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Ultra-processed foods are reshaping global diets, health, & the planet.

Join us for the global launch of a new Series on UPFs & Human Health on 19 Nov. 🌍

Experts will unpack the science, policy, & politics of #UPFs.

Register to attend 👉 tinyurl.com/3h2t5mr4
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What could global health look like if we improve how we report research data?

Join Zoë Mullan and other Lancet Group editors to discuss how better race and ethnicity data reporting can help build a healthier future.

📆 Oct 23, 11am BST
👉 Register: hubs.li/Q03GrSg00
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📅 Mark your calendar for The #LancetSummit: shaping the future of #diabetes prevention Nov 30–Dec 2, 2026, in Sitges, Spain. Submit your abstracts and join expert speakers to discuss the latest advances in preventing diabetes. Find out more: hubs.li/Q03MV20T0
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AI could reshape infectious disease control end-to-end—from faster outbreak detection to smarter diagnostics—but progress is constrained by data. My
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"...the outcomes of this work will be crucially important and will accelerate the path towards a treatment for every patient."

A new Comment discusses emerging opportunities through global collaboration for Parkinson's disease: tinyurl.com/mr3b49ex
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Alcohol use disorders remain a major public health problem globally.

A new Seminar discusses the need for integrated alcohol control policies to improve the prevention of alcohol use disorders, improve access to treatment, and reduce stigma: tinyurl.com/395uf8f5
Alcohol use disorders
Alcohol use disorders consist of conditions characterised by compulsive heavy alcohol use and loss of control over alcohol intake. Alcohol use disorders are some of the most prevalent mental disorders...
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Ready to strengthen your research impact?

Join Lan-Lan Smith and other editors as they break down the SAGER guidelines for sex- and gender-based analyses. Get practical tips and real examples to elevate your work.

📅 21 October, 2pm BST
👉 Register: hubs.li/Q03FQ_6l0
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Most up-to-date evidence suggests several behavioural therapies are effective at treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but stronger evidence is needed.

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Efficacy of behavioural therapies for irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Several behavioural therapies are efficacious for global symptoms in IBS, although the most evidence exists for those classed as brain–gut behaviour therapies. However, certainty in the evidence for a...
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⏰ Get writing—one week left to enter the 2025 #WakleyPrize competition!

Find out more about this year's theme: tinyurl.com/2mw2jfc3
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🚨 Exciting news! The Lancet is launching The Lancet Live on LinkedIn—your front-row seat to insights from our editors at global health & medicine conferences.

Follow us to join the conversation. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2j4tex9r
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