Hepatitis C has increased in women of childbearing age and has important implications in women who become pregnant and their infants. The effect that hepatitis C has on pregnancy outcomes was evaluated as well as the rate of hepatitis C transmission to infants in a large database with linked mother-infant records. It was found that active hepatitis C during pregnancy increased the risk of pregnancy complications. Also identified were very low rates of testing of infants born to mothers with hepatitis C but found higher rates of hepatitis C transmission to infants in mothers with higher virus levels.
An Article on the global prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life-years of hepatitis B, in the context of SDG 3, focusing specifically on a comparison of estimates to WHO elimination targets.
The emergence of monkeypox as a zoonotic disease and its potential spread among specific communities raises concerns for public health. The link between monkeypox and viral hepatitis, including the risk of coinfection and impact on liver function, is an important area of research for combating hepatitis.
The Lancet Healthy Longevity, Volume 3, Issue 7, July 2022, Pages e501-e512
This Personal View supports Sustainable Development Goal 3 by summarising the limitations of existing research into the role of nutritional factors in dementia, and propose recommendations to guide future trial developments.
An Article on the burden of chronic hepatitis B and C infections in Japan, in the context of SDG 3, highlighting the need for improved screening strategies for hepatitis C virus and development of new therapies leading to a functional cure for hepatitis B virus.
Mental health challenges among physicians and nurses have been well documented, but there is limited information regarding pharmacists. This article looks at the prevalence of suicide within the profession.
Discusses progress in the use of toll-like receptors to combat disease and promote SGD 3 Good health.
This Review supports SDG 3 by evaluating artificial intelligence algorithms for skin cancer detection in a primary care setting. The Review focuses on the accuracy of these algorithms and highlights several areas of concern in how they are assessed, proposing a checklist to help design, evaluate, and implement new algorithms.
This Article supports SDG 3 by assessing the association between people leaving state in the USA for an abortion and the availalble facilities and state legislation. THe findings showed that the proportion of people leaving the state varied widely by state, and that this was affected by state-level abortion policy and facility scarcity.
This Viewpoint examines how excluding custodial settings in the calculation of the health service coverage index impedes progress towards SDG 3, and suggests that custodial settings should be included in order to reduce health inequalities.
