/* Meridian — Journal Watch · Bootstrap theme layer
   Lancet-inspired palette with per-specialty category accents.
   Layered on top of Bootstrap 5 (loaded first via CDN). */

:root {
  /* Base — Lancet house white */
  --paper:        #FFFFFF;
  --paper-alt:    #F5F4F0;
  --card:         #FFFFFF;
  --ink:          #1A1A1A;
  --ink-soft:     #555555;
  --ink-faint:    #888888;

  /* Primary brand — Lancet crimson */
  --accent:       #B3002B;
  --accent-2:     #8B0020;

  /* Directional signals */
  --up:           #1A7A4A;
  --down:         #B52020;

  /* Structure */
  --rule:         #E0E0DC;
  --rule-strong:  #C4C4BE;
  --charcoal:     #111111;
  --ad-bg:        #F0EFEA;
  --ad-border:    #D0CFC8;

  /* ── Category accent palette — Lancet journal family ──────────────────── */
  --cat-cardiology:         #B3002B;   /* The Lancet — crimson */
  --cat-oncology:           #C8580A;   /* Lancet Oncology — burnt amber */
  --cat-neurology:          #6D3D8E;   /* Lancet Neurology — scholarly violet */
  --cat-infectious-disease: #007566;   /* Lancet ID — deep forest teal */
  --cat-primary-care:       #1255A0;   /* Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology — navy */
  --cat-public-health:      #2C7A3A;   /* Lancet Global/Public Health — forest green */
  --cat-clinical-trials:    #455A64;   /* deep slate — methodology & design */
  --cat-drug-approvals:     #B83500;   /* deep burnt-orange — regulatory */
  --cat-surgery:            #5D4037;   /* warm walnut — surgical specialties */
  --cat-womens-health:      #8C0F4F;   /* Lancet-family deep rose — women's health */
  --cat-pediatrics:         #00838F;   /* Lancet Microbe teal — child health */
  --cat-mental-health:      #4527A0;   /* deep indigo — psychiatry/psychology */
  --cat-opinion:            #455A64;   /* slate — editorial & analysis */
  --cat-home:               #B3002B;
  --cat-default:            #B3002B;

  /* Bootstrap variable overrides */
  --bs-body-bg:          var(--paper);
  --bs-body-color:       var(--ink);
  --bs-body-font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --bs-link-color:       var(--accent);
  --bs-link-hover-color: var(--accent-2);
  --bs-border-color:     var(--rule);
  --bs-emphasis-color:   var(--ink);
}

/* ── Reset & base ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */

body {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

.font-serif { font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif; }

a { text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--accent); }

.container-x { max-width: 1240px; }

/* ── Utility classes ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */

.text-ink     { color: var(--ink)       !important; }
.text-soft    { color: var(--ink-soft)  !important; }
.text-faint   { color: var(--ink-faint) !important; }
.text-accent  { color: var(--accent)    !important; }
.text-accent2 { color: var(--accent-2)  !important; }
.text-up      { color: var(--up)        !important; }
.text-down    { color: var(--down)      !important; }

.bg-paper-alt { background: var(--paper-alt) !important; }
.bg-card      { background: var(--card)      !important; }
.bg-charcoal  { background: var(--charcoal)  !important; }
.bg-accent    { background: var(--accent)    !important; }
.bg-accent2   { background: var(--accent-2)  !important; }

.rule        { border-color: var(--rule)        !important; }
.rule-strong { border-color: var(--rule-strong) !important; }
.rule-ink    { border-color: var(--ink)         !important; }

.tracking-wide    { letter-spacing: .06em; }
.tracking-wider   { letter-spacing: .12em; }
.tracking-widest  { letter-spacing: .28em; }
.tabular          { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }

/* Kicker label — inherits --section-color from parent wrapper where set */
.kicker {
  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  color: var(--section-color, var(--accent));
}

/* ── Masthead & Branding ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */

/* Crimson brand line at the very top of the page */
.masthead-header {
  border-top: 4px solid var(--accent);
  background: #ffffff;
}

