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Aut oi mmunedi s eas esaf f ec tanes t i mat edonei nt enpeopl e, y et manyi ndi vi dual ss pendy ear ss eeki ngans wer sbef or er ec ei vi ng appr opr i at ei nv es t i gat i onsoradi agnos i s .

Dur i ngt hi st i me, i r r ev er s i bl edamaget oor gansandt i s s uesc anoc c ur , l eadi ngt os i gni fic antphys i c al , emot i onal andec onomi cc ons equenc es .

Cr eat edbyAs al Chahar s oughShi r az i BEM, FounderandCEO oft heASAFoundat i onandher s el fl i vi ngwi t hmul t i pl eaut oi mmunedi s eas es , ASALhasbeendes i gnedt obr i dget hegapbet weens ympt omons etandc l i ni c al as s es s mentbygi vi ngpat i ent st het ool st obet t erunder s t and, moni t orandc ommuni c at et hei rheal t h.

Unl i k ec onv ent i onal heal t hors ympt omt r ac ki ngapps , ASALi nt egr at esmul t i pl ef unc t i onswi t hi nas i ngl epl at f or m, enabl i ng us er st o: •L ear nabout144aut oi mmunedi s eas es , t hei rs ympt omsand as s oc i at edc ondi t i ons .

•Compl et eanaut oi mmuner i s ka war enes sas s es s mentus i ng s ympt ompat t er ns , f ami l yhi s t or yandr el evantheal t h i nf or mat i on.

•Tr ac ks ympt ompr ogr es s i onov ert i me.

•Rec or dandmoni t orbl oodt es tr es ul t s .

•Bui l das ec ur e, per s onal i s eddi gi t al heal t hr ec or d.

•Gener at eac ompr ehens i v e, pr i nt abl ec l i ni c al r epor tf ort hei r GPorc ons ul t ant , br i ngi ngt oget hers ympt omt r ends , bl ood t es thi s t or y , f ami l yhi s t or yandl i f es t yl ef ac t or si nt oa s t r uc t ur eds ummar ydes i gnedt os uppor tmor ei nf or med c l i ni c al di s c us s i onsandas s i s tdec i s i onsr egar di ngf ur t her i nv es t i gat i onsormor et ar get eddi agnos t i ct es t i ng.

•Expl or eappr oxi mat el y100i nflammat or yand ant i i nflammat or yf oods , i nc l udi ngc ommonf oodaddi t i v es ( Enumber s ) , hel pi ngus er si dent i f ypot ent i al di et ar yand l i f es t yl et r i gger s .

•Ac c es sal i v ec l i ni c al t r i al shub, enabl i ngus er st oi dent i f y r es ear c hoppor t uni t i esr el evantt ot hei rc ondi t i on.

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Rat her , i thasbeendev el opedt oi mpr ov e a war enes s , enc our agei nf or medc onv er s at i onsbet weenpat i ent sandheal t hc ar epr of es s i onal s , ands uppor tear l i err ec ogni t i onofaut oi mmunedi s eas ewher ec l i ni c al l yappr opr i at e.

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Wi t hi nf or medus erc ons ent , anonymi s edandaggr egat edheal t hdat ac anbeanal ys edt oi dent i f y s ympt omt r ends , l i f es t yl ef ac t or sanddi s eas epat t er nsac r os s l ar gepopul at i ons .

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Ourgoal i snott odi agnos edi s eas e—t hatr emai nst her es pons i bi l i t yofheal t hc ar epr of es s i onal s .

Ourgoal i st oempowerpat i ent swi t hknowl edge, pr ovi dec l i ni c i answi t hbet t eror gani s ed i nf or mat i on, andc r eat eapl at f or mt hathast hepot ent i al t oi mpr ov ea war enes s , s uppor tr es ear c handul t i mat el yc ont r i but et o bet t erout c omesf orf ut ur egener at i ons .

Webel i ev eev er ypat i entdes er v est obehear d, ev er ys ympt om des er v est obeunder s t ood, andev er yoppor t uni t yf orear l i er r ec ogni t i ondes er v est obee xpl or ed. " TheASAFoundat i onbel i ev esASALr epr es ent sas i gni fic antadvanc ementi npat i entempower mentbyc ombi ni ngeduc at i on, aut oi mmuner i s ka war enes s , l ongi t udi nal s ympt omt r ac ki ng, bl oodt es tmoni t or i ng, s t r uc t ur edGPr epor t i ng, nut r i t i onal gui danc e, c l i ni c al t r i al a war enes sandanonymousr es ear c hdat a wi t hi nas i ngl epl at f or m.

