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Since 2016, @LancetCountdown has been tracking key indicators of the impacts of climate change on health worldwide.
When successfully delivered, primary health care can:
This new @IHME_UW study reveals the adverse social & economic effects of the #COVID19 pandemic on women—especially in low-resource settings & among underrepresented populations ⬇️
"Rani Bang's dedication has helped millions of adolescents, youth, and women take charge of their own bodies and their health."
Ayoade Alakija has never been motivated by career goals; her work is about making a difference to people's lives.
How death is managed today:
"People are much more aware of how we depend on digital transformation...to resolve & respond to health challenges. But, we are also more aware of the ways these transformations—or exclusion from them—can be detrimental to our health & rights." 💬 @IlonaKickbusch #GHFutures2030 
Type 1 #diabetes is characterised by autoimmune-mediated destruction of pancreatic β-cell mass. 
The discovery of insulin ranks among the leading triumphs of medical research, with effects on #endocrinology, #medicine, and society that reverberate 100 years later.
Applications for asylum and resettlement disrupted, blamed for spreading #COVID19, and inequitable #vaccine access.
Months later, Kenneth Hymes et al. published an article in @TheLancet describing Kaposi's sarcoma in a group of young homosexual men in New York, suggesting a sexually transmissible disease might have a role in the pathogenesis of the rare cancer. 
The Series explores 3 types of pain—nociceptive, neuropathic, nociplastic—and the biopsychosocial model of pain—interactions between #chronicpain, biological, psychological, and social factors.
89% of smokers began by age 25—evidence suggests an individual is unlikely to become a smoker if they do not start by this age.
.@osuchm et al. provide a comprehensive Review of the pathophysiology and phenotypes of #COVID19. Read in @LancetRespirMed: hubs.li/H0NySMY0. 
275 million women were diagnosed with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in 2019. Acknowledging sex and gender-specific risk factors is the key to understanding #CVD in women and reducing the 🌍 burden. 
In 2011, migraine cost Europe an estimated €50-€111 billion. Evidence suggests primary care could meet the needs of most #migraine patients, where available. Read an overview of migraine epidemiology, global burden, and migraine care challenges. hubs.li/H0J-73-0 
From 2005-15, nearly 5% of children had concurrent stunting & wasting in LMICs. For maternal nutrition, prevalence of undernutrition ⬇️, but anaemia & short stature remain high. 
Nearly twice as many people were admitted to hospital for COVID-19 at the height of the pandemic than were for influenza at the peak of the 2018/2019 flu season; (COVID-19, 89,530 patients vs influenza, 45,819 patients) (2/4)
A recent review shows that the total medical #genderpaygap in England is 24·4% for hospital doctors, 33·5% for general practitioners, and 21·4% for clinical academics.
