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The February 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online!
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In this issue: #E-cigarette, #GastrointestinalSurgery, #ChildGrowth, #Chagas, #BariatricSurgery, #Dementia, #PediatricARDS, #HealthSystemResilience, #NasopharyngealCarcinoma, and much more.

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The January 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online! lnkd.in/gQjsmKuv
In this issue, we covered #CardiovascularPrevention, #Suicide, #Syphilis, #HelicobacterPylori, #Tuberculosis, #RSV, #Dengue, #HeadNeckCancer, #Fibromyalgia, #SleepHealth, and much more.

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A review of 46 studies shows deep emotional harm driven by moral judgments, bullying, social exclusion & family dynamics. Relational life—not just individual bias—shapes stigma. Justice-oriented, local responses are needed.

Read more in this published article: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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In our December episode of "In Conversation with...", listen to our editors discuss their favourite publications of the year and what they would like to read and see more in our pages in 2026!

🎙️https://bit.ly/3YcyKSE

...and don't forget to subscribe to our channel!

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The December 2025 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online: lnkd.in/gf4aXrfm

In this issue, we covered #NeglectedTropicalDiseases, #Type5Diabetes, #Mortality, #Dementia, #ChagasCardiomyopathy, #Mpox, #RSV, #Psychosis, #RespiratoryProtection, and much more.

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We published a new article that aims to raise awareness of the potentially hidden risks behind some of the best interventions for youth mental health, such as non-targeted Social Emotional Learning programs. The full article is available at: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Digital technology: the next frontier for neonatal neuroprotection in the Americas For decades, the global newborn health agenda has been defined by a singular, urgent goal: survival among critically ill neonates. Thanks to relentless efforts, neonatal mortality rates have fallen wo...

Our November issue went live a few weeks ago... have you seen it?

Our editorial highlighted AI-based systems to advance #neonatal care.

Also in Nov: #COP30 in Brazil, #HPV vaccines, #LancetCountdown, #political violence in the US...

Did you miss it? 😱
Catch-up here ➡️ lnkd.in/ec5yg9ut

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The November 2025 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online: lnkd.in/ezD2wZQd

In this issue, we covered #Malaria; #WestNile; #Dengue; #OpioidCrisis; #PoliticalViolence; #Depression; #HousingMarket; #Medicaid; #DigitalHealth; and much more.

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Rewriting women's health: a content analysis of the Trump administration's revisions to womenshealth.gov In 2025, the Trump administration instituted rapid changes to the data and information available on US government websites. We conducted a content ana…

New publication with @susanshort.bsky.social in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social. We analyzed 2025 revisions to womenshealth[dot]gov under the Trump administration -documenting how credible health content was replaced with ideology: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Minister Padilha, Dr. Massuda and Dr. Simão on Brazil's expectations for COP30 - The Lancet Regional Health Americas in conversation with In this episode, our editor Taissa Vila talks to Dr. Alexandre Padilha, Brazil’s Minister of Health, Dr. Adriano Massuda, Executive Secretary of Health, and Dr. Mariângela Simão, Secretary for Health ...

With COP30 around the corner, we interviewed the Brazilian Health Minister and his team to know what Brazil is bringing to the discussion table on this historical #healthday @ #COP30.

🎙️Listen here: bit.ly/47FNUUv

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Tuberculosis in the Americas: a worsening crisis amid genomic surveillance gaps In 2023, tuberculosis (TB) returned as the leading infectious disease killer, after falling behind COVID-19 during the pandemic. An estimated 1.25 million lives were lost and 8.2 million new TB cases ...

Together with @katwalter.bsky.social, we recently published in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social a piece highlighting the urgent need for coordinated genomic surveillance of tuberculosis as the situation worsens across the Americas. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Reducing Use of Sleep Drugs Could Improve Quality of Life and Longevity in Older Adults - October 27, 2025 - USC Schaeffer New Schaeffer Center modeling demonstrates the benefits of reducing prescriptions for medications that carry serious risks for older adults. - October 27, 2025

Doctors often prescribe sleep drugs to older adults long term, despite the risk of serious side effects.

New USC Schaeffer modeling in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social shows that reducing prescriptions to adults 50+ would improve quality of life, boost longevity and save the U.S. over $100 billion.

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The virtual launch of The Lancet Countdown Latin America report 2025 is *TODAY*

Report is out open access here:

Link to join our launch event later today ➡️http://bit.ly/47Lkt4B

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The new Lancet Countdown 2025 is out ✨NOW ✨
You can read the Global: bit.ly/4oGmg0z
And the Latin American: bit.ly/4oxpSCF
reports for free!

