Articles: health.
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The promise of digital tools to dramatically improve health care remains largely unfullfilled, creating frustration for both patients and providers. Additionally, these tools are increasingly vulnerable to cyber attack and deep fakes. The digital battle space has progressed rapidly to adress similar challenges and offers valuable lessons for health care. In this article we explore how six principles from the digital battle space can be applied to the digital care space.
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Mental disorders are the leading global cause of health burden among adolescents. However, prevalence data for mental disorders among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries are scarce with often limited generalisability. This study aimed to generate nationally representative prevalence estimates for mental disorders in adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Viet Nam. ⋯ The University of Queensland in America (TUQIA) through support from Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda French Gates company.
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · Apr 2024
ReviewAlcohol, health loss and mortality: can wine really save the good name of moderate alcohol consumption?
It is estimated that one‑third of the world's population consumes alcohol. At the same time, it is well‑known that excessive alcohol consumption in one of the leading causes of premature mortality. The history of production of alcoholic beverages, especially wine, dates back as long as 8000 years. ⋯ Wine, together with abundance of plant‑based foods, olive oil, and fish, is an important part of the Mediterranean diet. There are both observational and randomized studies documenting a wide spectrum of health‑promoting effects of such a diet, especially a reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events. People who want to drink alcohol should be advised to limit their consumption to a minimum, and should consider choosing red wine.