.masthead-logo {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  line-height: 0.95;
  font-size: 38px;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: opacity 0.15s ease;
}
.site-brand-link:hover .masthead-logo {
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.masthead-sub {
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .24em;
  color: var(--accent);
  line-height: 1;
}

/* Masthead Header Stacking Context */
.masthead-header {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1055 !important;
}

/* Header User Dropdown Menu */
.header-user-dropdown-menu {
  position: absolute !important;
  z-index: 1065 !important;
  min-width: 230px !important;
  margin-top: 8px !important;
  padding: 4px 0 !important;
  background: #ffffff !important;
  border: 1px solid #cbd5e1 !important;
  border-radius: 8px !important;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 25px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12), 0 8px 10px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) !important;
}
.header-user-dropdown-menu .dropdown-item {
  padding: 8px 16px !important;
  font-size: 12.5px !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  display: flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  gap: 8px !important;
  color: #1e293b !important;
  transition: background-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease;
}
.header-user-dropdown-menu .dropdown-item:hover {
  background-color: #f1f5f9 !important;
  color: var(--accent, #b3002b) !important;
}
.header-user-dropdown-menu .dropdown-item.text-danger:hover {
  background-color: #fef2f2 !important;
  color: #dc2626 !important;
}

/* Header Right Actions */
.header-actions-group {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}
.header-link-signin {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink-soft) !important;
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
}
.header-link-signin:hover {
  color: var(--accent) !important;
}
.btn-subscribe {
  background: var(--accent) !important;
  color: #fff !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  border-radius: 4px !important;
  transition: background 0.15s ease, transform 0.1s ease;
}
.btn-subscribe:hover {
  background: var(--accent-2) !important;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.header-search-box {
  background: #fff !important;
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
}
.header-search-box:focus-within {
  border-color: var(--accent) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(179, 0, 43, 0.1) !important;
}

/* ── Primary nav ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.mnav {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 1045;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.98);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
  overflow: visible !important;
}
.mnav .container-x {
  overflow: visible !important;
  position: relative;
}
.mnav ul,
.mnav .mnav-menu {
  overflow: visible !important;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.mnav a {
  position: relative; display: block; white-space: nowrap;
  padding: 10px 14px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -.01em; color: #1e293b;
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
}
/* Category-aware hover & active colors via --nav-accent injected per <li> */
.mnav a:hover  { color: var(--nav-accent, var(--accent)); }
.mnav a.active { color: var(--nav-accent, var(--accent)); font-weight: 700; }
.mnav a.active::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 10px; right: 10px; bottom: -1px;
  height: 2.5px; background: var(--nav-accent, var(--accent));
  border-radius: 2px 2px 0 0;
}

/* Accent Buttons */
.btn-accent {
  background-color: var(--accent, #b3002b) !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  border: none !important;
  transition: opacity 0.15s ease, background-color 0.15s ease;
}
.btn-accent:hover,
.btn-accent:focus {
  background-color: #920023 !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  opacity: 0.95;
}

/* Nav Dropdown on Hover & Click */
.mnav .mnav-dropdown {
  position: relative;
}
.mnav .mnav-dropdown .dropdown-toggle::after {
  display: none !important;
}
.mnav .mnav-dropdown .dropdown-menu {
  position: absolute !important;
  top: 100% !important;
  right: 0 !important;
  left: auto !important;
  transform: none !important;
  display: none;
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  padding: 6px 0;
  min-width: 205px;
  background: #ffffff !important;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0 !important;
  border-radius: 6px !important;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 25px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15), 0 8px 10px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) !important;
  z-index: 9999 !important;
}
/* Invisible hover bridge */
.mnav .mnav-dropdown .dropdown-menu::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -8px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 8px;
}
/* Show on Hover */
.mnav .mnav-dropdown:hover > .dropdown-menu {
  display: block !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
  visibility: visible !important;
}
/* Show on Click / Active */
.mnav .mnav-dropdown.show > .dropdown-menu,
.mnav .mnav-dropdown > .dropdown-menu.show {
  display: block !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
  visibility: visible !important;
}
.mnav-dropdown .dropdown-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #1e293b;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background-color 0.1s ease, color 0.1s ease;
}
.mnav-dropdown .dropdown-item:hover,
.mnav-dropdown .dropdown-item:focus {
  background-color: #f8fafc !important;
  color: var(--accent) !important;
}

