Global COVID-19 Scorecard: Science 1, Science Diplomacy and Equity 0
MEDICC Rev. 2022 Oct 31;24(3-4):4-6. doi: 10.37757/MR2022.V24.N3-4.11.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36417326 | DOI:10.37757/MR2022.V24.N3-4.11 (Source: MEDICC Review)
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Editors Source Type: research
COVID-19, Viruses and Dementia
MEDICC Rev. 2022 Oct 31;24(3-4):9. doi: 10.37757/MR2022.V24.N3-4.16.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36417327 | DOI:10.37757/MR2022.V24.N3-4.16 (Source: MEDICC Review)
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Theocharis Chr Kyziridis Source Type: research
Putting Science to Work: Cuba's COVID-19 Pandemic Experience Ileana Morales Su árez MD MS Director, Science & amp; Technological Innovation, Ministry of Public Health, Cuba
MEDICC Rev. 2022 Oct 31;24(3-4):10-13. doi: 10.37757/MR2022.V24.N3-4.15.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36417328 | DOI:10.37757/MR2022.V24.N3-4.15 (Source: MEDICC Review)
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gail A Reed Source Type: research
Health Care is a Right, Not a Commodity: The Legacy of Dr Paul Farmer MD PhD
MEDICC Rev. 2022 Oct 31;24(3-4):14-17. doi: 10.37757/MR2022.V24.N3-4.12.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36417329 | DOI:10.37757/MR2022.V24.N3-4.12 (Source: MEDICC Review)
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Conner Gorry Source Type: research
Epidemiological Characterization of Patients in the First Eight Weeks Following Detection of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (omicron) Variant in Cuba
CONCLUSIONS: Omicron's rapid expansion in Cuba was associated with increased incidence but not with a higher case fatality rate. The relatively milder disease in those infected with this variant could be influenced by the high vaccination coverage, along with the natural immunity acquired as a consequence of previous virus infection.PMID:36417330 | DOI:10.37757/MR2022.V24.N3-4.6 (Source: MEDICC Review)
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lissette P érez-Santosa Vivian Kour í-Cardellá Yahisel Tejero-Su árez Lisandra M Mac ías-Roig Yanet Pintos-Saavedra Dailyn Medero-D íaz Claudia Figueredo-Amador Celine Naranjo-Gonz ález Daniela Morales-Arredondo Niurka E Tamayo-P érez Yenisleidys Source Type: research
Temporal-Spatial Distribution of Vibrio cholerae in Cuba: July 1997-December 2019
CONCLUSIONS: Vibrio cholerae circulated in all three Cuban regions during the years studied, with a higher percentage of isolates of the non-O1/non-O139 serogroup, which caused outbreaks or sporadic cases of diarrhea in the eastern region, with the exception of the 2012‒2019 period, when epidemic outbreaks of the O1 serogroup (which causes cholera) occurred in all three regions, with higher percentages in the western region.PMID:36417331 | DOI:10.37757/MR2022.V24.N3-4.4 (Source: MEDICC Review)
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anabel Fern ández-Abreu Laura Bravo-Fari ñas Adalberto Águila-Sánchez Yanaika Cruz-Infante Rosabel Falc ón-Márquez Mar ía E Toledo-Romaní Mar ía de Los Ángeles León-Venero Jenny L Hern ández-Martínez Waldermar Baldoqu ín-Rodríguez Ángel M Source Type: research
Validation of a New Diagnostic Index to Determine Metabolic Obesity Phenotypes in Normal-Weight Women in Early Pregnancy
MEDICC Rev. 2022 Oct 31;24(3-4):30-35. doi: 10.37757/MR2022.V24.N3-4.3.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36417332 | DOI:10.37757/MR2022.V24.N3-4.3 (Source: MEDICC Review)
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alina Artiles-Santana N élida L Sarasa-Muñoz Eduardo Izaguirre-Castellanos Elizabeth Álvarez Guerra-González Oscar Ca ñizares-Luna Source Type: research
Adjusting Iron Deficiency for Inflammation in Cuban Children Aged Under Five Years: New Approaches Using Quadratic and Quantile Regression
CONCLUSIONS: The use of quadratic regression and quantile quadratic regression models is a complementary strategy in adjusting ferritin for inflammation, and is preferable to standard regression analysis when the linear model's basic assumptions are not met, or when it can be assumed that ferritin-inflammation relationships within a subpopulation may deviate from average trends.PMID:36417333 | DOI:10.37757/MR2022.V24.N3-4.1 (Source: MEDICC Review)
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Minerva Montero-D íaz Cristina Ch ávez-Chong Ernesto Rodr íguez-Martínez Gisela M Pita-Rodr íguez Brenda Lambert-Lamazares Beatriz Basabe-Tuero Karen Alfonso-Sagu é Source Type: research
Effect of Cuban Porcine Pulmonary Surfactant (Surfacen) and rCmPI-II Protease Inhibitor on Neutrophil Elastase Activity
CONCLUSIONS: Surfacen and the rCmPI-II inhibitor have an anti-elastase effect on an activated neutrophil model. rCmPI-II does not affect Surfacen's interface property and, therefore, both can be evaluated for combined use in treating inflammatory lung diseases.PMID:36417334 | DOI:10.37757/MR2022.V24.N3-4.7 (Source: MEDICC Review)
