This month's guest expert is Dr Andrea Ford, PhD, Wellcome Trust Research Fellow in Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Edinburgh. Her work is funded by our Early Career Awards, part o...

When US President Donald Trump cautioned pregnant women against taking paracetamol (acetaminophen in the USA) during a September 2025 press briefing, claiming the drug increases the risk of autism in ...

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Sarah Passey is joined by Dr Marte-Helene Bjørk (Haukeland University Hospital, Norway) to discuss the latest evidence and practical guidance on managing reproductive risks in people with epilepsy, in...

How safe is it to use period tracking and digital contraception apps? Who is your data being shared with? What regulation actually exists in this area to protect app users?Femtech offers women digital...

Severing the long-standing ties and scientific collaborations between the United States and the WHO and slashing U.S. financial support will have catastrophic effects on both domestic and global he...

Nearly 300 000 women die every year due to pregnancy or childbirth. Substantial inroads in reducing maternal mortality were made during the early part of the 21st century, but progress has stalled ove...

The blood–brain barrier is a physiological barrier that can prevent both small and complex drugs from reaching the brain to exert a pharmacological effect. For treatment of neurological diseases, drug...

The Lancet Neurology Editors take a look back at advances in neurology in 2024, as highlighted by experts in a series of Round-ups published in the January issue.

Status epilepticus is a common neurological emergency that is characterised by prolonged or recurrent seizures without recovery between episodes and associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Prompt recognition and targeted therapy can reduce the risk of complications and death associated with status epilepticus, thereby improving outcomes. The most recent International League Against Epilepsy definition considers two important timepoints in status epilepticus: first, when the seizure does not self-terminate; and second, when the seizure can have long-term consequences, including neuronal injury.

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Editors at The Lancet Neurology, in conversation with the journal’s authors, explore their latest research and its impact on people’s health, healthcare, and health policy.A monthly audio companion to...