Malaysia has a new national plan to tackle cancer, tuberculosis, and chronic respiratory conditions in a single approach. Jacqui Thornton reports.

Paediatrician, health systems researcher, and health equity advocate. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, on April 10, 1930, he died in Lidingö, Sweden, on Nov 22, 2025, aged 95 years.

Gastroenterologist who was a leader in clinical trial design and execution. He was born on June 13, 1954, in London, ON, Canada and died there from a myocardial infarction on Nov 23, 2025, aged 71 years.

Paediatrician and pioneer of breastfeeding medicine. Born in Brooklyn, NY, USA, on Aug 15, 1924, she died in Rochester, NY, USA, on Oct 12, 2025, aged 101 years.

A new consultation on expanding access to naloxone—which reverses the effects of opioid overdoses—to homeless shelters and other key locations has been launched by the UK government.1 Part of the plan includes the installation of publicly accessible emergency boxes, similar to those containing defibrillator cabinets, in high streets and near nightlife venues. The move follows a naloxone emergency box pilot launched in 2024 in Aberdeen, Scotland, which operates through a partnership between Abe

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted its first political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health after Argentinian and US objections caused a delay of almost three months.1 In September, during speeches at the fourth high level meeting on NCDs in New York, the US health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said that the US opposed the declaration, with Argentina also opposing it despite widespread support across the globe.2 Typically, dec

The UK covid inquiry’s latest report focused on political decisions made during the pandemic. Jacqui Thornton summarises the key lessons All four UK governments were too slow to respond to the covid-19 pandemic and many lives could have been saved with more decisive action. This was the assessment from the UK covid-19 inquiry’s second report,12 which focused on “core decision making and political governance” between January 2020 and May 2022. The latest report from the multistage inquiry, led

With cases rising by 3091% since 2010, Fiji is introducing same-day testing and treatment, peer education and support, and harm reduction. Jacqui Thornton reports.

Advocate for survivors of sexual and domestic violence and legal campaigner. She was born in Englewood, NJ, USA, on Aug 8, 1946, and died from cancer in New York City, NY, USA, on Sept 6, 2025, aged 79 years.

Physician, hypertension researcher, and early advocate for reduced salt and sugar in food. Born in St Albans, UK, on April 1, 1941, he died in Banbury, UK, on Sept 1, 2025, aged 84 years.