SDG 3: Good Health & Wellbeing
Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3) is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. The official wording of SDG 3 is: “To ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages."
Impact of residential solid fuel usage and fuel conversion on children’s lung function
Solid fuel combustion exposure is a leading global health risk factor, yet evidence on its effects, especially on vulnerable children, is sparse. Our study highlights the adverse impact of solid fuel usage on children and the need to promote clean fuel usage for this vulnerable population.
Iron supplementation, diarrhea and the gut microbiome in children
Iron has been previously linked to diarrheal disease and adverse reprofiling of the gut microbiome in children in low- and middle-income countries. Results of this large randomized controlled study of children in Bangladesh provide further insight into these associations.
Exploring the Connection Between the Oral Microbiome and Mental Health
A new study published in Translational Psychiatry examined the oral-brain connection by studying the salivary microbiome in individuals with various mental health symptoms compared to those without, in the context of their periodontal health.
Unique Antibiotic Family
New antibiotics are a massive unmet need. The rise in antibiotic resistant bacteria is ever increasing such that antimicrobial resistance contributed to 5 million death last year, the next pandemic could be bacterial, and there are some conditions for which current antibiotics are ineffective.
Implementation Strategies in Suicide Prevention
Implementation science is a field which studies the factors needed for ensuring an intervention is used and maintained when deployed in the real world. The goal of our review was to understand the current use of implementation strategies for supporting suicide prevention across diverse settings.