The 2023 WHO World malaria report - The Lancet Microbe
2024年1月31日 · The estimated number of global malaria cases in 2022 exceeded pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels in 2019, according to WHO’s 2023 World malaria report. Several threats to the malaria global response are highlighted in the report, including climate change. The report, an annual assessment of global trends in malaria control and elimination, noted ...
Should WHO partner with TikTok to combat misinformation?
2 天之前 · In September, 2024, WHO announced a partnership between its Fides network of health influencers and the social media platform TikTok to promote science-based health information and encourage positive health dialogues to counter misinformation. 1. The WHO–TikTok collaboration reflects the paradoxical relationship between digital platforms and ...
GOLD COPD report: 2024 update - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
2023年12月4日 · The 2024 report from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been published. Key changes in the report were discussed by Claus F Vogelmeier (Philipps-Universität Marburg, German Center for Lung Research, Marburg, Germany) at the GOLD International COPD conference in ...
Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
In The Lancet, we have published the findings of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 in a series of six Articles.1–6 GBD began in 1991 and has continued over the past three decades to provide a comprehensive empirical assessment of health around the world.7 With each iteration GBD has become more detailed, including more causes, risks, and locations ...
The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific
2024年8月16日 · The Rising Tide: Trends and Challenges of Lung Cancer in Asia: Our latest Series discusses the diverse challenges of lung cancer in Asian countries, including drug development and approval, the impact of climate change, and the unique characteristics shaping the healthcare landscape for Asian populations.Read more about this Series and watch the on-demand recording of the webinar.
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder - The Lancet
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (complex PTSD) is a severe mental disorder that emerges in response to traumatic life events. Complex PTSD is characterised by three core post-traumatic symptom clusters, along with chronic and pervasive disturbances in emotion regulation, identity, and relationships. Complex PTSD has been adopted as a new diagnosis in the ICD-11.
Influenza - The Lancet
Annual seasonal influenza epidemics of variable severity caused by influenza A and B virus infections result in substantial disease burden worldwide. Seasonal influenza virus circulation declined markedly in 2020–21 after SARS-CoV-2 emerged but increased in 2021–22. Most people with influenza have abrupt onset of respiratory symptoms and myalgia with or without fever and recover within 1 ...
Obesity in children and adolescents: epidemiology, causes, …
2022年3月3日 · Obesity in children and adolescents is a global health issue with increasing prevalence in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) as well as a high prevalence in many high-income countries. 1 Obesity during childhood is likely to continue into adulthood and is associated with cardiometabolic and psychosocial comorbidity as well as premature mortality. 2–4 The provision of effective ...
Pollution and health: a progress update - The Lancet
2022年5月17日 · 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 ...
GOLD COPD report: 2023 update - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
On Nov 14, 2022, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) published their 2023 global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Highlights from the 2023 report were presented at the 2022 GOLD International COPD conference. Some of the key changes in the 2023 ...