/* ── Trial & Approval board ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.board { background: var(--charcoal); color: #fff; }
.board .quote { font-size: 12px; white-space: nowrap; }
.board .quote .name { color: rgba(255,255,255,.55); font-weight: 500; }
.board .up   { color: #5fd3a8; }
.board .down { color: #f07f7a; }

/* ── Specialty strip ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.sectors { background: var(--card); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.sectors .s { font-size: 11px; white-space: nowrap; }

/* ── Breaking news ticker ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.ticker {
  height: 34px; background: #ffffff;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; overflow: hidden;
  display: flex; align-items: center;
}
.ticker .tag {
  background: var(--accent); color: #fff; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em;
  line-height: 34px; padding: 0 14px;
  z-index: 2; position: relative;
}
.ticker-viewport {
  height: 34px;
  line-height: 34px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100%;
}
.ticker-track {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  width: max-content;
  will-change: transform;
  animation: ticker-slide 75s linear infinite;
}
.ticker:hover .ticker-track {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}
.ticker-content {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 34px;
  padding-left: 12px;
}
@keyframes ticker-slide {
  0%   { transform: translateX(0); }
  100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

.marquee {
  display: inline-block; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 12px;
  animation: scroll-left 75s linear infinite;
  font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 34px;
}
.ticker:hover .marquee { animation-play-state: paused; }
.hover-accent:hover {
  color: var(--accent) !important;
  text-decoration: underline !important;
}
@keyframes scroll-left { 
  0%   { transform: translateX(0); }
  100% { transform: translateX(-100%); } 
}

/* ── Live pulse ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.live-dot {
  display: inline-block; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent); animation: live-pulse 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.live-dot.green { background: #5fd3a8; }
@keyframes live-pulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
  50%       { opacity: .35; transform: scale(.7); }
}

/* ── Headline rows ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.headline { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 12px 0; }
.headline:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.headline h3 {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif !important;
  font-size: 16px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  line-height: 1.34 !important;
  color: #0f172a !important;
  margin: 3px 0 4px 0 !important;
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
}
.headline h3.big {
  font-size: 20px !important;
  line-height: 1.25 !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
}
.headline a:hover h3 {
  color: var(--section-color, var(--accent)) !important;
}
.headline .time {
  font-size: 11px !important;
  text-transform: uppercase !important;
  letter-spacing: .04em !important;
  color: #94a3b8 !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
}
.headline-blurb {
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif !important;
  color: #475569 !important;
  margin-bottom: 6px !important;
}

/* ── Badges ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.badge {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  justify-content: center !important;
  padding-top: 3.5px !important;
  padding-bottom: 3.5px !important;
  line-height: 1.25 !important;
  vertical-align: middle !important;
}
.sectors .badge {
  padding-top: 1.5px !important;
  padding-bottom: 1.5px !important;
  line-height: 1.15 !important;
}
.ticker .badge {
  padding-top: 2.5px !important;
  padding-bottom: 2.5px !important;
  line-height: 1.2 !important;
}
.badge-live {
  color: var(--accent); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; line-height: 1.25;
}
.badge-premium {
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper);
  font-size: 9px; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .1em; padding: 3px 8px; border-radius: 2px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; line-height: 1.25;
}
.badge-plain {
  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: var(--ink-soft); display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; line-height: 1.25;
}
.badge-plain.excl { color: var(--section-color, var(--accent)); }

/* ── Section head ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.section-head {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--section-color, var(--ink));
  padding-bottom: 6px; margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.section-head h2,
.section-head a.font-serif {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif !important;
  font-size: 19px !important; font-weight: 700 !important;
  letter-spacing: -.015em !important; color: var(--section-color, var(--ink)) !important; margin: 0;
}
.section-head .see-all {
  font-size: 11.5px !important; font-weight: 600 !important; text-transform: uppercase !important;
  letter-spacing: .08em !important; color: var(--section-color, var(--accent)) !important;
}
.section-head .see-all:hover {
  text-decoration: underline !important;
}

