An Unauthorized Patient from Honduras Diagnosed with Rectal Cancer and the Role of Palliative Care in Preserving Life
1. Self-report their ability to identify common biases encountered by unauthorized patients in the healthcare setting.2. Self-report their ability to recognize the expanded role the Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Team plays in caring for unauthorized patients facing serious illnesses. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 19, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Suha Na Javeed, Tara McLaughlin-Whyte, Marta Gordon-Duffis, Grace N. La Torre Source Type: research
Operation Walk: The Ethics of Global Surgery and Health
On a recent humanitarian trip to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, our Operation Walk team leaders were introduced to a local orthopaedic surgeon. While he expressed interest in our global surgery efforts, it was later divulged to us that he found the brigade unnecessary, that each arthroplasty done by the foreign missionaries takes away from his surgical opportunities. His concerns are not unfounded as evidenced by the abundance of literature regarding the ethics of global surgery/global health. Despite the humanitarian aid worker ’s (HAW) best intentions, unfortunately, there are often unintended consequences as local provider...
Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - April 8, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Paul Coleman, Erin Devine, Ticho Boquin Orendey, Bryan D. Springer Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
The role of nursing professionals in the development and care of adolescent health in HondurasPapel dos profissionais de enfermagem no desenvolvimento e na aten ção à saúde de adolescentes em Honduras
CONCLUSIONS: Nurses participate in various stages of the policy implementation process and can make important contributions to school health at the first level of care. To this end, it is necessary to increase the capacities of nurses and nursing educators in relation to current and relevant issues in adolescent care.PMID:38562958 | PMC:PMC10984222 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2024.25 (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - April 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Silvia Helena De Bortoli Cassiani Bruna Moreno Dias Brenda Elizabeth Mel éndez Romero Jairo Rivera Source Type: research
Correction to: Prevalence and Associated Dietary Factors of Rome IV Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Rural Western Honduras
(Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences)
Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - April 2, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research
IDF23-0447 Risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adult emergency nursing personnel, Third Level Hospital, Honduras, July 2023
(Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice)
Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - March 1, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: R.Y. Maradiaga Tags: Other Complications Source Type: research
Digital health and the promise of equity in maternity care: A mixed methods multi-country assessment on the use of information and communication technologies in healthcare facilities in Latin America and the Caribbean
CONCLUSION: Digital health for maternity care provision relied on commonly available technology and did not necessitate highly sophisticated systems, making it a sustainable and replicable strategy. However, disparities in access to digital health remain and many facilities in rural and remote areas lacked connectivity. Use of ICTs in maternity care depended on countries' long-term commitments to achieving universal health and digital coverage.PMID:38412170 | PMC:PMC10898739 | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0298902 (Source: Rural Remote Health)
Source: Rural Remote Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Ariadna Capasso Mercedes Colomar Dora Ram írez Suzanne Serruya Bremen de Mucio Source Type: research
Digital health and the promise of equity in maternity care: A mixed methods multi-country assessment on the use of information and communication technologies in healthcare facilities in Latin America and the Caribbean
ConclusionDigital health for maternity care provision relied on commonly available technology and did not necessitate highly sophisticated systems, making it a sustainable and replicable strategy. However, disparities in access to digital health remain and many facilities in rural and remote areas lacked connectivity. Use of ICTs in maternity care depended on countries ’ long-term commitments to achieving universal health and digital coverage. (Source: PLoS One)
Source: PLoS One - February 27, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Ariadna Capasso Source Type: research
Do reasons for migration impact the elements of asylum applications? An investigation of participants in the 2018 “migrant caravan”.
Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, Vol 30(2), May 2024, 197-205; doi:10.1037/law0000407As migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers continue to arrive at the Mexico–U.S. border and solutions to this situation remain elusive, growing opportunities exist for research to inform policy decisions. One policy implemented (and subsequently rescinded) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was to limit asylum claims to only those individuals who experienced abuse or maltreatment at the hands of government officials, limiting protections for those fleeing gang violence or abuse inflicted by family members. We surveyed 515 migr...
Source: Psychology, Public Policy, and Law - February 8, 2024 Category: Medical Law Source Type: research
IgE food sensitization and self-reported symptoms in a school-aged cohort from Honduras
Food allergy is understudied in lower- and middle-income countries such as Honduras. We carried out a pilot study to determine the prevalence of food sensitization and its correlation with self-reported food allergy in a school-aged population in this country. (Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - February 1, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Charlene Dunaway Altamirano, Alvaro Mayorga Sirera, Kevin Barahona, David Aguilar-Andino, Kathie Hernandez, Alan Montalvo Nu ñez, Carlos Caceres Reynaud, Mario Valeriano Lanza, Dylan Maldonado, Lisa Workman, Michael Nelson, Thomas Platts-Mills, Jeffrey W Source Type: research
Community Health Fairs and Cancer Prevention in Low-Resource Settings: A Global Perspective
AbstractPurpose of ReviewHealth fairs could increase screening uptake and ultimately contribute to reducing inequalities in cancer outcomes between low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and developed countries. Reviews on this topic have been limited to health fairs in the USA. In this paper, we review the scientific literature for evidence that support health fairs as a strategy to improve cancer prevention.Recent FindingsStudies across the USA consistently reported that health fairs were effective in providing cancer education and screening tests to historically marginalized groups. The studies reviewed were mostly obs...
Source: Current Epidemiology Reports - January 29, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research
Multicountry research on comprehensive abortion policy implementation in Latin America: a mixed-methods study protocol
Introduction
Access to comprehensive abortion care could prevent the death of between 13 865 and 38 940 women and the associated morbidity of 5 million women worldwide. There have been some important improvements in Latin America in terms of laws and policies on abortion. However, the predominant environment is still restrictive, and many women, adolescents and girls still face multiple barriers to exercise their reproductive rights. This research will systematically assess comprehensive abortion policies in five Latin American countries (Argentina, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico and Uruguay). The aim is to identify barriers, ...
Source: BMJ Open - January 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Gialdini, C., Ramon Michel, A., Romero, M., Ramos, S., Carroli, G., Carroli, B., Gomez Ponce de Leon, R., Vila Ortiz, M., Lavelanet, A. Tags: Open access, Public health Source Type: research
Multinational collaboration in solving a European < em > Salmonella < /em > Braenderup outbreak linked to imported melons, 2021
This article describes the outbreak and the benefits, successes, and challenges of multi-country collaboration for consideration in future large foodborne outbreaks across Europe.PMID:38179625 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.1.2300273 (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - January 5, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hannah L Moore Martine Aabye Ann Hoban Bettina Rosner Stine K Lefevre Eva Litrup Luise M üller Steen Ethelberg Sandra Simon Sooria Balasegaram Lesley Larkin Cecilia Jernberg Johanna Takkinen EU/EEA/UK S. Braenderup Outbreak Investigation Group Members of Source Type: research
