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Promoting children's rights to health and well-being in the United States

Elsevier,

Lancet Regional Health - Americas, Volume 25, September 2023
This Personal View supports SDG 3 and 10 by explaining how children's health outcomes in the USA could be improved by adhering to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - ie, adopt policies that promote children's rights and wellbeing. This would help to address the comparatively poor health outcomes of children in the USA despite the high per-capita health spending.
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Human rights; Health and wellbeing, North America

3D Printing in Biotechnology, Chapter 9: Sustainability potential of 3D printing in biotechnology

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Additive Manufacturing Materials and Technologies, 3D Printing in Biotechnology, Elsevier, 2024, Pages 181-190

This chapter aligns with SDG Goal 3: Good Health and Well Being by discussing the environmental, economic, and social sustainability potential of 3D printing in biotechnology to provide a comprehensive understanding of this novel technology.

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Green economy; Health and wellbeing, Africa; Antarctica; Asia; Europe; Global; Middle East; North America; Oceania; Pacific; South America

Philadelphia Towards Racial and Environmental Equity (Philly TREEs): how a medical school can advance health equity through urban forestry in Philadelphia, PA, USA

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The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 7, September 2023
This Personal View supports SDGs 3 and 10 by reviewing a pilot project aimed at increasing quity of access to urban green spaces and tree coverage and thereby improving community health.
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Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Forests, North America

Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice How AI Technologies Impact Medical Research and Clinics: Chapter 45 - Artificial intelligence and global health

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Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice, How AI Technologies Impact Medical Research and Clinics

2024, Pages 395-399
To harness the power and promise of AI in global health, adequate investment must be made in communication, computer systems, and supporting personnel to collect, curate, and manage the data necessary to enable benefits and minimize harm from the use of AI-related tools. In developed countries, this has either occurred or is underway. Developing countries run the risk of widening the digital divide if this does not occur. This chapter supports SDG3.
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Artificial Intelligence; clinical decision making; global health improvement, Africa; Antarctica; Asia; Europe; Global; Middle East; North America; Oceania; Pacific; South America

Passive radiative cooling to sub-ambient temperatures inside naturally ventilated buildings

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Cell Reports Physical Science, Volume 4, 20 September 2023
Climate change is driving the need for cool spaces, which currently relies largely on mechanical air conditioning that consumes power and contributes to emissions. This article examines how to create a passive cooling system with good ventilation using no mechanical equipment, achieving sub-ambient temperature cooling that could be extended to larger homes and structures. As such, it supports SDGs 3 (ensuring access to cool livable spaces), SDG 9 (more sustainable infrastructure to cool homes), and SDG 13 (reducing the need for traditional air conditioning).
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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Energy, North America

Psychiatric Clinics of North America - Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Women's Mental Health: Considerations for Providing Culturally Sensitive Care

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Psychiatric Clinics of North America, Volume 46, Issue 3, 2023, Pages 571-582
The chapter advances Goals 5 and 10 by educating mental health providers on how to provide culturally sensitive care to all women.
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Human rights; Gender equality and women's empowerment; Diversity and inclusion, North America

Asylum seekers need to be treated under civil rights laws in the USA

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Lancet Regional Health - Americas, Volume 24, August 2023
As thousands of people arrive at the USA border requesting asylum, it is only fair that they are treated with the same dignity as any other person.
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Human rights, North America

Culturally Responsive Care Delivery in Oncology: The Example of Multiple Myeloma

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Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia, Volume 23, Issue 9, September 2023, Pages 651-659

Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that affects some racial and ethnic groups, like Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, and American Indian/Alaska Native communities, more often and differently than others. Improving care for these groups means understanding cultural differences, building trust, and making sure they have access to the latest treatments and support.

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Health and wellbeing; Diversity and inclusion, North America

Association of sociocultural stressors with bipolar disorder onset in Puerto Rican youth growing up as members of a minoritized ethnic group: results from the Boricua Youth Longitudinal Study

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The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, Volume 24, August 2023
This paper supports SDG 3 and 10 by provide evidence that societal cultural stress can increase the risk of lifetime bipolar disorder onset in youth growing up as a minoritized group.
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Health and wellbeing, North America

Use of hormones in assessing reproductive physiology of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Juneau, Alaska

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Theriogenology Wild, Volume 3, 2023, 100050
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Southeast Alaska have been studied for over 50 years, and are largely considered a recovery success since the cessation of commercial whaling. To further sustain this success we need to improve our knowledge of how these giants reproduce. The authors developed an effective strategy for monitoring the hormone levels in a challenging natural environment.
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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Oceans & Seas; Science, North America

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