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The Lancet

Meningococcal B vaccine protects against gonorrhoea – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 11 July 201703 August 2018

Finally, we’re catching a bit of a break in the battle against drug-resistant infectious diseases. A New Zealand study has […]

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Viable urethras grown from cells of boys – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 08 March 2011

Scientists publishing in the journal The Lancet today have detailed how they used patients’ own cells to grow urinary tubes […]

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Newsletter Digest: Wakefield chastised, the IPCC furore, and conventions galore

Blog  |  Published: 05 February 2010

Lancet kills MMR paper 10 years on The move by London-based medical journal The Lancet to retract a ten year […]

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3 News: Claims MMR vaccine linked to autism retracted – Video

In the News  |  Published: 04 February 2010

3 News covers the formal retraction by prestigious journal The Lancet of Andrew Wakefield’s controversial paper claiming a link between […]

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Wakefield paper retracted by The Lancet

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 February 201003 February 2010

Prestigious medical journal The Lancet has formally retracted the paper in which Andrew Wakefield, the doctor behind claims that the […]

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MIT’s open access push for scientific research

Blog  |  Published: 25 March 200926 March 2009

So what happens to the traditional cycle of publishing scientific research in journals when a major player like the Massachusetts […]

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AUDIO: Dr Richard Beasley on NZ-led research in The Lancet

In the News  |  Published: 19 September 200819 June 2011

An audio briefing for journalists undertaken at 2pm today (September 19, 2008) hosted by the Australian Science Media Centre. The […]

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BRIEFING: New Zealand input into global study

In the News  |  Published: 18 September 200822 September 2008

ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING – Friday 19 September at 2pm (NZT) – online (in collaboration with the Australian Science Media Centre) […]

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