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yuliannis Lugones-Ladr ón de Guevara Mercyleidi D íaz-Reyes Aymara Cabrera-Mu ñoz Arturo Chang-Monteagudo Alonso Del Rivero-Antigua Odalys Blanco-Hidalgo Source Type: research
High Levels of Serum Bile Acids in COVID-19 Patients on Hospital Admission
CONCLUSIONS: Severe or critical stage predominated, with serum bile acids and gamma-glutamyl transferase blood levels above normal ranges. The study suggests that serum bile acid is toxic at levels ≥10.1 µmol/L, and at such levels is involved in the inflammatory process and in progression to severe and critical clinical stages of the disease. In turn, this indicates the importance of monitoring bile acid homeostasis in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and including control of its toxicity in treatment protocols.PMID:36417335 | DOI:10.37757/mr2022.v24.n3-4.8 (Source: MEDICC Review)
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Felipe N Pi ñol-Jiménez Virginia Cap ó-de Paz Juli án F Ruiz-Torres Teresita Montero-Gonz ález Sara A Urgell és-Carreras Andr és Breto-García Armando Amador-Armenteros Mar ía M Llerena-Mesa Ana G Galarraga-Lazcano Source Type: research
Polyserositis as a Post-Covid-19 Complication
CONCLUSIONS: This is a case of polyserositis in a post-COVID-19 patient. After other causes of polyserositis were ruled out, and since there is a likely physiological and pathogenic mechanism operating between the two diseases, the polyserositis was determined to be a late complication of COVID-19. To date, it is the second case reported in the world and the first reported in Cuba.PMID:36417336 | DOI:10.37757/mr2022.v24.n3-4.9 (Source: MEDICC Review)
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Julio C Hern ández-Perera Dania Pi ñeiro-Pérez Juan O Mart ínez-Muñiz Jorge M Correa-Padilla Mar ía C de Armas-Fernández Jos é A Jordán-González Carlos Alberto D ávila-Gómez Alexangel Dom ínguez-Romero Rafael Contino-L ópez Source Type: research
Families in Grief: Need for Psychological Care and Support for Those Who Lost Loved Ones to COVID-19
MEDICC Rev. 2022 Oct 31;24(3-4):61-67. doi: 10.37757/mr2022.v24.n3-4.2.ABSTRACTThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused notable changes in all areas of our lives. Pandemic-coping strategies include attention and care at various levels, for different people and in various scenarios. Death is one of the most feared consequences of COVID-19 for both patients and their families; for the latter, the grief and adaptation processes to loss require that care for grievers be an important part of the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Grief from losses due to COVID-19 has distinctive features: it is not anticipatory (with virt...
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jorge A Grau-Abalo Olga E Infante-Pedreira Source Type: research
A Shift in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant's Entry Pathway Might Explain Different Clinical Outcomes
MEDICC Rev. 2022 Oct 31;24(3-4):68-71. doi: 10.37757/mr2022.v24.n3-4.10.ABSTRACTGlobally, SARS CoV-2 omicron variant has led to a notable increase of COVID-19 diagnoses, although with less severe clinical manifestations and decreased hospitalizations. The omicron wave swelled faster than previous waves, completely displacing the delta variant within weeks, and creating worldwide concern about final, successful pandemic control. Some authors contend that symptoms associated to omicron differ from 'traditional' symptoms and more closely resemble those of the common cold. One major COVID-19 symptom frequent with other variant...
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Calixto Machado-Curbelo Joel Guti érrez-Gil Alina Gonz ález-Quevedo Source Type: research
Executive Summary: Insights from Cuba's COVID-19 Vaccine Enterprise: Report from a High Level Fact-Finding Delegation to Cuba
MEDICC Rev. 2022 Oct 31;24(3-4):109-128. doi: 10.37757/mr2022.v24.n3-4.13.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36417339 | DOI:10.37757/mr2022.v24.n3-4.13 (Source: MEDICC Review)
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: M T Osterholm C Rabad án-Diehl J Anzinger M E Bottazzi C Christie-Samuels N Erondu J Marrazzo S Milan P K Quashie T Schwaab D Williams Source Type: research
Full Technical Report: Insights from Cuba's COVID-19 Vaccine Enterprise: Report from a High Level Fact-Finding Delegation to Cuba
MEDICC Rev. 2022 Oct 31;24(3-4):72-108. doi: 10.37757/mr2022.v24.n3-4.14.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36417340 | DOI:10.37757/mr2022.v24.n3-4.14 (Source: MEDICC Review)
Source: MEDICC Review - November 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: M T Osterholm C Rabad án-Diehl J Anzinger M E Bottazzi C Christie-Samuels N Erondu J Marrazzo S Milan P K Quashie T Schwaab D Williams Source Type: research
