalMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science @eclinicalmed.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Circulating tumour cells & ctDNA in patients with resectable colorectal liver #metastases: a prospective observational biomarker study Postoperative ctDNA and CTC detection are strong, independent predictors for a shorter RFS after local treatment www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl... #OncoSky #MedSky
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
🆕 #MentalHealth risks are faced by populations in high-income countries during a #war in their country of origin. New study in #Australia shows #PanicDisorder, poor quality of life & psychosocial #stress increased in women connected by #migration to conflict-affected regions. 🔗Full text #MedSky
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The psychological impact of conflict in the Middle East from 2023 to 2025 on Australian communities: a prospective cohort study
This is a unique study of women’s mental health in a multicultural, high-income country, undertaken during conflict occurring in another region of the world. Panic Disorder symptoms, poorer quality of...
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
July issue is live!🙌 Read contributions of #CVD risk factors in #Japan, #Antimicrobial stewardship interventions in #Vietnam, associations of #STI and #pregnancy outcomes in #Australia & more! 🖋️Editorial: Equitable, safe and reliable #BloodSupply in #WesternPacific 🔗 tinyurl.com/5xb2u7xk
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🆕 Global rise in #myopia particularly in #Asia presents public health challenges. In #China, overall myopia prevalence is stabilized but not for #HighMyopia, which is expected to rise to 22.1% by 2050. Targeted control for #adolescents are urgently needed. 🔊 Listen to Podcast tinyurl.com/ymnr3cd9
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Myopia and high myopia trends in Chinese children and adolescents over 25 years: a nationwide study with projections to 2050
Despite stabilization in overall myopia prevalence, the continued rise in high myopia underscores the need for targeted control measures. Projections emphasize the importance of addressing regional di...
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The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Our August issue is out now at www.thelancet.com/gastrohep! Content includes Crohn’s disease, MASLD, faecal incontinence, variceal bleeding, food allergies, and more… #GastroSky #LiverSky #MedSky #IBDSky
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
We are a world-leading clinical and health services journal dedicated to the Western Pacific. While a partial measurement of our impact, we are pleased to share our Impact Factor of 8·1 and CiteScore of 11·4. 🔗 hubs.li/Q03vfn5J0
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
#Biologics is commonly used in #rheumatology but inequitable access exists in the #AsiaPacifc & #LMICs. Our joint podcast with @thelancetrheum.bsky.social with Prof Xue Li discusses the factors that delay access in Asia, any #policy changes & role of #biosimilars. 🔊Listen now: tinyurl.com/ys5x7uxn
Recording during the podcast preparation process.
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The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology @thelancetendo.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Read our July Issue, featuring thyroid eye disease, type 2 diabetes remission, IcoSema, adrenal incidentalomas, CGM, gestational diabetes, congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, junk food and soda taxes, childhood obesity, Prader-Willi syndrome, and more bit.ly/2LArJXX #MedSky #EndoSky #OncSky
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The Lancet Oncology @thelancetoncol.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
🚨Our July issue is now live: thelancet.com/issue/S1470-... Explore articles on #gastrointestinalcancer, #prostatecancer, #WHO essential medicines, #NSCLC, #breastcancer, and cancer genomics
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
🆕 Check out new series: #Cancer in First Nations Australians. 4 papers in the series highlight the needs of #children with cancer, education insights, #genetic factors on cancer risk & cancer #research in #FirstNations Australians. 🔗 tinyurl.com/uw8j5zc4 #OncSky #Aboriginal #TorresStraitIslander
First Nations Cancer Series cover picture. Copyright: Mayall/ullstein bild via Getty Images
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
June issue is live!🙌 Read #AI model to detect #CognitiveImpairment in Japan, #ChildhoodAdversity and #perinatal mental health, #tick-borne diseases in China & more! 🖋️Editorial: Delayed #endometriosis diagnosis in #AsiaPacific 🎨Cover: Xiaolin Xu, a painting with real leaf 🔗 tinyurl.com/4m7445jb
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Health research capacity is constrained in #PacificIslandCountries. A scoping review in the #CookIslands, #Fiji, #Guam & #Tonga shows insufficient solution-focused studies and few studies had local authors - Calls for a greater local ownership, domestic #funding & ethical oversight. 🔗Full text
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A scoping review of health research in four Pacific Island countries and areas (Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam and Tonga) from 2014 to 2024
Health research capacity remains constrained in Pacific Island Countries. This scoping review examined health research output in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, and Tonga from 2014 to 2024 following the...
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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Small for gestational age #SGA neonates are at higher risk for adverse #perinatal outcomes. An analysis of #FORECAST trial shows #aspirin prophylaxis was associated with reduced rate of early-SGA and increased rate of late-SGA neonates born >= 32 weeks 🧑‍🍼 🔗Full text #MedSky #ObGynSky #ReproSky
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Effect of aspirin on small for gestational age neonates in pregnancies at high-risk for preeclampsia: a secondary analysis of a cluster randomised clinical trial
Aspirin prophylaxis appears to be associated with a reduction in the rate of early-SGA and a simultaneous increase in the rate of late-SGA neonates born at or after 32 weeks. These findings underscore...
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