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## Browse### Journals* The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health* The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology* The Lancet Healthy Longevity* The Lancet Infectious Diseases* The Lancet Medical Imaging & Theranostics* The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health* The Lancet Planetary Health* The Lancet Regional Health – Africa* The Lancet Regional Health – Americas* The Lancet Regional Health – Eastern Mediterranean* The Lancet Regional Health – Europe* The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia* The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific* The Lancet Respiratory Medicine* The Lancet Surgery & Anaesthesiology### TopicsSpecialties View collections of articles, reviews, seminars and comments from across our journalsGlobal Health View selected content to advance health in all regions of the world## Our manifesto### Highest standards for medical sciencesets extremely high standards. We select only the best research papers for their quality of work and the progression they bring.### Improving lives is the only end goalToo much research is done for research sake. We believe that improving lives is the only end goal and that research is only relevant when it has an impact on human lives.### Increasing the social impact of scienceWe recognise that a great research paper is not enough and that it requires development, mobilisation, and exposure. So we promise to set agendas, create context, inform leaders, start debates, and advocate for the idea that research can and will make a difference.