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Competing Interests: Declaration of interests VP reports a stipend from the Wilson Center for a fellowship in Washington, DC, USA; a grant from the International Development Research Centre to Carleton University to support Commission research; and a grant from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council to Carleton University to support reviews for a GenLab project, which were also used for the Commission. VP declares a contract from the Clinton Health Access Initiative to serve as a Gender Advisor for COVID-19 and other projects in Mozambique. VP declares travel support from the University of the South, WHO, and the Human Reproductive Program. VP is a member of the advisory board for the ReBuild Consortium. OTT reports contracts for Commission research with the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University and SIGHT. SF and PF declare that SIGHT received grant funding for the Commission from the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA), the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, and a donor whose organisation's policy is to remain anonymous but is known to The Lancet. SF and PF declare support for attending meetings, travel, or both from these sources. SF declares grant funding to develop a Centre for Global Transformation for Health from Karolinska Institutet, Gothenburg University, Uppsala University, and Umeä University; and a contract with the UN Foundation for Commission research, funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. GY reports a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to the Center for Policy Impact in Global Health to fund a 2-year study on reimagining multilateralism. SG declares salary and support for research assistance from the University of Bergen, and support for research assistance from the Chr Michelsen Institute. SG is a Director of the University of Bergen and Chr Michelsen Institute Centre on Law and Social Transformation, board member of Amnesty International Norway, and advisory board member of Norway's National Human Rights Institution. SJH reports funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to York University. SJH is Vice-President of Data and Surveillance at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The views expressed in the manuscript do not necessarily represent those of PHAC or the Government of Canada. SR declares that her employer, the Swedish MFA, provided financial support to the Commission; the decision was made while she was on a leave of absence from the MFA and she was not involved in the funding arrangements before or after. TH is a member of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network Leadership Council, and serves as Drylands Ambassador for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. All other authors declare no competing interests.

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The December, 2019 coronavirus disease outbreak has seen many countries ask people who have potentially come into contact with the infection to isolate themselves at home or in a dedicated quarantine facility. Decisions on how to apply quarantine should be based on the best available evidence. We did a Review of the psychological impact of quarantine using three electronic databases. Of 3166 papers found, 24 are included in this Review. Most reviewed studies reported negative psychological effects including post-traumatic stress symptoms, confusion, and anger. Stressors included longer quarantine duration, infection fears, frustration, boredom, inadequate supplies, inadequate information, financial loss, and stigma. Some researchers have suggested long-lasting effects. In situations where quarantine is deemed necessary, officials should quarantine individuals for no longer than required, provide clear rationale for quarantine and information about protocols, and ensure sufficient supplies are provided. Appeals to altruism by reminding the public about the benefits of quarantine to wider society can be favourable., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Health inequalities are present throughout the world, both within and between countries. The Commission on Social Determinants of Health drew attention to dramatic social gradients in health within most countries and made proposals for action. These inequalities are not inevitable. The purpose of this article is to report on activity that has taken place worldwide after the report by the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. First, we summarise the global situation. Second, we summarise an interim report of the emerging findings from an independent review of social determinants and the health divide, which was commissioned by the WHO European region. The world conference on social determinants of health will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in October, 2011. This summit provides an opportunity to galvanise support, prioritise action, and respond to the call by the Commission on Social Determinants of Health for social justice as a route to a fair distribution of health., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

We describe the threats to survival, development, and wellbeing in the occupied Palestinian territory using human security as a framework. Palestinian security has deteriorated rapidly since 2000. More than 6000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military, with more than 1300 killed in the Gaza Strip during 22 days of aerial and ground attacks ending in January, 2009. Israeli destruction and control of infrastructure has severely restricted fuel supplies and access to water and sanitation. Palestinians are tortured in prisons and humiliated at Israeli checkpoints. The separation wall and the checkpoints prevent access to work, family, sites of worship, and health-care facilities. Poverty rates have risen sharply, and almost half of Palestinians are dependent on food aid. Social cohesion, which has kept Palestinian society intact, including the health-care system, is now strained. More than US$9 billion in international aid have not promoted development because Palestinians do not have basic security. International efforts focused on prevention of modifiable causes of insecurity, reinvigoration of international norms, support of Palestinian social resilience and institutions that protect them from threats, and a political solution are needed to improve human security in the occupied Palestinian territory.

This paper is the third in the Child Development Series. The first paper showed that more than 200 million children under 5 years of age in developing countries do not reach their developmental potential. The second paper identified four well-documented risks: stunting, iodine deficiency, iron deficiency anaemia, and inadequate cognitive stimulation, plus four potential risks based on epidemiological evidence: maternal depression, violence exposure, environmental contamination, and malaria. This paper assesses strategies to promote child development and to prevent or ameliorate the loss of developmental potential. The most effective early child development programmes provide direct learning experiences to children and families, are targeted toward younger and disadvantaged children, are of longer duration, high quality, and high intensity, and are integrated with family support, health, nutrition, or educational systems and services. Despite convincing evidence, programme coverage is low. To achieve the Millennium Development Goals of reducing poverty and ensuring primary school completion for both girls and boys, governments and civil society should consider expanding high quality, cost-effective early child development programmes.

Why one event is deemed newsworthy while another is not seems to be one of the biggest puzzles to newspaper readers. A science story, just like any other story, must compete for space, and whether it is chosen depends on headline potential, the relationship between the journalist and section head, external social and cultural events, and sources of news. Although the choice of news is affected mainly by the desire to establish a certain complicity with the reader, ultimately, it is the journalist's intuition that influences what is published.