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Fairness and bias correction in machine learning for depression prediction across four study populations
A study found that standard machine learning approaches often exhibit biased behaviours in predicting depression across different populations. It also demonstrated that both standard and novel post-hoc-bias mitigation techniques can effectively reduce unfair bias, though no single model achieves equality of outcomes. The biases that were identified risk reinforcing structural inequalities in mental healthcare, particularly…
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New-Onset Illness Anxiety Disorder After Helicobacter Pylori Infection: A Case Report
In this interesting case study from 2024, a 21-year-old woman developed illness anxiety disorder (IAD), formerly known as hypochondria, following a Helicobacter pylori infection. In the case, even after the H. pylori infection was successfully treated, the patient’s anxiety persisted, affecting her daily life and leading to frequent medical visits and avoidance behaviors. While the study also…
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Value of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial fibrillary acidic protein for detecting depression in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection
Depression is often associated with Helicobacter pylori and the success of its treatment. In this recent research paper, it was shown that people infected with these bacteria have lower levels of BDNF (a brain health…
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Helicobacter Pylori and Psychiatric Disorders: Comorbidity and Therapeutic Perspectives
This 2023 observational study, conducted over three consecutive years in a psychiatric clinic, followed adults receiving outpatient psychiatric care for different psychiatric disorders. Of those patients, 291 had depression that did not respond to treatment,…
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Turning Evidence Into Action: The AEQUITAS Database
AI tools used in healthcare can carry hidden biases, sometimes performing less accurately for women, ethnic minorities, or other underrepresented groups. But knowing this risk exists in general is one thing. Being able to check…
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Disaster Resilience, Health Emergency & Crisis Management
Proposal: Fostering Health and Community Resilience Proposed Implementation: 2024 – 2026 Call: HORIZON-CL3-2023-DRS-01- Disaster-Resilient Society 2023 Proposed Budget: 3 881 825,00€ Keywords: Disaster resilience and crisis management, Health, emergency, communication Objective: The project aims to enhance societal resilience and support vulnerable groups, particularly during crises. The goals include developing a user-friendly application for efficient communication with vulnerable populations, organizing community resilience training, providing personalized education for disabled groups, fostering local support networks, promoting app awareness, celebrating community strengths, and implementing a rewards system. These objectives align with the work program theme of increasing society’s resilience and addressing vulnerable groups’…
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From Principles to Practice: How AEQUITAS Turns Policy into Action
AI systems used in healthcare are governed by strict ethical principles and legal requirements, from the EU AI Act to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. But knowing the rules isn’t the same as knowing how to apply them. Hospitals and civil society organisations (CSOs) need concrete, operational processes they can actually put into…
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Neuromodulating agents in functional dyspepsia: a comprehensive review
Functional dyspepsia is a frequent chronic condition characterized by upper abdominal discomfort without an identifiable organic cause. Usual first-line treatments include proton pump inhibitors or Helicobacter pylori eradication, but many patients continue to have persistent symptoms.…
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Improving Health in Alzheimer’s Patients
Proposal: Adapted Physical Activity and Awareness Training to Improve Health in Alzheimer’s Patients and Their Entourage Proposed Implementation: 2024 to 2026 Call: EU4H-2023-PJ – EU4H Action Grants 2023 Proposed Budget: 596 289,60€ Keywords: Alzheimer, Physical…
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Association of mental health conditions and functional gastrointestinal disorders among Vietnamese new-entry medical students
Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), sometimes called disorders of gut–brain interaction, do not affect only older people, they are also common in young adults. A study among 400 first-year medical students in Vietnam investigated how these gut…