The Lancet Public Health

Journal providing information on public health research

The Lancet Public Health is a online-only, open access title in The Lancet's growing family of specialty journals. Building on the foundation of The Lancet as a champion of public health research, this monthly journal is committed to publishing high-quality original Research Articles, Editorials, Comments, and Correspondence that contribute to advancing health equity, public health practice and policy making worldwide. The journal is indexed/abstracted in the DOAJ, MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, and in the Journal Citation ReportsTM.

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See also: Journal The Lancet - Medical journal covering general medicine

Details last updated 05-Jan-2020

The Lancet Public Health News

Women live longer but experience more years of poor health than men

The Guardian - 01-May-2024

Study emphasises the need to address women's health issues beyond reproductive concerns

For every year you spend in school, your life gets 2% longer!

The Guardian - 23-Jan-2024

Skipping classes may be as harmful for your health as smoking

Even small amounts of alcohol consumption raises death risk in China

Oxford Population Health - 21-Nov-2023

Safe level of alcohol is none, as moderate drinking also increases risk of death from disease & cancer

Move more, live longer: short bursts of activity can help you stay healthy

Independent - 29-Sep-2023

Short bursts of daily activity, even if brief, can greatly benefit heart health

Smoking increases the risk of 22 causes of death and 56 diseases in Chinese adults

Oxford Population Health - 22-Jul-2023

Immediate action needed to avoid health and economic burden of premature deaths and disease morbidity

Walking 10,000 steps a day is not the ideal goal for better health and longevity, study finds

University of Massachusetts - 02-Mar-2022

Age-old 10,000 steps goal is a bogus; health benefits levelled of at 8000 steps for older adults

Longevity gap differs greatly between the rich and poor areas of England

BBC - 13-Oct-2021

Report finds alarming fall in life expectancy even before COVID pandemic - calls for better policies

Men (and, strangely, only men) in physical jobs live longer than their peers

Fight Aging! - 11-May-2021

Physically active work life and better lifestyle choices linked to long-term survival in men

Cancers linked to obesity rising fastest in young adults

Independent - 04-Feb-2019

Four times faster increase in pancreatic cancers in the younger generation

Low-carb diet could shorten life by 4 years

BBC - 17-Aug-2018

Moderate consumption of carbohydrates may be healthier than low-carb diets

Poor children now overweight, not underweight

Telegraph - 20-Mar-2018

Poor children in Britain are now fatter than wealthy youngsters. Total reversal in weight of the...

Three-fold difference in mortality rates by occupation

BBC - 24-Oct-2017

A Glasgow University study found people who work in factories and in construction have higher dea...