The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific

🆕 #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.

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🆕 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.

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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.

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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...

🆕 #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.

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Cover of THE LANCET Regional Health Western Pacific - December issue.

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
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Also check out our editorial in the December issue -
#Diabetes stigma and #underdiagnosis: time to change the narrative in the Western Pacific region
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📢 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.

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#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

#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

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...

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...

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
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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.

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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.

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.

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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...

#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.

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...

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.

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…

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

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
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Cover picture. Image by Dr Diego Pitta.

Our joint series with @thelancethaem.bsky.social on Mature T-/NK-Cell #Lymphoma is online.

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🔗 Update on molecular characterization & tumor microenvironment tinyurl.com/tvfzchb6
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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...

🆕 #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.

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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
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Research in context (RIC) panel

🆕 Routine AI assistance may lead to loss of skills in health professionals who perform colonoscopies, study suggests in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social.

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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.

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

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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

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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...

🆕 #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.

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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
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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...

🆕 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.

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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…

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Congratulations to our authors and peer reviewers, whose expertise and hard work enable us to publish high-quality, evidence-based research focused on the Western Pacific. This is as much your achievement!

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.

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