Growing up in a digital world: benefits and risks - The Lancet
Jan 5, 2018 · Digital technologies have profoundly changed childhood and adolescence. The internet and the means to access it, such as tablets and smartphones, along with social media platforms and messaging apps, have become integral to the lives of youth around the world. They have transformed their education and learning, the way they make and maintain friendships, how they spend their leisure time, and ...
Chronic pain: an update on burden, best practices, and new …
Chronic pain exerts an enormous personal and economic burden, affecting more than 30% of people worldwide according to some studies. Unlike acute pain, which carries survival value, chronic pain might be best considered to be a disease, with treatment (eg, to be active despite the pain) and psychological (eg, pain acceptance and optimism as goals) implications. Pain can be categorised as ...
How an outbreak became a pandemic: a chronological ... - The …
Understanding the spread of SARS-CoV-2, how and when evidence emerged, and the timing of local, national, regional, and global responses is essential to establish how an outbreak became a pandemic and to prepare for future health threats. With that aim, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response has developed a chronology of events, actions, and recommendations, from December ...
Time to take academic pressure seriously - The Lancet Child ...
Sep 6, 2023 · September marks the beginning of a new academic year in many countries. School is a place for learning, development, and friendship; yet, for many children and adolescents, school—and academic pressure in particular—can also be a source of stress and unhappiness. In the UK, the Good Childhood Report showed that 12% and 11% of adolescents were unhappy with school and schoolwork ...
Understanding global gun violence, and how to control it
Oct 21, 2023 · A paper in The Lancet Public Health described the uncertainty around the effects of many individual gun laws in use. Policy making is still too often knee-jerk and not based on the best evidence; there is a dire need for further study of gun violence, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. However, sufficient evidence exists that ...
Depression in young people - The Lancet
Depression rates in young people have risen sharply in the past decade, especially in females, which is of concern because adolescence is a period of rapid social, emotional, and cognitive development and key life transitions. Adverse outcomes associated with depression in young people include depression recurrence; the onset of other psychiatric disorders; and wider, protracted impairments in ...
Influenza - The Lancet
Annual seasonal influenza epidemics of variable severity caused by influenza A and B virus infections result in substantial disease burden worldwide. Seasonal influenza virus circulation declined markedly in 2020–21 after SARS-CoV-2 emerged but increased in 2021–22. Most people with influenza have abrupt onset of respiratory symptoms and myalgia with or without fever and recover within 1 ...
Pollution and health: a progress update - The Lancet
May 17, 2022 · The Lancet Commission on pollution and health reported that pollution was responsible for 9 million premature deaths in 2015, making it the world's largest environmental risk factor for disease and premature death. We have now updated this estimate using data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuriaes, and Risk Factors Study 2019. We find that pollution remains responsible for approximately ...
Latest advances in treatment for non-small cell lung cancer - The …
March 4, 2024. Lung cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer globally, and the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. 85% of all lung cancer cases are categorised as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The treatment landscape of resectable early-stage NSCLC is set to change significantly due to encouraging results from randomized trials ...
Type 2 diabetes - The Lancet
Type 2 diabetes accounts for nearly 90% of the approximately 537 million cases of diabetes worldwide. The number affected is increasing rapidly with alarming trends in children and young adults (up to age 40 years). Early detection and proactive management are crucial for prevention and mitigation of microvascular and macrovascular complications and mortality burden.