Ovarian cancer (OC) is the sixth most common cancer in women. This literature review and thematic analysis presents gaps in Health Literacy including public knowledge on symptoms, risk, and screening for OC. We have identified a strong variation in national and international Healthcare Infrastructure, and access to specialized care, and treatment guidelines; all inequalities that have a direct impact on patient prognosis and survival.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLifestyle modifications are one of the cornerstones of hypertension prevention and treatment. We aimed to systematically review hypertension guidelines on their recommendations on non-pharmacological factors including lifestyle interventions, to highlight strength of evidence, similarities, and differences. This systematic review was registered with the international Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42021288815).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIs there a parallel between climate change and our body's temperature or non-compliance and failure to act on global warming? This paper proposes a model which describes the human body as part of Nature's ecosystem. By utilising the power of observation to identify a problem, environmental and applied ethics can guide action and instigate change, not only to change the predicted plot of climate change, but also the wellbeing of humans in life's story. Through a discussion on human autonomy and lessons learned from the past, earth's inhabitants can identify a balance between beneficence and non-maleficence for themselves and our planet.
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