/* ── Category page header ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.cat-header { border-bottom: 3px solid var(--page-color, var(--accent)); }
.cat-header h1 { color: var(--page-color, var(--ink)); }

/* ── Ads Styling ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.ad, .ad-sticky, .leaderboard-band, #lrail, .rail-note, .ad-anchor, #meridianAdModal {
  display: none !important;
}
.real-ad {
  display: block !important;
  max-width: 100%;
}
body.has-anchor { padding-bottom: 0 !important; }

/* ── Sidebar cards (Strictly unified across Home, Category, Archive & Single) ──────────────── */
.card-box,
aside .card,
#rail .card,
.sidebar .card {
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0 !important;
  background: #ffffff !important;
  border-radius: 4px !important;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.05) !important;
}

aside .card ul li:last-child,
#rail .card ul li:last-child,
.card-box ul li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

.card-box .hd {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
  padding: 10px 16px;
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #0f172a;
}

.most-read li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 10px 0;
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: baseline;
}
.most-read li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.most-read .rank {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--accent);
  min-width: 16px;
}
.most-read a {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: #1e293b;
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
}
.most-read a:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.chip {
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-strong); background: var(--card); border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 4px 12px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink-soft); display: inline-block;
}
.chip:hover { border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent); }

/* ── Universal Badges Styling & Top/Bottom Padding Fix ───────────────────────── */
.badge,
.badge-plain,
.badge-live,
.badge-premium {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  justify-content: center !important;
  padding: 3.5px 8px !important;
  line-height: 1.25 !important;
  vertical-align: middle !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  border-radius: 4px !important;
}

.ticker .badge,
.marquee .badge {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  padding: 2.5px 8px !important;
  line-height: 1.2 !important;
  vertical-align: middle !important;
  margin-top: -2px !important;
}

.clinical-gist-card .badge,
.gist-badge,
.badge.bg-primary {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  padding: 4px 10px !important;
  line-height: 1.25 !important;
  font-size: 11px !important;
  border-radius: 4px !important;
}

.article-meta-bar .badge {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  padding: 3.5px 9px !important;
  line-height: 1.25 !important;
  font-size: 11px !important;
}

/* ── Specialty Pill Link ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.specialty-pill-link:hover .specialty-name {
  color: var(--accent) !important;
}
.specialty-pill-link:hover .badge {
  background: var(--up) !important;
  color: #fff !important;
}

/* ── Article Details Page — Lancet / NEJM Editorial System ────────────────── */
.article-header {
  padding-bottom: 24px;
}
.article-headline {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif !important;
  font-size: 36px !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  line-height: 1.18 !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em !important;
  color: #0f172a !important;
  margin: 12px 0 16px 0 !important;
}
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .article-headline {
    font-size: 26px !important;
    line-height: 1.22 !important;
  }
}
.article-standfirst {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif !important;
  font-size: 19.5px !important;
  font-weight: 400 !important;
  line-height: 1.52 !important;
  color: #334155 !important;
  margin-bottom: 20px !important;
}
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .article-standfirst {
    font-size: 17px !important;
    line-height: 1.48 !important;
  }
}
.article-meta-bar {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 12px 0;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  color: #64748b;
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif;
}

