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A Disease Called Poverty: The Sickness Dismantling Global Health …
WEBBy Leigh Foran, Staples High School, Westport, CT, USA. HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria are considered the “big three” infectious diseases in global health. These illnesses alone account for nearly 3 million deaths every year (National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2021), ravaging communities and countries …
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Ischemic Heart Disease: A Major Threat to Public Health
WEBIschemic heart disease (IHD) led to the deaths of 8.9 million people in 2019 alone, accounting for 16% of deaths globally that year (World Health Organization, 2020). In 2019, IHD was the leading cause of death in high-income, upper-middle-income, and lower-middle-income countries and the third leading cause of death in low-income …
Chronic NCDs: The Invisible Epidemic and the Looming Threat to …
WEBNCDs are a key contributor to this sharp increase in healthcare expenses, and the World Bank estimates that by 2030, NCDs will cost the global economy up to $35 trillion (NIH, 2022). Furthermore, over a 20-year period, the cost of CVD in the United States is estimated to be as high as $20 trillion, with 55% due to healthcare expenses and 45%
The Global Misdiagnosis of ADHD and the Devastating Long-Term …
WEBAvisha Garg, Heritage High School & Academies of Loudoun, Leesburg, Virginia, USA. One of the most globally prevalent neurobehavioral disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), affects approximately 6.1 million children in the United States alone (CDC, 2020). It was found that childhood ADHD cases from 2003-2011 increased by 42 …
Limitations of Biomedical Innovations: A Roadblock to Quality …
WEBAbigail Phillips, Saline High School, Saline, MI, USA. In 2016, 19.3 million deaths were reported in low middle-income countries (LMICs) (Kruk et al., 2018).15.6 million of these deaths were preventable by public health intervention (Kruk et al., 2018). Many of these avoidable deaths were caused by non-functioning medical devices, …
The Rise of Telemedicine
WEBTelemedicine quickly delivers assistance to where it is needed most. A recent study provided data regarding video-enabled telemedicine’s impact on healthcare delivery from one large healthcare system, NYU Langone Health, at the focal point of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States (Mann et al., 2020).
Hunger and Mental Health: The Far-Reaching Impacts of Food
WEBThe danger of increasing levels of hunger is not strictly physical; food insecurity is correlated with poor mental health, impacting millions around the world. In Ethiopia, a study done on youth ages 17-21 years old revealed that food insecurity was significantly correlated with mental disorders including those of both physiological …
The Psychology Behind Mask Wearing Behavior
WEBAccording to psychological expert Dr. Max Wachtel, the feeling of being maskless leads to discomfort and nervousness since wearing masks for over two years has become an ingrained habit that we cannot easily disintegrate. Just like online ordering, distance learning, and virtual meetings, wearing a mask has led to comfort over time, …
Reasons Behind the Challenges in Healthcare Access
WEBThe second category in an analysis of healthcare accessibility, gender, is often the cause for indirect restriction of healthcare. Some studies, such as the one published by the journal Nature Communications, have started taking note of the discrepancies between diagnosis and treatment of different genders.One study, …
The Culture of Stoicism: Mental and Physical Health in High
WEBAn alleged "culture of stoicism" has led to stigma surrounding high-performance sports and demonstrating vulnerability. Various athletes have confronted this mindset, advocating for a change in sports-related societal expectations and increased awareness around physical and mental health. These discussions help normalize …
Menopause: Understanding the Implications of Society and …
WEBMenopause, defined as a complete twelve months after a woman’s last menstrual cycle, is a time when women face another period of change to their bodies and their mental health (Mayo Clinic, 2020). In many cases, the added pressure of societal and cultural stigma surrounding the change can make menopause an extremely difficult time …
The Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review
WEBReasons Behind the Challenges in Healthcare Access. PGHR is the first international, peer-reviewed publication featuring articles on global health topics written by pre-collegiate students. PGHR is a Johns Hopkins University student and faculty-led project within the academic student organization Glohea at JHU.
Racial Disparities in Health: A Closer Look at End-Stage Renal
WEBIn the United States, black patients are historically known to suffer more disparities when seeking medical treatment. They are much more likely to be of lower socioeconomic status (SES), which adversely impacts their treatment outcomes as higher SES is associated with improved health in the United States and abroad (Kimmel et al., …
The Water Quality Crisis in Developing Countries
WEBIn developing countries, water quality is a prevalent issue for healthcare facilities. The unsanitary conditions put both patients and staff at risk for disease transmission. Globally, 15% of patients develop an infection during a hospital stay, and the majority of this proportion comes from facilities in low-income nations (WHO, 2019).
How Technology Helps Protect Global Health and Fight the COVID …
WEBAll things considered, the integration of digital technology into pandemic policy can help flatten the COVID-19 incidence curve in countries that are still seeing a surge of cases by using digital contact tracing, artificial intelligence, and telemedicine. These technologies have already been proven effective in countries like Singapore and South …
A Review of Racial Disparities in Obstetrics-Gynecology (OB/GYN) …
WEBThe first and largest healthcare disparity is the heightened rate of infant mortality amongst WOC as shown in Figure 1.Upon research conducted pertaining to social circumstances, poverty and maternal stress seem to be the driving force for natal complications in the U.S.A. WOC are more likely to experience stress from racism, …
How Healthcare Vulnerabilities Exacerbated the COVID Pandemic …
WEBAnother factor that increases strain on the already struggling health system is the prevalence of risk factors in the Mexican population. Childhood obesity, caused and compounded by a lack of healthy eating options in schools, a sedentary lifestyle, and public lack of understanding about general health, continues to be a public health obstacle for …
Breaking Through Hysteria: Unravelling the Hidden Gender Biases …
WEBHowever, in low-income countries, gender equality in healthcare remains taboo. A study in India showed that many women did not even have access to healthcare, as demonstrated by the average ratio of male to female patient visits of 1.69 to 1 and ratio of 2.37 to 1 in rural states (Kapoor et al., 2019).
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