Mortality and disability-adjusted life years in motorcyclists in Latin America and the Caribbean during the first decade of action for road safetyMortalidad y a ños de vida ajustados por discapacidad de los motociclistas en América Latina y el Caribe en la primera década de seguridad vial
CONCLUSIONS: The data underscore the importance of developing surveillance actions aimed at preventing motorcycle accidents, since the observed declining rates are still insufficient to address the morbidity and mortality associated with road accidents as a public health problem.PMID:37066130 | PMC:PMC10100995 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2023.68 (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - April 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mariz ângela Lissandra de Oliveira Santiago Renata Adele de Lima Nunes Fernando Virg ílio Albuquerque de Oliveira Mabell Kallyne Melo Beserra Francisco Thiago Carneiro Sena Loyane Ellen Silva Gomes Douglas de Ara újo Costa Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Mace Source Type: research
Heat stress and heat strain among outdoor workers in El Salvador and Nicaragua
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, Published online: 12 April 2023; doi:10.1038/s41370-023-00537-xHeat stress and heat strain among outdoor workers in El Salvador and Nicaragua (Source: Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology)
Source: Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology - April 12, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Zoe E. Petropoulos Sinead A. Keogh Emmanuel Jarqu ín Damaris L ópez-Pilarte Juan Jos é Amador Velázquez Ram ón García-Trabanino Magaly Rosario Amador S ánchez Ra úl Guevara Alexa Gruener Dustin R. Allen Jessica H. Leibler Iris S. Delgado Michael D Source Type: research
A 21-Year-Old Hispanic Woman Presenting With Cutaneous and Pulmonary Nodules
Chest. 2023 Apr;163(4):e167-e171. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.10.035.ABSTRACTA 21-year-old Hispanic woman with no significant medical history presented with complaints of progressive skin lesions for 3 months, associated with dyspnea and scant hemoptysis for 1 week. She initially developed painless subcutaneous nodules on her right forearm, which progressed to superficial ulcers and gradually spread to involve bilateral arms, thighs, chest, abdomen, and gluteal region. The lesions spared the head, neck, palms, and soles. She also reported fatigue and a 20-pound weight loss. An initial outpatient punch biopsy from a leg ulcer...
Source: Chest - April 9, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Javaria Tehzeeb Vadim Divilov Arkar Htoo Faye Sajjadi Amit Chopra Source Type: research
A 21-Year-Old Hispanic Woman Presenting With Cutaneous and Pulmonary Nodules
Chest. 2023 Apr;163(4):e167-e171. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.10.035.ABSTRACTA 21-year-old Hispanic woman with no significant medical history presented with complaints of progressive skin lesions for 3 months, associated with dyspnea and scant hemoptysis for 1 week. She initially developed painless subcutaneous nodules on her right forearm, which progressed to superficial ulcers and gradually spread to involve bilateral arms, thighs, chest, abdomen, and gluteal region. The lesions spared the head, neck, palms, and soles. She also reported fatigue and a 20-pound weight loss. An initial outpatient punch biopsy from a leg ulcer...
Source: Chest - April 9, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Javaria Tehzeeb Vadim Divilov Arkar Htoo Faye Sajjadi Amit Chopra Source Type: research
First Report of Multiple Rickettsia sp., Anaplasma sp., and Ehrlichia sp. in the San Miguel Department of El Salvador from Zoonotic Tick Vectors
This study emphasizes the need for further surveillance and research including incorporating additional human seroprevalence and testing to understand the public health burden in this country.PMID:37030489 | DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106909 (Source: Acta Tropica)
Source: Acta Tropica - April 8, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kyndall C Dye-Braumuller Mary K Lynn P Michelle Cornejo Rivas Christopher Lee Marvin S Rodr íguez Aquino Jennifer G Chandler Rebecca R Trout Fryxell Stella C W Self Mufaro Kanyangarara Melissa S Nolan Source Type: research
First Report of Multiple Rickettsia sp., Anaplasma sp., and Ehrlichia sp. in the San Miguel Department of El Salvador from Zoonotic Tick Vectors
This study emphasizes the need for further surveillance and research including incorporating additional human seroprevalence and testing to understand the public health burden in this country.PMID:37030489 | DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106909 (Source: Acta Tropica)
Source: Acta Tropica - April 8, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kyndall C Dye-Braumuller Mary K Lynn P Michelle Cornejo Rivas Christopher Lee Marvin S Rodr íguez Aquino Jennifer G Chandler Rebecca R Trout Fryxell Stella C W Self Mufaro Kanyangarara Melissa S Nolan Source Type: research
Applying an Antiracist Approach to Promoting Health Equity and Psychological Well-Being in Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors
Unaccompanied immigrant minors (UIMs) are a fast-growing demographic in the United States, doubling in population since 2014.1 According to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, a UIM is someone under the age of 18 who enters the US without lawful status and an accompanying guardian.2 Most UIMs in the US originate from the Central American northern triangle (i.e., El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), with violence, extreme poverty, and family re-unification as the top three reasons for migration.1,3 Repeated exposure to stressful and/or traumatic events at home, during migration, and upon arrival increases UIMs ’ risk for ps...
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - March 19, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thania Galvan, Amanda Venta, Michelle A. Silva, Oswaldo Moreno, Alfonso Mercado, Luz M. Garcini Tags: Clinical Perspectives Source Type: research
Sexual and reproductive health of migrant women and girls from the Northern Triangle of Central America
CONCLUSIONS: There is a significant need for improved interventions during the predeparture phase of migration to inform migrant women and girls about the SRH risks they may encounter and to provide information and resources to support their SRH throughout their journey. Special attention should be directed towards trying to reach girls and women who will travel with smugglers.PMID:36909804 | PMC:PMC10003450 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2023.59 (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - March 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Paola Letona Erica Felker-Kantor Jennifer Wheeler Source Type: research
