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www.thelancet.com Vol 386 October 10, 2015 1431 On Oct 5, 2015, we launch the fi rst 45 disease-specifi c pages of a major new online initiative involving all Lancet journals that will bring together an overview Seminar and relevant Reviews, Clinical Series, Commissions, research, Case Reports, and Clinical Pictures. Over the next 18 months or so when The Lancet Clinic is complete, there will be online pages for 135 diseases, which we have identifi ed by a combination of global burden of disease data and clinical practice needs. We hope that The Lancet Clinic will help practising doctors make better informed decisions that ultimately lead to better lives of people worldwide, and help others who want to educate or update themselves keep abreast of the evolving evidence base. Importantly, these pages will be updated at regular intervals. The authors of newly commissioned Seminars have agreed to provide regular summaries of important new evidence for 4 years. Individual clinical editors will pull together newly published material from across the Lancet journals and post links to these on the page regularly. In addition, we are continuing our regular editorial policies of commissioning more specialised Clinical Reviews and Series across The Lancet Group to provide a more focused and in-depth assessment for key diseases. And beyond providing knowledge and information, we want to encourage academic and practising clinicians to use this knowledge for advocacy and change. In 2014, The Lancet published the fi rst Clinical Commission on liver disease in the UK and in February, 2015, we launched our fi rst Clinical Campaign based on this Commission. A Cancer Campaign as a joint eff ort between The Lancet and The Lancet Oncology followed in April. Clinical Campaigns aim to eff ect change based on data, knowledge, and expert interpretation in partnership with others. Further Clinical Commissions on asthma, hypertension, dementia, tuberculosis, traumatic brain injury, psychotherapy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and others are underway across all Lancet journals. With these Clinical Commissions and Campaigns, we hope to extend our goal to publish the best science for better lives to being an active partner in using this science for actual change. Commissions and Campaigns will be part of the disease pages to encourage engagement and actions. The Lancet Clinic invites you to be part of this endeavour.