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Eat i ngdi s or der sar eamongt hemos tdanger ousandmos t under es t i mat edps y c hi at r i cc ondi t i ons .

Anor e xi aner v os a hast hehi ghes tmor t al i t yr at eofanyps y c hi at r i cdi s or der .

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Thatdi dn' twor k?Nowt r y t hi s .

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Thear r i val ofwei ghtl os smedi c at i ons , nowwi del yand eas i l yac c es s i bl e, addsanot herl a y erofr i s kt hatc l i ni c i ans s a yi sgoi ngl ar gel yunaddr es s ed.

" I don' tt hi nkt her ear et hec hec ksi npl ac et oas c er t ai n whet hers omebodyac t ual l yhasaneat i ngdi s or derbef or e t heyac c es st hes edr ugs , "t hec l i ni c i ans ai d. " Peopl ear e as k edaques t i ononl i neandj us ts a yno, ev ent hought hey ar el i vi ngwi t has ev er eeat i ngdi s or der . " " I fy ouha v et hepr edi s pos i t i onorahi s t or yofaneat i ngdi s or der , I t hi nkChat GPTandal l t hewei ghtl os sdr ugsc anbe av er ydanger ousc ombi nat i on. " Cas t l eCr ai gi sc al l i ngont ec hnol ogyc ompani es , r egul at or s andpol i c ymak er st ot r eatt hi sasapubl i cheal t hi s s ue, nota ni c hec onc er n.

Thec l i ni cpoi nt st ot heabs enc eofc l i ni c al ov er s i ghti nAI dev el opmentasapar al l el t oot herpubl i c heal t hf ai l ur est hatbec amevi s i bl eonl yaf t ert hedamage wasdone. " I l i k ent hi st oc i gar et t es , "t hec l i ni c i ans ai d. " Thewoman whowass moki ngi nt he1980swhens hewaspr egnanthad abs ol ut el ynoi deahowdanger oust hatwas .

Att het i me, i t wasj us tas oc i al l yac c ept ednor mbec aus ei twas n' tr egul at edy et .

Weha v eal l oft hea vai l abi l i t yandac c es s i bi l i t yt oal l oft hi snow, butnoneoft her egul at i on, andnoneoft het i me t os eet hedes t r uc t i v ei mpac tpl a yout .

Wear ej us tpl a yi ng wi t hfir e. " Cas t l eCr ai gi sur gi ngt hatAI pl at f or msus edbypeopl ewi t h oratr i s kofeat i ngdi s or der sbes ubj ec tt ot hes amedut yof c ar ee xpec t edofot herheal t hc ar eadj ac ents er vi c es , and t hatwei ghtl os smedi c at i onpr ovi der sber equi r edt os c r een f oreat i ngdi s or derhi s t or ybef or epr es c r i bi ng.

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Loc at i onandc ul t ur eal i gnmentemer geaske y bar r i er st ohi r i ngf orons i t eener gyr ol es L oc at i oni snowt hes i ngl ebi gges tbar r i erf ac i ngener gyempl oy er s hi r i ngf orons i t er ol es , wi t hc ul t ur al al i gnmental s opl a yi ngac r i t i c al r ol ei ns ec ur i ngt her i ghtt al ent .

That ’ sac c or di ngt onewdat af r ome xec ut i v es ear c hfir mNewmanSt ewar t .

Thefir m’ sfindi ngsr ev eal t hat59%ofempl oy er si dent i fiedl oc at i onas t hepr i mar yc hal l engewhenhi r i ngf orons i t epos i t i ons .

Cul t ur al al i gnmentwast hes ec ondmos ts i gni fic antf ac t orat28%, whi l epa ywas c i t edbyj us t11%ofr es pondent s .

Thefindi ngshi ghl i ghtagr owi ngdi s c onnec tbet weenwher er ol esar e bas edandwher ec andi dat esar ewi l l i ngt owor k, atat i mewhene xpec t at i onsar oundfle xi bi l i t yc ont i nuet oi nfluenc edec i s i onmaki ng.

