18 March

Lancet https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet

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  [Editorial] Human genome editing: ensuring responsible research - The Lancet Lancet
  In 2018, during the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong, Jiankui He shocked the world by announcing the birth of two children whose genomes he had edited using CRISPR technology. Following widespread condemnation and a criminal investigation, he was sentenced to 3 (...) (The Lancet 401, 10380 (2023))
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  [Comment] Offline: The silencing of the South - Richard Horton Lancet
  League tables are addictive. From football to motorsport, tennis to golf, we relish following who is up and who is down. Understandably so, given that sport is fiercely competitive between individuals and teams. But universities? Provosts and Presidents of our greatest higher education (...) (The Lancet 401, 10380 (2023))
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  [World Report] Global health experts welcome Kasai dismissal - John Zarocostas Lancet
  WHO's dismissal of Takeshi Kasai, Regional Director for the Western Pacific, could pressure WHO leadership to take decisive action in other misconduct cases. John Zarocostas reports from Geneva. (The Lancet 401, 10380 (2023))
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  [World Report] Health and the invasion of Iraq: 20 years later - Shawn Yuan Lancet
  The legacy of the US-led invasion is still being felt across Iraqi society. Shawn Yuan reports from Baghdad. (The Lancet 401, 10380 (2023))
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  [World Report] “Impunity” enabling South Sudan human rights violations - John Zarocostas Lancet
  A new report to the UN Human Rights Council outlines how violence is worsening health and humanitarian programmes. John Zarocostas reports from Geneva. (The Lancet 401, 10380 (2023))
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  [Perspectives] Aftermath of the Türkiye–Syria earthquake - Danielle Villasana Lancet
  The earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria on Feb 6, 2023, will have lasting health and humanitarian impacts. Current estimates indicate more than 50 000 people have died and over 100 000 people have been injured. Thousands of buildings and much infrastructure are destroyed, with millions of people (...) (The Lancet 401, 10380 (2023))
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  [Obituary] Samuel Lawrence Katz - Geoff Watts Lancet
  Paediatrician, virologist, and co-developer of measles vaccine. Born in Manchester, NH, USA, on May 29, 1927, he died in Chapel Hill, NC, USA, on Oct 31, 2022 aged 95 years. (The Lancet 401, 10380 (2023))
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  [Correspondence] We cannot erase Syrians' suffering with “solidarity” and political infighting - Mouna Khaity, Mervat Alhaffar, Natasha Howard Lancet
  “The UN's failure to act quickly to save Syrian lives in the face of a humanitarian catastrophe is utterly shameful and should be a stain on its conscience.”1 Raed Al Saleh, The White Helmets (The Lancet 401, 10380 (2023))
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  [Correspondence] Error in NHS England's BMI calculator and daily calorie recommendations - Stuart W Flint Lancet
  BMI is a calculation of height and weight to identify a person's weight status.1 BMI is calculated by a person's weight in kilograms (or pounds) divided by the square of height in metres (or feet).1 The BMI ranges are underweight (...) (The Lancet 401, 10380 (2023))
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  [Correspondence] Firearms and blood transfusion: an inescapable disentanglement - Jeremy W Jacobs, Laura D Stephens, Jennifer S Woo, Elizabeth S Allen, Garrett S Booth Lancet
  The incidence of mass shootings in the USA continues to increase; more than 45 000 total gun deaths occurred in 2020 alone, the most on record for years with full data available.1 These statistics highlight increasing gun violence, one of the primary contributors to blood shortages. Patients (...) (The Lancet 401, 10380 (2023))
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  [Correspondence] Chlordecone (Kepone) poisoning in the French Territories in the Americas - Dabor Resiere, Jonathan Florentin, Hatem Kallel, Rishika Banydeen, Ruddy Valentino, Moustapha Dramé, José-Louis Barnay, Papa Gueye, Bruno Mégarbane, Hossein Mehdaoui, Rémi Neviere, Toxicological Research Group on chlordecone at the University Hospital of Martinique Lancet
  For more than 40 years, two French territories in the Americas, Martinique and Guadeloupe, have been confronted with one of the biggest environmental scandals in Caribbean history due to the use of an organochlorine pesticide, chlordecone (also known under the brand name Kepone), in banana (...) (The Lancet 401, 10380 (2023))
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  [Department of Error] Department of Error Lancet
  Purba AK, Henderson M, Baxter A, Pearce A, Katikireddi SV. To what extent does time spent on social media influence adolescent use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes: a longitudinal analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Lancet 2022; 400: S73—In this Meeting Abstract, the reference category (...) (The Lancet 401, 10380 (2023))
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  [Department of Error] Department of Error Lancet
  Schöley J, Karlinsky A, Kobak D, Tallack C. Conflicting COVID-19 excess mortality estimates. Lancet 2023; 401: 431–32—The appendices of this Correspondence have been updated as of March 16, 2023. (The Lancet 401, 10380 (2023))
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  [Clinical Picture] A urinary tract infection caused by Escherichia coli mucoid phenotype progresses to a pneumonia and respiratory failure - Federica Quarata, Diana Lelli, Davide Maria Biancone, Giovanni Gherardi, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi Lancet
  A 69-year-old woman was admitted to our ward with fever and respiratory failure. 3 weeks earlier she had been treated with ciprofloxacin for a urinary tract infection, caused by Escherichia coli; she had a history of diabetes. (The Lancet 401, 10380 (2023))