This Viewpoint supports SDGs 3 and 10 by examining, in view of the potential termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme in the USA, the implications for government funding of health care for immigrant populations such as undocumented migrants, and the importance of ensuring equitable access to health care for all population groups.
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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 228, May 2023

Efforts to reduce maternal mortality have historically overemphasized clinical approaches while failing to listen to mothers and pregnant people, threatening patient autonomy, and contributing to persistent racial disparities and high levels of preventable maternal mortality.
This Article supports SDGs 3 and 10 by assessing predictors for COVID-19 vaccine uptake among older Syrian refugees in Lebanon and highlighting the need to target hard to reach populations to improve access and uptake.
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International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Volume 250, May 2023

This research addresses the right to health by identifying the health risks associated with improper disposal of disposable diapers in informal settlements and emphasizing the need for better access to hygienic waste management practices. [low- and middle-income country]
This Article supports SDG 3 by examining whether birth-dose vaccination, compared with vaccination at 6-8 weeks or no vaccination, is effective in preventing horizonal transmission of HBV in children aged 0-5 years of uninfected mothers.
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Annals of Hepatology, Volume 28, 1 May 2023

This article aligns with the SDG goal 3 of Good health and wellbeing and SDG 10 Reduced inequalities by showing that hepatitis C mortality trends in Mexico have started to decrease, but that much remains to be done in terms of prevention, diagnosis and timely access to treatment in this country.
To determine parent based perceptions of a SEND cycle training programme, factors which predict intention to cycle more and ongoing barriers to cycling.
This Article supports Sustainable Development Goal 3 by showing a positive association between hearing loss without hearing aid use and dementia in adults aged 40-69 years in the UK. The authors analysed all-cause dementia, as well as specific types including Alzheimer's disease. Hearing loss was associated with increased risk of dementia, and using hearing aids was associated with a similar risk of dementia to no hearing loss, suggesting that hearing aid use in people with hearing loss could reduce dementia risk.
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Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry, Volume 134-135, 1 May 2023

Nitric Oxide can act as both protecting and aggravating factor in Alzheimer's Disease. Nitric oxide can be considered as a neurotoxic factor in Alzheimer's Disease. Nitric Oxide induces neuro plasticity, neuroprotection, neurogenesis, long-term potentiation, and myelination. Drugs based on Nitric Oxide have shown promising results in Alzheimer's Disease. Nitric Oxide can via sundry ways ameliorate memory formation.
The 2022 UN Climate Change Implementation Plan acknowledged the necessity of taking action to address climate change and safeguard water and food security within a human-rights-based approach.1 Low-income and middle-income countries are disproportionately affected by climate change and have less capacity to respond to climate-related impacts such as sea-level rise, extreme weather events, drought, population displacement, and disease.

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