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Acupuncture and Global Health: Providing Medical Acupuncture Education and Service in Georgetown, Guyana
Conclusion: This project is an ideal example of utilizing medical acupuncture for promoting global heath.PMID:35251433 | PMC:PMC8886929 | DOI:10.1089/acu.2021.0037 (Source: Acupuncture in Medicine)
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - March 7, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Joseph G O'Brien Yuan-Chi Lin Source Type: research

SARS-CoV-2, Lung Protective Ventilation, Low Middle Income Countries, and Pediatric Intensivists as Cross Disciplinary Knowledge Translation and Implementation Science Specialists
We hypothesized that despite the low incidence of severe SARS-CoV-2 infections in children in Guyana, due to their specific skillset in lung protective ventilation, our Pediatric Intensivists were uniquely positioned to address significant training and readiness gaps in our colleagues attending a surging critically ill Adult COVID-19 patient population. (Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - March 1, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: M. Seepersaud, A. Marrero, T. Davidson, S. Smith Tags: Topic 24: Outbreak Control and Response Logistic Challenges PS24.01 (1036) Source Type: research

Promoting immunization equity in Latin America and the Caribbean: Case studies, lessons learned, and their implication for COVID-19 vaccine equity
Vaccine. 2022 Feb 14:S0264-410X(22)00197-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.02.051. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn 2020, the World Health Organization launched the Immunization Agenda 2030: A Global Strategy to Leave No One Behind, which prioritizes high equitable immunization coverage at the national level and in all districts. Achieving high and homogenous immunization coverage, which is all the more important within the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine rollout, requires the strengthening of existing immunization activities and innovative approach to immunization promotion. This research applied a descr...
Source: Vaccine - February 28, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Isabella L Chan Robin Mowson Juan Pedro Alonso Javier Roberti Marcela Contreras Martha Velandia-Gonz ález Source Type: research

Cross-sectional prospective feasibility study of newborn screening for sickle cell anaemia and congenital hypothyroidism in Guyana
Conclusion NBS for CH and SCA in Guyana could be beneficial. Future work should focus on conducting larger pilots which could be used to inform diagnosis and treatment guidelines for Guyanese people. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - February 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Alladin, B. A., Mohamed-Rambaran, P., Grey, V., Hunter, A., Chakraborty, P., Henderson, M., Milburn, J., Tessier, L. Tags: Open access, Paediatrics Source Type: research

Malaria care-seeking and treatment ideation among gold miners in Guyana
This study explores the relationship between gold miners ’ malari... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - January 31, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Bolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Sean Wilson, Joann Simpson, Gabrielle C. Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Lyndsey Mitchum, Horace Cox, Kashana James, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas Storey Tags: Research Source Type: research

The oncology residency program in French overseas
This article details the training of residents in oncology in French overseas territories by contextualizing it with epidemiological data and the characteristics of the oncology care offer in these territories.PMID:35067339 | DOI:10.1016/j.bulcan.2022.01.001 (Source: Bulletin du Cancer)
Source: Bulletin du Cancer - January 24, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Irfane Issoufaly Mickael Andraud Laetitia Lonca Pauline Gignoux Marc Nourrit Stefanos Bougas Patrick Escarmant Michel Ducreux Johan Encaoua Matthieu Delaye Mohamed Khettab Source Type: research

Alcohol-Attributable Burden of Disease in the Americas in 2000 and 2016
CONCLUSIONS: Alcohol continues to be a leading risk factor for the burden of disease in the Americas, with the degree and composition of this burden varying between countries. Despite a general reduction across the region, in many countries the rising alcohol-attributable disease burden constitutes a major public health challenge.PMID:35040759 (Source: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs)
Source: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - January 18, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Bethany R Chrystoja Maristela Monteiro J ürgen Rehm Kevin Shield Source Type: research