/* High-Yield Clinical GIST Callout */
.clinical-gist-card,
.clinical-gist-card.border-primary,
.clinical-gist-card.bg-light {
  background: #f8fafc !important;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0 !important;
  border-left: 4.5px solid var(--page-color, var(--accent)) !important;
  border-radius: 6px !important;
  padding: 22px 24px !important;
  margin: 28px 0 !important;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.03) !important;
}
.clinical-gist-card h5,
.clinical-gist-card .text-primary,
.clinical-gist-header {
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif !important;
  font-size: 11px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  text-transform: uppercase !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em !important;
  color: var(--page-color, var(--accent)) !important;
  margin-bottom: 14px !important;
  display: flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  gap: 8px !important;
}
.clinical-gist-card .badge,
.clinical-gist-card .badge.bg-primary {
  background-color: var(--page-color, var(--accent)) !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  font-size: 10px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em !important;
  padding: 3px 8px !important;
}
.clinical-gist-card ul,
.clinical-gist-content ul {
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding-left: 20px !important;
}
.clinical-gist-card li,
.clinical-gist-content li {
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif !important;
  font-size: 15px !important;
  line-height: 1.65 !important;
  color: #1e293b !important;
  margin-bottom: 8px !important;
}
.clinical-gist-card li:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0 !important;
}

/* Table of Contents Box */
.clinical-toc-card,
.clinical-toc-card.bg-light,
.article-toc-box {
  background: #ffffff !important;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0 !important;
  border-radius: 6px !important;
  padding: 20px 24px !important;
  margin: 28px 0 !important;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.02) !important;
}
.clinical-toc-card h5,
.clinical-toc-card .text-secondary,
.article-toc-title {
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif !important;
  font-size: 11px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  text-transform: uppercase !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em !important;
  color: #475569 !important;
  margin-bottom: 12px !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f5f9 !important;
  padding-bottom: 8px !important;
}
.clinical-toc-card ol,
.article-toc-list {
  padding-left: 20px !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
}
.clinical-toc-card li {
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif !important;
  font-size: 14px !important;
  line-height: 1.6 !important;
  color: #64748b !important;
  margin-bottom: 8px !important;
}
.clinical-toc-card li a,
.article-toc-list a,
.toc-link {
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif !important;
  font-size: 14px !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  color: #1e293b !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  transition: color 0.15s ease !important;
}
.clinical-toc-card li a:hover,
.article-toc-list a:hover,
.toc-link:hover {
  color: var(--page-color, var(--accent)) !important;
  text-decoration: underline !important;
}

/* Article Body Typography */
.article-body {
  max-width: 740px;
}
.article-body p {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif !important;
  font-size: 18.5px !important;
  line-height: 1.8 !important;
  color: #1e293b !important;
  margin-bottom: 24px !important;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .article-body p {
    font-size: 17px !important;
    line-height: 1.72 !important;
    margin-bottom: 20px !important;
  }
}
.article-body h2 {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif !important;
  font-size: 24px !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  line-height: 1.28 !important;
  color: #0f172a !important;
  margin-top: 40px !important;
  margin-bottom: 16px !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0 !important;
  padding-bottom: 8px !important;
  scroll-margin-top: 80px;
}
.article-body h3 {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif !important;
  font-size: 19px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  line-height: 1.35 !important;
  color: #1e293b !important;
  margin-top: 30px !important;
  margin-bottom: 14px !important;
  scroll-margin-top: 80px;
}
.article-body strong,
.article-body b {
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  color: #1e293b !important;
}
.article-body a {
  color: var(--page-color, var(--accent));
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
}
.article-body a:hover {
  color: #80001f;
}
.article-body ul, 
.article-body ol {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif !important;
  font-size: 18px !important;
  line-height: 1.75 !important;
  color: #1e293b !important;
  margin-bottom: 24px !important;
  padding-left: 26px;
}
.article-body li {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.article-body blockquote {
  border-left: 4px solid var(--page-color, var(--accent)) !important;
  background: #f8fafc !important;
  padding: 18px 24px !important;
  margin: 32px 0 !important;
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif !important;
  font-size: 19.5px !important;
  font-style: italic !important;
  line-height: 1.6 !important;
  color: #334155 !important;
  border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0;
}
.dropcap::first-letter {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  float: left;
  font-size: 52px;
  line-height: 0.82;
  margin: 4px 10px 0 0;
  color: var(--page-color, var(--accent));
}

