{"id":139325,"date":"2022-12-19T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m3globalresearch.blog\/?p=139325"},"modified":"2022-12-19T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T17:00:00","slug":"preventative-medicine-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.m3globalresearch.com\/blog\/preventative-medicine-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventative Medicine Practices in the USA, Europe, and the Nordics","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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*The translation of this article in French and Portuguese has been made through machine translation and has not been edited yet. we apologise for any inaccuracies.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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With an immunology lens, what preventative medicine practices are widely used around the world? Last month, we asked 4,445 M3 members about their opinions on various aspects of preventative medicine and immunology in the US, Europe, and the Nordics.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In the US, we asked our community about \u201cplaying virus catch-up\u201d<\/a>, whilst in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, we asked \u201cis COVID-19 now endemic?\u201d<\/a>. M3 Global Research panel members in Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, and Sweden were asked for their opinion on \u201cbioelectronic medicine and immunology\u201d<\/a>. See what the results below tell us about different preventative medicine and immunology approaches, and regional differences:<\/p>

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\u2022 The immunity gap caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has been blamed by a number of experts for the recent spike in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the US. Some immunologists however, disagree, and have debunked this concept as COVID-19 misinformation.<\/a><\/p>

\u2022 Infection prevention and infection control strategies are in place across Europe to support normalising and living with widespread viruses like COVID-19 in the future.<\/a><\/p>

\u2022 In the Nordics, the innovative use of neck implants and electrical pulses helps prevent and regulate inflammation in the body.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSince the COVID-19 pandemic preventative medicine has become much more of a global focus with the intention of easing future strain on healthcare systems and improving public health. The global preventive medicine market is expected to grow at an average of 4.8% over the next ten years, and is forecasted to reach $623.6 billion by 2032*.

\nIt\u00b4s widely recognised that preventative approaches in healthcare can optimise patient care, reduce healthcare costs, and foster more sustainable and effective healthcare systems that are proactive, instead of reactive. However, there are discussions about the types of preventative medicine that should receive funding and which should receive the most focus in order to yield the best financial results and public health benefits. Approaches vary vastly between different countries and groups of healthcare professionals, and opinions are split.

\nThe COVID19 pandemic has highlighted the role of immunology, with recent discussions focusing on whether the pandemic and associated preventative measures to limit transmission has resulted in the so-called \u2018immunity gap\u2019, which is blamed by a number of experts for the recent rise in diseases such as RSV.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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An Overview of Preventative Medicine Practices<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What is preventative medicine? <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Preventive medicine combines medical research with medical practices designed to avoid disease and illness. Rather than treating conditions once they arise, preventive measures focus on early screening, detection, and containment of diseases. There are several types of preventative medicine, but they often include promoting healthy lifestyle choices, and finding new solutions to reduce risk of developing disease in the first place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The practice of preventative medicine corresponds with the five stages of disease (underlying, susceptible, subclinical, clinical, and recovery \/ disability \/ death) to prevent the onset of disease through risk reduction and downstream complications of a manifested disease. The preventative health measures for each stage are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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1. Primordial Prevention (underlying disease stage)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Primordial prevention is the earliest prevention measure and targets an entire population, often children or risk groups, to reduce risk of disease onset. The preventative health measure focuses on improving social and environmental conditions like promoting healthy diets and improve access to physical activity which can help decrease risk factors for obesity, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2. Primary Prevention (susceptible disease stage)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Primary prevention aims to prevent the disease from occurring by targeting healthy individuals. Preventative activities include limiting risk exposure or increasing the immunity of individuals at risk. One example is mass immunization, where people are protected against a disease through vaccination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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3. Secondary Prevention: (subclinical disease stage)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Secondary prevention focuses on early disease detection and is most often seen in the form of screenings. For example, a Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is a form of secondary prevention aimed to diagnose cervical cancer in its subclinical state.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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4. Tertiary Prevention: (clinical disease stage)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Tertiary prevention aims to reduce the severity of the disease in those who have already been diagnosed. While secondary prevention seeks to prevent the onset of illness, tertiary prevention aims to reduce the effects of the disease. Common measures include rehabilitation efforts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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5. Quaternary Prevention (stage of recovery \/ disability \/ death)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The focus of this stage is to take actions that protect individuals from medical interventions that are likely to cause more harm than good. The aim is to prevent overmedicalisation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Immunology<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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M3 Pulse Results About Preventative Medicine and immunology from USA, Europe, and Nordics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Read below what 4,445 physicians and other healthcare professionals in USA, Europe, and Nordic countries think about several aspects of preventative medicine and immunology, including:<\/p>