Att he s amet i me, t heyunder l i net hatat t r ac t i ngt al entabl et obeons i t ei s onl ypar toft hec hal l enge.

Empl oy er smus tal s oens ur et hatt hos ei ndi vi dual sar eagoodc ul t ur al fitf ort hei rbus i nes sandpr oj ec tenvi r onment s .

Forempl oy er soper at i ngi ns ec t or swher eons i t epr es enc ei ses s ent i al , t hi sdual c hal l engei spl ac i ngaddi t i onal pr es s ur eonal r eadyc ons t r ai nedt al entpool s .

Rol est hatr equi r er el oc at i onorl ongc ommut es ar ebec omi ngi nc r eas i ngl ydi f fic ul tt ofil l .

Ev enwhenc andi dat esar e opent ot hes er equi r ement s , ens ur i ngal i gnmentwi t hc ompanyc ul t ur e i spr ovi ngequal l yi mpor t ant .

Ac c or di ngt oNewmanSt ewar t , t hi sc ombi nat i oni sc ont r i but i ngt o l ongerhi r i ngt i mel i nes , mor ec ompl e xr ec r ui t mentpr oc es s esand r i s i ngc os t s , par t i c ul ar l yac r os st heener gys ec t or , wher eac ons i s t ent ons i t epr es enc er emai nsnonnegot i abl e.

J ohnTi l br ook, Managi ngDi r ec t orofNewmanSt ewar t , c omment s : “ Wear es eei ngac l ears hi f ti nhi r i ngdynami c s .

L oc at i oni snowoneof t hemos ts i gni fic antbar r i er st oat t r ac t i ngands ec ur i ngt al ent , of t en out wei ghi ngs al ar yc ons i der at i ons .

Whenr ol esr equi r eaf ul l t i me ons i t epr es enc e, par t i c ul ar l yi ns pec i ficorl es sac c es s i bl el oc at i ons , i t nat ur al l yr educ est hea vai l abl et al entpool . “ Howev er , i dent i f yi ngs ui t abl ec andi dat eswhoc anbeons i t ei sonl y par toft heequat i on.

Cul t ur al al i gnmenti sc l ear l ybec omi ngi nc r eas i ngl yi mpor t ant , par t i c ul ar l yi nenvi r onment swher et eamswor kc l os el yt oget hert odel i v erc ompl e xpr oj ec t s .

Empl oy er sar el ooki ngf ori ndi vi dual swhonotonl yha v et her i ghtt ec hni c al s ki l l s , butwhoc anal s oi nt egr at equi c kl yandc ont r i but epos i t i v el yt ot eamper f or manc e. “ I nener gyandi ndus t r i al envi r onment s , manypos i t i onss i mpl yc annot beadapt edt ohybr i dmodel s .

Whent hi si sc ombi nedwi t hr educ edwi l l i ngnes st or el oc at e, t hegapbet weens uppl yanddemandbec omesmor e pr onounc ed.

Asar es ul t , empl oy er sneedt ot hi nkbey ondpa yal oneand f oc usonpr es ent i ngas t r ong, wel l r oundedpr opos i t i on, f r ompr oj ec t appeal t hr ought oc ul t ur eandwor ki ngenvi r onment . ” Re l e as ef r omBl ue S k yPR

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Mar ynaSur k ova, Pr es i dentoft heAs s oc i at i onofAni mal Pr ot ec t i onOr gani s at i onsofUkr ai ne( AZOU) , r ec ei v edt he a war di nKyi von9J une2026i nr ec ogni t i onofhery ear sof wor ks t r engt heni ngani mal pr ot ec t i onl a ws , s uppor t i ng pol i c ei nv es t i gat i onsandens ur i ngof f ender sar ehel dac c ount abl ef orc r i mesagai ns tani mal s .

Pr es ent edbyNat ur ewat c hFoundat i onCampai gnManagerNat al i eSor okpudatt heannual ZooCons c i ous( Zoos vi domi ) For um, t hea war dr ec ogni s esi ndi vi dual swhomak e ane x c ept i onal c ont r i but i ont oani mal wel f ar e.