/* Article Source Attribution */
.source-attribution,
.source-attribution.bg-light,
.article-attribution-box {
  background: #f8fafc !important;
  border: 1px solid #cbd5e1 !important;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--page-color, #64748b) !important;
  border-radius: 6px !important;
  padding: 18px 22px !important;
  margin-top: 38px !important;
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif !important;
  font-size: 13px !important;
  color: #475569 !important;
  line-height: 1.65 !important;
}
.source-attribution strong,
.article-attribution-box strong {
  color: #0f172a !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
}
.source-attribution a,
.article-attribution-box a {
  color: var(--page-color, var(--accent)) !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  text-decoration: underline !important;
}

/* ── Cross-browser Scrollbar Suppression & Layout ────────────────────────── */
.no-scrollbar,
.sectors ul,
.header-actions-group,
.overflow-x-auto {
  scrollbar-width: none !important;
  -ms-overflow-style: none !important;
}
.no-scrollbar::-webkit-scrollbar,
.sectors ul::-webkit-scrollbar,
.header-actions-group::-webkit-scrollbar,
.overflow-x-auto::-webkit-scrollbar {
  display: none !important;
  width: 0 !important;
  height: 0 !important;
}
.overflow-x-auto { overflow-x: auto; }

/* Viewport safety against horizontal jitter */
html, body, #page {
  max-width: 100vw;
  overflow-x: clip;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .marquee  { animation: none; }
  .live-dot { animation: none; }
}

/* ── Mobile & Responsive Polish ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .masthead-logo {
    font-size: 30px !important;
  }
  .masthead-sub {
    font-size: 9px !important;
    letter-spacing: .22em !important;
  }
  .header-actions-group {
    width: 100% !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    gap: 10px !important;
  }
  .header-search-box {
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
    margin-top: 4px;
  }
  .header-search-box input {
    width: 100% !important;
  }
  .mnav a {
    padding: 8px 10px !important;
    font-size: 12px !important;
  }
}

/* ── WordPress & Theme Enhancements ─────────────────────────────────────── */

body.admin-bar .mnav {
  top: 32px;
}
@media screen and (max-width: 782px) {
  body.admin-bar .mnav {
    top: 46px;
  }
}

.article-body img,
.entry-content img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 2px;
  margin: 1rem 0;
}

/* WordPress Pagination */
.meridian-pagination {
  margin: 2rem 0;
}
.meridian-pagination .page-numbers {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-strong);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 13px;
  background: var(--card);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all 0.15s ease-in-out;
  margin-right: 4px;
}
.meridian-pagination .page-numbers:hover,
.meridian-pagination .page-numbers.current {
  background: var(--accent);
  color: #fff;
  border-color: var(--accent);
}
.meridian-pagination .page-numbers.dots {
  border: none;
  background: transparent;
}

/* Toast Notification */
.meridian-toast {
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 30px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background: var(--charcoal);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
  z-index: 9999;
  animation: toastFade 2.5s forwards;
  pointer-events: none;
}
@keyframes toastFade {
  0%   { opacity: 0; transform: translate(-50%, 15px); }
  15%  { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-50%, 0); }
  85%  { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-50%, 0); }
  100% { opacity: 0; transform: translate(-50%, -10px); }
}

/* Clean Button Resets */
.btn-action {
  background: none;
  border: none;
  padding: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--accent);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  transition: opacity 0.15s;
}
.btn-action:hover {
  opacity: 0.75;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* ── Medindia-Style Clinical Attribution Bar ── */
.article-attribution-bar {
  background: #f8fafc !important;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0 !important;
  border-radius: 6px !important;
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif;
}
.article-attribution-bar a {
  color: #0f172a;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  transition: color 0.15s ease-in-out;
}
.article-attribution-bar a:hover {
  color: var(--accent, #0F4C81);
}
.attr-sep {
  color: #cbd5e1;
}

/* ── Doctor & Review Board Design System ── */
.doctor-avatar-circle {
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ffffff;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(15, 76, 129, 0.18);
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

/* Specialty Filter Bar & Pills */
.review-filter-bar {
  background: #ffffff !important;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0 !important;
  border-radius: 8px !important;
  padding: 16px 20px !important;
}
.filter-pill {
  background: #f8fafc;
  color: #475569;
  border: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 6px 14px;
  transition: all 0.18s ease-in-out;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.filter-pill:hover {
  background: #e2e8f0;
  color: #0F4C81;
  border-color: #94a3b8;
}
.filter-pill.active {
  background: #0F4C81 !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  border-color: #0F4C81 !important;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(15, 76, 129, 0.25) !important;
}

