Articles

Still no pill for men? Double standards & demarcating values in biomedical research

Elsevier, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Volume 91, February 2022
Double standards are widespread throughout biomedicine, especially in research on reproductive health. One of the clearest cases of double standards involves the feminine gendering of reproductive responsibility for contraception and the continued lack of highly effective, reversible methods for cisgender men. While the biomedical establishment accepts diversity and inclusion as important social values for clinical trials, their continued use of inequitable standards undermines their ability to challenge unfair social hierarchies by developing male contraception.
Read more

SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Diversity and inclusion; Health and wellbeing, Global

Contested racial identity and the health of women and their infants

Elsevier, Preventive Medicine, Volume 155, February 2022
Contested racial identity— self-identified race not matching socially-assigned race—may be an indication of experiences with racism. We aimed to understand the relationship between contested racial identity and women's health behaviors, health outcomes, and infant health outcomes. We used 2012–2015 Massachusetts Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System data on 5735 women linked with infants' birth certificates.
Read more

SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 5: Gender equality

Tags:

Diversity and inclusion; Gender equality and women's empowerment, North America

Care of Sexual and Gender Minorities in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review

Elsevier, Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 79, February 2022
Study objective: This scoping review was conducted to collate and summarize the published research literature addressing sexual and gender minority care in the emergency department (ED). Methods: Using PRISMA-ScR criteria, an electronic search was conducted of CINAHL, Embase, Ovid Medline, and Web of Science for all studies that were published after 1995 involving sexual and gender minorities, throughout all life stages, presenting to an ED. We excluded non-US and Canadian studies and editorials.
Read more

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Diversity and inclusion; Health and population; Health and wellbeing, North America

An IoT based ECG system to diagnose cardiac pathologies for healthcare applications in smart cities

Elsevier, Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, Volume 190, 28 February 2022
The present paper aims to describe the project and development of an ECG monitoring system which is able to diagnose specific cardiac pathologies by adapting the processing algorithm to the monitored patient. The system can work standalone by providing the final diagnosis to the patient by a LEDs set. In addition, an IoT based architecture allows the system to share data and diagnosis with a remote cardiologist in real-time or to store data in a FTP folder, as an Holter monitor, for post-processing and further analysis.
Read more

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Technology, Global

Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis

Elsevier, The Lancet, Volume 399, 12 February 2022
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major threat to human health around the world. Previous publications have estimated the effect of AMR on incidence, deaths, hospital length of stay, and health-care costs for specific pathogen–drug combinations in select locations. To our knowledge, this study presents the most comprehensive estimates of AMR burden to date. Methods: We estimated deaths and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) attributable to and associated with bacterial AMR for 23 pathogens and 88 pathogen–drug combinations in 204 countries and territories in 2019.
Read more

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population, Global

Exposure to environmental contaminants is associated with altered hepatic lipid metabolism in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Elsevier, Journal of Hepatology, Volume 76, February 2022
Background & aims: Recent experimental models and epidemiological studies suggest that specific environmental contaminants (ECs) contribute to the initiation and pathology of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, the underlying mechanisms linking EC exposure with NAFLD remain poorly understood and there is no data on their impact on the human liver metabolome. Herein, we hypothesized that exposure to ECs, particularly perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), impacts liver metabolism, specifically bile acid metabolism.
Read more

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Global

The experiential knowledge of migrant women about vulnerability during pregnancy: A woman-centred mixed-methods study

Elsevier,

Women and Birth, Volume 35, February 2022

Problem: Within maternity care policies and practice, pregnant migrant women are regarded as a vulnerable population. Background: Women's experiential knowledge is a key element of woman-centred care but is insufficiently addressed in midwifery practice and research that involves migrant women. Aim: To examine if pregnant migrant women's experiential knowledge of vulnerability corresponds with sets of criteria of vulnerability, and to explore how migrant women make sense of vulnerability during pregnancy.

Read more

SDG:

Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 4: Quality education

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Education; Global Vulnerability; Migrants, Europe

The interplay of pineal hormones and socioeconomic status leading to colorectal cancer disparity

Elsevier,

Translational Oncology, Volume 16, February 2022

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Despite increased screening options and state-of-art treatments offered in clinics, racial differences remain in CRC. African Americans (AAs) are disproportionately affected by the disease; the incidence and mortality are higher in AAs than Caucasian Americans (CAs). At the time of diagnosis, AAs more often present with advanced stages and aggressive CRCs, primarily accounting for the racial differences in therapeutic outcomes and mortality.

Read more

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 1: No poverty

Tags:

Diversity and inclusion; Gender equality and women's empowerment; Socioeconomic Impact, Global

Differences in SARS-CoV-2 infections during the first and second wave of SARS-CoV-2 between six ethnic groups in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: A population-based longitudinal serological study

Elsevier,

The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Volume 13, February 2022

This Article supports SDGs 3 and 10 by assessing SARS-CoV-2 incidence in six ethnic groups in Amsterdam, and showing that incidence was highest in the largest minority ethnic groups. The findings suggest that prevention measures and vaccination should be especially encouraged in these groups.
Read more

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Diversity and inclusion; Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Europe

Hydrological modeling, impact of land-use and land-cover change on hydrological process and sediment yield; case study in Jedeb and Chemoga watersheds

Land use and land cover changes in the Jedeb and Chemoga watersheds have been detected in the past 29 years. 
Read more

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Hydrological Cycle, Africa

Pages