A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War

LaFantasie, Glenn W.; Oates, Stephen B.

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“…Furthermore, the systematic screening approach proposed by Ehrlich became the gold standard of drug search strategies within the pharmaceutical industry, resulting in the identification of thousands of medications for clinical use [8]. Health care was strengthened substantially by sanitation and sterilization processes promulgated by sanitary commissions led by Clara Barton during the American Civil War [9] and by Charles Chamberland, who was instrumental in the development of the autoclave [10,11].…”

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Current Healthcare Systems in Light of Hyperendemic NCDs and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Time to Change

2023

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Despite the significant achievements of current healthcare systems (CHCSs) in curing or treating several acute conditions, there has been far less success coping with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which have complex roots and nonconventional transmission vectors. Owing to the impact of the invisible hyperendemic NCDs and the COVID-19 pandemic, the limitations of CHCSs have been exposed. In contrast, the advent of omics-based technologies and big data science has raised global hope of curing or treating NCDs and improving overall healthcare outcomes. However, challenges related to their use and effectiveness must be addressed. Additionally, while such advancements intend to improve quality of life, they can also contribute the ever-increasing health disparity among vulnerable populations, such as low/middle-income populations, poorly educated people, gender-based violence victims, and minority and indigenous peoples, to name a few. Among five health determinants, the contribution of medical care to individual health does not exceed 11%. Therefore, it is time to implement a new well-being-oriented system complementary or parallel to CHCSs that incorporates all five health determinants to tackle NCDs and unforeseen diseases of the future, as well as to promote cost-effective, accessible, and sustainable healthy lifestyle choices that can reduce the current level of healthcare inequity.

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