/* Doctor Review Cards */
.doctor-review-card {
  background: #ffffff !important;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0 !important;
  border-left: 4px solid #0F4C81 !important;
  border-radius: 8px !important;
  padding: 24px !important;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}
.doctor-review-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.08) !important;
}

/* High-Trust Medical Badges */
.verified-board-badge,
.verified-author-badge {
  background: #ecfdf5 !important;
  color: #065f46 !important;
  border: 1px solid #a7f3d0 !important;
  font-size: 11px !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  padding: 4px 10px !important;
  border-radius: 4px !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em !important;
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  gap: 5px !important;
  line-height: 1.25 !important;
}

.peer-reviewer-badge {
  background: #eff6ff !important;
  color: #1e40af !important;
  border: 1px solid #bfdbfe !important;
  font-size: 11px !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  padding: 4px 10px !important;
  border-radius: 4px !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em !important;
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  gap: 5px !important;
  line-height: 1.25 !important;
}

/* Doctor Stats Pills */
.doctor-stat-badge {
  background: #f8fafc !important;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0 !important;
  color: #334155 !important;
  font-size: 11.5px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  padding: 4px 10px !important;
  border-radius: 4px !important;
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  line-height: 1.25 !important;
}

.specialty-pill-navy {
  background: #eff6ff !important;
  border: 1px solid #bfdbfe !important;
  color: #1e40af !important;
}

/* Source badge for articles list */
.source-badge {
  background: #f8fafc !important;
  color: #475569 !important;
  border: 1px solid #cbd5e1 !important;
  font-size: 10px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em !important;
  padding: 3px 8px !important;
  border-radius: 3px !important;
  line-height: 1.2 !important;
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
}

/* Articles count badge */
.articles-count-badge {
  background: #f1f5f9 !important;
  color: #475569 !important;
  border: 1px solid #cbd5e1 !important;
  font-size: 11.5px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  padding: 4px 10px !important;
  border-radius: 12px !important;
  line-height: 1.25 !important;
}

/* Clinical Focus Specialty Pills */
.specialty-focus-pill {
  background: #f8fafc !important;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0 !important;
  color: #1e293b !important;
  font-size: 11.5px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  padding: 4px 10px !important;
  border-radius: 4px !important;
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  line-height: 1.25 !important;
}

/* Review Protocol Step Item */
.review-step-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 12px;
}
.review-step-num {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #0F4C81;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  margin-top: 1px;
}

/* Action Button Navy */
.btn-action-navy {
  background: #0F4C81 !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  border: 1px solid #0F4C81 !important;
  transition: background 0.15s ease, transform 0.1s ease;
}
.btn-action-navy:hover {
  background: #092340 !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  border-color: #092340 !important;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

/* Clean Header for Doctor Articles Archive */
.doctor-articles-header {
  border-top: none !important;
  border-left: none !important;
  border-right: none !important;
}

/* ── Clean Classic Editorial Broadsheet (NYT / Financial Times / The Lancet) ── */
.nyt-broadsheet-section {
  background: #ffffff;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--ink, #111827);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink, #111827);
  padding-top: 22px;
  padding-bottom: 24px;
}

.nyt-dateline-bar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--accent, #b3002b);
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.nyt-section-label {
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  color: var(--accent, #b3002b);
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.nyt-section-sub {
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #64748b;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

/* Lead Dominant Story */
.nyt-lead-kicker {
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  color: var(--lead-color, var(--accent, #b3002b));
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.nyt-lead-headline {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 34px;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: #0f172a;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
}

.nyt-lead-headline:hover {
  color: var(--lead-color, var(--accent, #b3002b));
}

.nyt-lead-standfirst {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #334155;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.nyt-byline-strip {
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  color: #64748b;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
}

