💊 Health

frail healthcare systems

weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed

life expectancy / longevity

the average number of years a person is expected to live

Mediterranean diet

way of eating healthy foods (especially olive oil)

a swift recovery

happening or moving quickly within a short time

premature birth / death

happens earlier than expected

increase satiety

the state of being satisfied after eating

appetite regulation

the process of controlling hunger

adhere to a diet

to obey a rule or have a belief

extended home confinement

the state of being kept in a limited space

emotional stability

the state of being steady

sleep hygiene

a set of habits that help people get good-quality sleep

Polio

a disease that can cause permanent paralysis

manifest itself in

a disease shows itself in a particular way

desperate

needing or wanting something very much

the culprit behind obesity

a person or thing responsible for a problem

a healthy copying mechanism

a strategy that people use to handle emotional difficulties

perfect physique

a person’s bodily build or physical structure

power nap

a short sleep (10-20 minutes) taken during the day

avert future medical crisis

to prevent something bad from happening

neonatal healthcare

newborn stage, or relating to newborn babies

a pressing need for healthcare reform

urgent or needing to be dealt with immediately

health hazard

a danger or risk that can cause harm or damage

fester

if a cut festers, it becomes infected and produces pus

pharmaceutical

relating to the production of medicines

dementia

a medical condition that especially affects old people, causing their memory and other mental abilities to become worse

a therapeutic function for

relating to the curing of a disease or medical condition

pathogenic bacteria

able to cause disease

optical

relating to light or the ability to see

sterilize

to perform a medical operation on someone to make them unable to have children

ailment

an illness that isn't very serious

heredity

the natural process by which parents pass on to their children through their genes the characteristics that make them related

mothering

the process of caring for children as their mother

come at the cost of public health

something beneficial also causes a negative consequence

underlying factor of obesity

real but not immediately obvious

infertile

cannot have babies, produce young, or new plants

exacerbate respiratory diseases

to make something bad even worse

severity

condition of something being extremely bad or serious

the prime cause of malnutrition

main and most important

be prone to

to be affected by something bad

motion sickness

a feeling of needing to vomit in a moving vehicle