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Sep 20, 2024 · This Series in The Lancet Rheumatology explores the evidence on cognitive impairment and frailty in rheumatic diseases, emphasises the relevance of the geriatric 5Ms in rheumatology, and calls for rheumatologists to consider the unique needs of older adults living with rheumatic diseases in their clinical practice.
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4 days ago · Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and is responsible for a high burden of hospital admission and mortality in children. RSV–LRTI is also associated with long-term respiratory sequelae. Recent advances show great promise such as RSV vaccines and monoclonal antibodies.
The Lancet Oncology
Oct 14, 2024 · Published: September 30, 2024. In the 2015 Lancet Oncology Commission on expanding global access to radiotherapy, disparities in the availability of radiotherapy machines between high-income and low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) were identified, despite radiotherapy being a crucial component of comprehensive cancer care.
How an outbreak became a pandemic: a chronological ... - The …
Understanding the spread of SARS-CoV-2, how and when evidence emerged, and the timing of local, national, regional, and global responses is essential to establish how an outbreak became a pandemic and to prepare for future health threats. With that aim, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response has developed a chronology of events, actions, and recommendations, from December ...
Chronic pain: an update on burden, best practices, and new …
Chronic pain exerts an enormous personal and economic burden, affecting more than 30% of people worldwide according to some studies. Unlike acute pain, which carries survival value, chronic pain might be best considered to be a disease, with treatment (eg, to be active despite the pain) and psychological (eg, pain acceptance and optimism as goals) implications. Pain can be categorised as ...
Growing up in a digital world: benefits and risks - The Lancet
Jan 5, 2018 · Digital technologies have profoundly changed childhood and adolescence. The internet and the means to access it, such as tablets and smartphones, along with social media platforms and messaging apps, have become integral to the lives of youth around the world. They have transformed their education and learning, the way they make and maintain friendships, how they spend their leisure time, and ...
Pollution and health: a progress update - The Lancet
May 17, 2022 · The Lancet Commission on pollution and health reported that pollution was responsible for 9 million premature deaths in 2015, making it the world's largest environmental risk factor for disease and premature death. We have now updated this estimate using data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuriaes, and Risk Factors Study 2019. We find that pollution remains responsible for approximately ...
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a ...
Feb 12, 2022 · To our knowledge, this study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the global burden of AMR, as well as an evaluation of the availability of data. AMR is a leading cause of death around the world, with the highest burdens in low-resource settings. Understanding the burden of AMR and the leading pathogen–drug combinations contributing to it is crucial to making informed and location ...
AI in medicine: creating a safe and equitable future - The Lancet
Aug 12, 2023 · The meteoric progress of generative artificial intelligence (AI)—such as Open AI's ChatGPT, capable of holding realistic conversations, or others of creating realistic images and video from simple prompts—has renewed interest in the transformative potential of AI, including for health. It has also sparked sobering warnings. Addressing the UN Security Council in July, Secretary General ...
Education: a neglected social determinant of health
Education and health and wellbeing are intrinsically linked. The evidence behind the importance of education as a determinant of health is amongst the most compelling. Education is strongly associated with life expectancy, morbidity, health behaviours, and educational attainment plays an important role in health by shaping opportunities, employment, and income. In …