In this anniversary episode, Editor-in-Chief Pooja Jha is joined by Deputy Editor Ivana Nedic and Senior Editor Stephanie Becker to mark five years of The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. Together, they reflect on key milestones from the journal’s first five years, look ahead to priorities for 2026, including new Series and collaborations, and discuss highlights from the January issue.

Tune in for a conversation on how the journal has evolved, what lies ahead for regional health research in Europe, and the editorial thinking shaping the year to come.

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What are the risks of a future surge in variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease cases?

Join Senior Editor Stephanie Becker as she sits down with Professor Simon Mead to discuss the history of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy epidemic, what updated estimates for future vCJD cases mean for public health policy, and advances in biomarkers and treatments.

Click here to read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(25)00294-7/fulltext

Alan Fraser and Stefan James talk to Acting Deputy Editor Heather Brown about the evidence needed for regulatory approval of high-risk medical devices, such as stents, valves, pacemakers, and orthopaedic implants. The CORE-MD project makes recommendations for what evidence should be needed and calls for greater transparency and predictability.

Click here to read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(25)00252-2/fulltext