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In a duet of papers, we review the deleterious effects of malaria in pregnancy on the developing fetus (paper 1) and the current strategies for prevention and treatment of malaria in children (paper 2). Elsevier Inc. Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders The Lancet Published: October 11, 2020 Functional gastrointestinal disorders, redefined as disorders of gut–brain interaction, are a complex and incompletely understood group of more than 30 chronic conditions, categorised by anatomical location, and diagnosed by standardised criteria. These conditions affect up to 40% of people at any given time, and frequently overlap. More than two-thirds of people will have seen a doctor in the preceding 12 months, 40% use regular medication, and one-in-three will have had potentially unnecessary abdominal surgery for their symptoms, such as hysterectomy or cholecystectomy. Functional gastrointestinal disorders also impact considerably on social functioning and quality of life. They therefore represent a substantial burden to health services, patients, and society as a whole. General principles of treatment are based on a biopsychosocial understanding, with future treatment approaches likely to become more personalised, based on symptoms, pathophysiology, and psychology. Showing 1-2 of 295 < Previous | Next > Shaniah Barry/EveryLife Foundation Delivering transformative action in paediatric pain The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Published: October 14, 2020 Every infant, child, and adolescent will experience pain at times throughout their life. Paediatric pain ranges from acute to chronic, and includes procedural, disease-related, breakthrough, and other types of pain. Despite its ubiquity, pain is often silenced and appropriate relief too infrequently given. Undertreated, unrecognised, or poorly managed pain in young people can have long-lasting negative consequences in later life, including continued chronic pain, disability, and distress. It is time for change. This Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission presents four transformative goals—to make pain matter, understood, visible, and better. It sets out priorities for clinicians, researchers, funders, and policy makers, and calls for cross-sector collaboration to deliver the action needed to improve the lives of children and adolescents with pain. Tommy Trenchard/Sightsavers/Panos The Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission: bridging a gap in universal health coverage for the poorest billion The Lancet Published: September 14, 2020 Leading global health and development institutions continue to view non-communicable diseases (NCDs) predominantly through the lens o...