The Lancet Oncology
WEBSep 15, 2024 · In 2015, the Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery focused on access to safe, affordable, and timely cancer surgery worldwide. It highlighted cancer surgery as integral to national cancer control plans and critically examined the state of global cancer surgery and changes in policy that might drive improvements in …
Global Burden of Disease 2019 - The Lancet
WEBOct 15, 2020 · The latest global disease estimates, published in The Lancet, analyses 286 causes of death in 204 countries and territories to reveal the state of the world’s health just before the COVID-19 pandemic. The Global Burden of Disease Study provides a roadmap to where need is greatest, with country-specific data on risk factors and chronic disease …
Global prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders …
WEBNov 6, 2021 · This pandemic has created an increased urgency to strengthen mental health systems in most countries. Mitigation strategies could incorporate ways to promote mental wellbeing and target determinants of poor mental health and interventions to treat those with a mental disorder. Taking no action to address the burden of major depressive disorder …
Acute respiratory distress syndrome: causes, pathophysiology, and ...
WEBOct 1, 2022 · Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common clinical syndrome of acute respiratory failure as a result of diffuse lung inflammation and oedema. ARDS can be precipitated by a variety of causes. The pathophysiology of ARDS is complex and involves the activation and dysregulation of multiple overlapping and interacting pathways of …
Growing up in a digital world: benefits and risks - The Lancet
WEBJan 5, 2018 · Digital technologies have profoundly changed childhood and adolescence. The internet and the means to access it, such as tablets and smartphones, along with social media platforms and messaging apps, have become integral to the lives of youth around the world. They have transformed their education and learning, the way they make and …
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a ...
WEBFeb 12, 2022 · To our knowledge, this study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the global burden of AMR, as well as an evaluation of the availability of data. AMR is a leading cause of death around the world, with the highest burdens in low-resource settings. Understanding the burden of AMR and the leading pathogen–drug combinations …
AI in medicine: creating a safe and equitable future - The Lancet
WEBAug 12, 2023 · The meteoric progress of generative artificial intelligence (AI)—such as Open AI's ChatGPT, capable of holding realistic conversations, or others of creating realistic images and video from simple prompts—has renewed interest in the transformative potential of AI, including for health. It has also sparked sobering warnings. Addressing …
Influenza - The Lancet
WEBAnnual 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 …
Pollution and health: a progress update - The Lancet
WEBMay 17, 2022 · 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 …
Monkeypox - The Lancet
WEBNov 17, 2022 · Monkeypox is a zoonotic illness caused by the monkeypox virus, an Orthopoxvirus in the same genus as the variola, vaccinia, and cowpox viruses. Since the detection of the first human case in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1970, the disease has caused sporadic infections and outbreaks, mainly restricted to some …
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