Europe

WGS data revealed that herpesvirus/anelloviruses are naturally found in European populations. This represents the first comprehensive research on the plasma virome of pregnant Turkish women.
How cities dealt with food in the past, ultimately lessons for the present and future.
This Health Policy article supports Sustainable Development Goal 3 by presenting recommendations for implementation of second-generation memory clinics to assess potentially modifiable risk factors for brain pathology and to reduce risk.
This paper sought to explore similarities, variations and determinants of sustainable plastics consumption behavior within a sample of approximately 7600 respondents from eight European countries. We find that most consumers engage in sustainable plastics behavior during the usage phase, by reusing plastic containers and refilling water bottles. The regression analysis suggests that personal responsibility, having high values for nature, being a member of a nature organization and feeling knowledgeable about plastic pollution are important predictors of sustainable plastics consumption.
This Article supports SDGs3 and 13 by asessing the potential impact of net zero greenhouse gas emissions on public health in England and Wales. The authors showed that there are likely to be substantial net benefits for health, with greater benefits associated with faster and more ambitious changes.
Background: Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of depression, but the extent to which risk factor modification can mitigate this risk is unclear. We aimed to examine the association between the incidence of major depression and clinically relevant depressive symptoms among individuals with type 2 diabetes, according to the number of risk factors within the recommended target range, compared with individuals without diabetes. Methods: We did a prospective analysis of population-based data from the UK Biobank and the Maastricht Study.
This Article supports SDG 3 by assessing the difference in quality of diabetes care between people with and without serious mental illness. The findings suggest that people with serious mental illness were less likely to receive process of care.
The need and opportunities for global health strategies to leverage the power of digital health technology to improve healthcare outcomes are growing. Telehealth and other digital health products and services are becoming increasingly important in this effort, and methodical strategies should be used to evaluate the need, application, integration, maintenance, and scaling of such solutions. With the correct attention upon these areas, digital health can serve as a catalyst to improve healthcare outcomes and reduce disparities across the world, supporting SDG3.
Elsevier,

Clinical Decision Support and Beyond (Third Edition)

Progress and Opportunities in Knowledge-Enhanced Health and Healthcare

2023, Pages 707-714

Clinical Decision support provides an effective tool to minimize many of the drivers of health disparities in healthcare. There is promising evidence that these tools can serve to promote equity across the healthcare spectrum supporting SDG 3. However, future iterations require a focus on equity from the start and inclusive and sustainable development, implementation, and evaluation practices.
The article speaks to action points to improving the diagnosis of breast cancer in black women within the UK to achieve greater equity.

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