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Young leaders are critical for research, programme design, and advocacy Women, people aged under 30, and marginalised populations, especially from low and middle income countries (LMICs), continue to face barriers to participation in global health governance systems. As a result, these voices often go unheard and are not included in decision making processes related to health. As the BMJ collection on gender equality and pandemic response shows (www.bmj.com/gender-and-pandemic-response ) ,1 traction is growing for recognising the importance of applying a gender lens within pandemic preparedne...

In this pre-specified secondary analysis of the NiPPeR double-blind randomized controlled trial, Keith M Godfrey and colleagues investigate maternal B-vitamin and vitamin D status before, during and after pregnancy, and the influence of supplementation preconception and during pregnancy

KEY POINTS Health systems with strong primary care have better outcomes, lower costs and better equity.[1][1] Yet, even at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, about 17% of people in Canada reported not having a regular primary care clinician.[2][2] At the same time, Canada is seeing declining

The new hub will bring six new venues to the world's largest arts festival.

Objective To describe the long term risk of cervical cancer in women with untreated (that is, undergoing active surveillance) or immediately treated cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2). Design Nationwide population based historical cohort study. Setting Danish healthcare registries. Participants Women with CIN2 diagnosed in 1998-2020 and aged 18-40 years at diagnosis, who had either active surveillance or immediate treatment with large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ). Women with a previous record of CIN2 or worse or LLETZ were excluded. Main outcome measure A Wei...