/* Secondary Companion Stories (Column 2) */
.nyt-sub-kicker {
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: var(--sub-color, var(--accent, #b3002b));
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.nyt-sub-headline {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: #0f172a;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
}

.nyt-sub-headline:hover {
  color: var(--sub-color, var(--accent, #b3002b));
}

.nyt-sub-standfirst {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.52;
  color: #475569;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

/* Clinical Briefs / Highlights (Column 3) */
.nyt-brief-item {
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule, #e2e8f0);
}

.nyt-brief-item:last-child {
  border-bottom: none;
  padding-bottom: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.nyt-brief-kicker {
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: var(--brief-color, var(--accent, #b3002b));
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.nyt-brief-headline {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.34;
  color: #0f172a;
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.nyt-brief-headline:hover {
  color: var(--brief-color, var(--accent, #b3002b));
}

/* Bottom Mixed Strip (4 Columns divided by hairline rules) */
.nyt-mixed-strip {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule, #e2e8f0);
  margin-top: 24px;
  padding-top: 20px;
}

.nyt-mixed-kicker {
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: var(--ribbon-color, var(--accent, #b3002b));
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.nyt-mixed-headline {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.32;
  color: #0f172a;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
}

.nyt-mixed-headline:hover {
  color: var(--ribbon-color, var(--accent, #b3002b));
}

.nyt-mixed-snippet {
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: #64748b;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

/* Hairline Editorial Column Dividers */
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .editorial-rule-start {
    border-left: 1px solid var(--rule, #e2e8f0);
    padding-left: 24px;
  }
}

/* ── Ad Spacing & Zero-CLS Layout Rules ───────────────────────────── */
.doceree-header-billboard-wrap {
  background: #fafaf9;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule, #e2e8f0);
  padding: 0 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.doceree-header-billboard-wrap .doceree-ad-slot-wrapper {
  margin: 0 auto !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
}

.doceree-header-billboard-wrap .doceree-ad-label {
  margin: 2px 0 0 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
}

.doceree-instream-leaderboard-wrap {
  margin: 16px auto !important;
}

.doceree-sidebar-skyscraper {
  margin: 16px auto !important;
}

/* ── Doceree Ad Slot Viewport & CLS Protection ─────────────────────── */
.doceree-ad-slot-wrapper {
  display: flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  justify-content: center !important;
  position: relative !important;
}

/* ── Suppress Duplicate dc.js Injected Advertisement Text ─────────── */
.datag > p,
.datagob > p {
  display: none !important;
}

/* ── Sticky Bottom Rail (DOC-2738-1) ──────────────────────────────── */
#doceree-sticky-bottom-rail {
  position: fixed !important;
  bottom: 0 !important;
  left: 0 !important;
  right: 0 !important;
  z-index: 9999 !important;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 -4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) !important;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule, #e2e8f0) !important;
  padding: 6px 0 !important;
  display: flex !important;
  justify-content: center !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  min-height: 102px !important;
}

#doceree-sticky-bottom-rail.doceree-dismissed {
  display: none !important;
}

.doceree-sticky-close {
  z-index: 999999 !important;
  pointer-events: auto !important;
}

.doceree-sticky-close:hover {
  background: #f1f5f9 !important;
  color: #0f172a !important;
  transform: scale(1.08);
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  body {
    padding-bottom: 115px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  body {
    padding-bottom: 75px;
  }
  #doceree-sticky-bottom-rail {
    min-height: 60px !important;
    padding: 3px 0 !important;
  }
  #doceree-sticky-bottom-rail .datag,
  #doceree-sticky-bottom-rail .doceree-fallback-creative {
    max-width: 100% !important;
    min-width: 0 !important;
    width: 100% !important;
  }
  .doceree-slot-billboard {
    min-height: 120px !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
  }
  .doceree-slot-leaderboard {
    min-height: 70px !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
  }
}

/* ── Hide Toolbar When Viewing Site ───────────────────────────────────────── */
#wpadminbar {
  display: none !important;
}
html {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
}
* html body {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
}
@media screen and (max-width: 782px) {
  html {
    margin-top: 0 !important;
  }
}