Mar ynahasbec ome oneofUkr ai ne ' smos t r es pec t edani mal wel f ar eadv oc at es andl egal e xper t s .

Wor ki ngc l os el ywi t h l a wenf or c ement agenc i esandani mal wel f ar eor gani s at i ons , s hehaspl a y edak ey r ol ei nhel pi ngani mal c r uel t yof f enc esbe t r eat edwi t hgr eat er s er i ous nes sand ens ur i ngl egi s l at i oni s t r ans l at edi nt o meani ngf ul ac t i on.

Shehasal s obeena l ongs t andi ngpar t ner Nat al i eandMar y naS ur k ov a ofNat ur ewat c h Foundat i on, s uppor t i ng pol i c et r ai ni ngpr ogr ammesandpr omot i ngs t r ongerenf or c ementofani mal wel f ar el a wsac r os sUkr ai ne.

Here xper t i s e, per s i s t enc eandc ommi t mentha v ehel pedens ur e t hatc r i mesagai ns tani mal sar et ak ens er i ous l yandt hat t hos er es pons i bl ear ehel dac c ount abl e.

i nc l udi ngt r ai ni ngpol i c eof fic er st oi nv es t i gat ec r i mes agai ns tani mal sands uppor t i ngl oc al ani mal wel f ar eor gani s at i ons .

I ti ses pec i al l ymeani ngf ul t or ec ei v et hi sr ec ogni t i onf r omc ol l eagueswhounder s t andhowc hal l engi ng, y et i mpor t ant , t hi swor ki s .

I woul dl i k et ot hankNat ur ewat c h Foundat i onf ori t sl ongs t andi ngpar t ner s hi pands uppor tf or Ukr ai ne. ” Sar ahCar r , CEOofNat ur ewat c hFoundat i on, s ai d: “ Nat ur ewat c hFoundat i ona war dourChal l engeCoi nt oc el ebr at et her emar kabl ewor kofpeopl ewor ki ngdet er mi nedl yt oi mpr ov eani mal wel f ar eandt ac kl eani mal c r uel t y .

A Chal l engeCoi ni sat r eas ur eds ought af t era war d.

My t hankst oMar ynaf orheri mpor t antwor kandunwa v er i ng c ommi t mentt oani mal wel f ar eandmyc ongr at ul at i onsf or bei ngar ec i pi entofoneofourChal l engeCoi ns ! ” Nat al i eSor okpoud, Campai gnManageratNat ur ewat c h Foundat i on, s ai d: “ I ha v eknownMar ynaandwor k edal ongs i deherf ormany y ear s , andI c annott hi nkofamor edes er vi ngr ec i pi entof t hi sa war d.

Thr oughherdet er mi nat i on, pr of es s i onal i s m anddeepc ompas s i onf orani mal s , s hehashel pedt r ans f or m t hewa yani mal c r uel t yc as esar evi ewedandi nv es t i gat edi n Ukr ai ne.

Herwor khasi ns pi r edc ount l es sani mal wel f ar e adv oc at esandhasc r eat edl as t i ngc hanget hatwi l l benefit ani mal sf ory ear st oc ome.

I twasapr i vi l eget opr es ent Mar ynawi t haNat ur ewat c hFoundat i onChal l engeCoi ni n r ec ogni t i onofhere x c ept i onal c ont r i but i ont oani mal wel f ar e ” Rec ogni s i ngout s t andi ngac hi ev ement s : TheNat ur ewat c hFoundat i onChal l engeCoi ni spr es ent ed t oi ndi vi dual swhos ewor kgoesabov eandbey ondt os uppor tandpr omot et hec har i t y’ smi s s i onandval ues .

Amaxi mumoff oura war dsar emadeeac hy ear .

Thes ec oi nsar ea s ymbol ofr es pec t , r ec ogni s i ngwor kt hatc ont r i but est o‘ advanc i ngani mal wel f ar e ’ andar ehi ghl yt r eas ur edwi t hi nt he ani mal wel f ar ec ommuni t y .

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Mar ynaSur k ovas ai d: “ Ouror gani s at i onsha v ewor k edt oget herf ormanyy ear s , anddur i ngt hatt i meweha v ei mpl ement edanumberof i mpor t anti ni t i at i v est oi mpr ov eani mal wel f ar ei nUkr ai ne,

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