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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 3d
On the cover, a new analysis of the SELECT trial confirms semaglutide lowers the risk of major heart problems in people who are overweight or obese and already have heart disease, even if they don’t have diabetes. 🫀

Read this & more in our new issue: tinyurl.com/58p97aud
Cover of The Lancet's Nov 8, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads "The cardioprotective effects of semaglutide were independent of baseline adiposity and weight loss and had only a small association with waist circumference, suggesting some mechanisms for benefit beyond adiposity reduction."

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 16h
The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.

During #COP30, explore recommendations for action: spkl.io/63324AbjGM #LancetClimate25
Cover of the 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: Climate change action offers a lifeline.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 2d
"Belém offers a chance to place health at the centre of climate governance and confront the increasingly ominous consequences of delay."

Ahead of #COP30, a new World Report: spkl.io/63326AbDDC
The COP30 logo is seen in front of the central building ahead of the COP30 Brazil Amazonia 2025 on November 3, 2025 in Belem, Brazil. Copyright: Wagner Meier/Getty Images.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 3d
The use of drones as a weapon of war has transformed conflict, with grave implications for the health & safety of both military personnel & civilians.

Our Editorial calls for greater scrutiny about the neglected physical & psychological effects of drone warfare: spkl.io/63326AbBUq
A drone operator launches a quadrocopter to search for the wounded fighters on the battlefield. Copyright: Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 3d
What if we could find new ways to approach liver cancer prevention and treatment?

Join Helena Wang on Nov 27 to explore how we can work together to reverse the rise of this global health challenge.

👉 Register now: hubs.li/Q03GK-q50

#oncology #hepatology #lgcw2025
Blue graphic with hexagon pattern. Text says: "The Lancet Webinars. Join Helena Wang, Asia Senior Executive Editor at The Lancet, for our global webinar on global strategies to reverse the rise of liver cancer on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 9am GMT/10am CET". A photograph of Helena Wang appears on the right-hand side. Copyright: Elsevier Ltd.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 4d
Endometriosis affects around 190 million women and girls globally. Despite progress, the exact causes remain unknown.

The latest issue of @lancetobgyn-wh.bsky.social features articles on advancements & the research still needed.

🔗 : tinyurl.com/4by2evfs
Alt-text: The cover of The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health which features artwork of a woman curled around, holding her abdomen due to pain from endometriosis. The world map is visible in the background. Copyright: Cover image by Elizabeth Sanduvete Chaves.

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The Lancet Planetary Health @thelancetplanet.bsky.social · 5d
📢NEW EAT-Lancet Planetary Health special collection exploring the potential and complexities of transitioning to a healthier, more just & sustainable food system.

Read @danielmasondcroz.bsky.social & MHerrero's comment for a peek at the main insights bit.ly/47El9rl

Full collection bit.ly/49meWTF

Reposted by The Lancet Diabetes Endocrinology

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 5d
"We must reflect on current prevention strategies in the context of the changing contribution of different cardiovascular conditions."

@nath-conrad.bsky.social & colleagues explore the evolving spectrum of cardiovascular disease: tinyurl.com/5c9pe8mj
The proportion of newly diagnosed cardiovascular disease in the UK, by individual condition, from 2000 to 2002 and 2017 to 2019. Proportions were calculated by dividing the age–sex-standardised incidence rate for the condition of interest by the sum of the age–sex-standardised incidence rates across all ten conditions. Copyright: 2025 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 6d
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📆 Nov 20, 2025 | 2pm GMT / 9am EST / 10pm CST

Join our expert panel as they explore innate immunity’s role in neurological diseases, and therapies to prevent inflammation-driven neurodegeneration.

#neurology #brainhealth #lancetwebinar
Blue graphic with text saying: "Webinar: Innate immunity regulation of brain health on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 2pm GMT/9am EST/10pm CST. Join Elena Becker-Barroso, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Neurology, Sam Rose, Scientific Editor of Neuron, David Hunt, Professor of Medicine at University of Edinburgh, Andrea Ablasser, Professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, and Manuel Friese, Professor of Neurology at University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf". The Cell Press and The Lancet logos appear in the top left and right corners respectively. Copyright: Elsevier Ltd.