This book chapter advances SDG #3 and #10 by highlighting a few newly updated nano drug delivery technologies implemented in Alzheimer’s disease therapies and prospects for the future regarding potential molecular mechanisms of nano drug delivery methods

This Viewpoint supports SDGs 3 and 10 by arguing that greater attention and emphasis should be placed on children with developmental disabilities in early childhood development strategies, which would necessitate funding and investment specifically for this patient population.

This study supports SDG 3 and 10 by discussing possible determinants of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Brazilian health system through the lenses of health system resilience and geographical inequalities. The findings show that lack of proper planning to improve resilience resulted in the decrease of a quarter of the amount of health-care procedures, increasing already existing health disparities in the country and highlighting the need to allocate resources in socioeconomically vulnerable regions to reduce avoidable deaths.

This study supports SDG 3 and 10 by analysing the association between income inequality and more than 60 outcomes of non-communicable diseases in Brazil. These findings emphasise the importance of addressing wider social determinants of health and the synergistic benefits of tackling inequalities.

Average age at death is younger for intellectual and developmental disabled adults. This disparity is more pronounced among all racial-ethnic minorities. Racial-ethnic inequities are most severe among adults with cerebral palsy.

Do immigrants suffer extra mental health problems? Is there a way to improve the mental health of first and second generation immigrants?

The sequence diversity of HIV-1 is the biggest hurdle for the design of a prophylactic vaccine. Mosaic (Mos) antigens consisting of synthetically shuffled epitopes from various HIV-1 strains are currently tested in the clinical vaccine trial Mosaico (NCT03964415).

Advances in science have ushered in a wave of new potential curative and control strategies for HIV that could eliminate the current requirement for life-long antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV (PLWH). In this article, we argue that it is critical to consider social contexts in the development of HIV cure trial protocols.

This Article advances SDGs 5, 9 and 10 by proposing intentional strategies for closing the gender pay gap in radiology, one of the four medical specialties with the largest gender pay gap. Closing the gender pay gap will demonstrate that radiology values diversity, inclusion, families, and patient outcomes.

International Women's day is celebrated every year on 8 March and this year's theme is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, recognizing the contribution of women and girls around the world, who are leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and response, to build a more sustainable future for all. Elsevier has collated a freely available special issue of book chapters and journal articles to celebrate and highlight International Women's Day.