You can also join us for the two virtual launch events TODAY!
Global: bit.ly/47sRn8T
LATAM: bit.ly/43Cdvwj

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The October 2025 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online: lnkd.in/gn2YTxQW
In this issue, we covered #Malaria; #ColorectalCancer; #ChagasDisease; #CognitiveHealth; #TobaccoPolicy; #SickleCell; #ObesityDiagnosis; #HealthCareResilience; and much more.

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Launch of the Report of the Lancet Americas Commission on Primary Health Care and Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean Be part of the launch of the report of the Lancet Americas Commission on Primary Health Care and Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean, "No Time to Wait: Resilience as a Cornerstone for Primar...

🚨 Launching 2morrow🚨 Our 1st Commission: Resilience as a Cornerstone for PHC in LAC

PAHO & The World Bank + 18 experts created a path to stronger, fairer, and crisis-ready health systems.

Don’t miss the launch event ⏩https://bit.ly/42eGDcu

#PrimaryHealthCare #Resilience #LatinAmerica #TheLancet

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The September 2025 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online: lnkd.in/gv7VAwdb
In this issue, we covered #PlacentalAbruption; #PostpartumKidneyDisease; #LungCancer; #Chikungunya; #Dengue; #Methadone; #MalariaTransmission; #ProstateCancer; #Dementia; #RSV; and much more.

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Orison Woolcott participará en el Taller "Cómo publicar en revistas de alto impacto" organizado por la Fundación Ecuador Crece Contigo:

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Orison Woolcott will participate at the Workshop "Cómo publicar en revistas de alto impacto" organized by the Fundación Ecuador Crece Contigo:

www.linkedin.com/posts/ecuado...?

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🆕August Issue out!

Check our August issue fresh out last Friday: bit.ly/3HnLiBK

& make sure to give it a read to our #provocative #editorial on Sports gambling in the Americas & the rise of invisible risks.

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🆕In conversation with... episode!

Our EiC @taissavila.bsky.social talked to @mirandayaver.bsky.social & @scottlgreer.bsky.social about their timely and important takes on #Trump's first 100 days.

🎙️https://bit.ly/3HaZsWV

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Journal cover with the name of the journal and a photograph illustrating. A text reading 'We Are All Human' on the t-shirt of a person attending the Pride parade. In the footer, the titles of three highlighted articles of the month.

Journal cover with the name of the journal and a photograph illustrating. A text reading 'We Are All Human' on the t-shirt of a person attending the Pride parade. In the footer, the titles of three highlighted articles of the month.

🚨Our July issue is now live! 🚨

🌈 Our editorial discusses the impact of disrupting youth LGBTQ+ #mentalhealth support programs in the US 👉 shorturl.at/PFoYE

Also:
CKD in T1 #diabetes + Healthcare Responding to Violence and Abuse + Lenacapavir & #HIV + more

Full issue for #free: shorturl.at/Car0B

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Health care utilization following the adoption of U.S. paid sick leave mandates: a cohort study using health insurance claims data The U.S. is one of the only developed countries in the world without a federal requirement that employers provide paid sick leave (PSL) to workers. We…

New paper alert! We use claims data to find that paid sick leave mandates in the USA increased a wide array of different healthcare visits, particularly for individuals in industries with low PSL coverage historically, and along the extensive margin of any visit.

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Are you ready for your research to spark global conversation? ✨ Begin your publication journey with us today and help to advance health and science worldwide.

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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 Americas. This is as much your achievement!

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We are a world-leading clinical and health services journal dedicated to the Americas. While a partial measurement of our impact, we are pleased to share our Impact Factor of 7·6 and CiteScore of 11·4.

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The June 2025 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
In this issue: #Tuberculosis; #BreastCancer; #HIV; #GunViolence; #CardiovascularDisease; #Opioid; #Cyberbullying; #AvianInfluenza; #Oropuche; #CancerDisparities; and much more.

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Orison Woolcott welcomes queries from #ADASciSessions attendees. @TheLancet journals are committed to supporting you on every stage of your publication journey.

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Elsevier hiring Senior Editor, The Lancet Regional Health – Americas in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | LinkedIn Posted 11:57:52 PM. Do you enjoy using science to drive change in the world?Do you have an exceptional eye for accuracy…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨

If you love science and are passionate about advancing health in the Americas through evidence-based policy, consider joining our team as a Senior Editor at @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social!

✨This is a full-time position based in Brazil ✨

🔗Apply now: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

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