The following selection—alphabetical by title—reflects Cuban publishing on cancer in international medical and population health journals from January 2011 through July 2014. [Absolute lymphocyte count as a prognostic factor in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia]. Anoceto Martínez A, González Otero A, Guerchicoff de Svarch E, Arencibia Nuñez A, Jaime JC, Dorticos E, et al. An […]
Neusy, AJ, Palsdottir, B. A Roundtable of Innovative Leaders in Medical Education. MEDICC Review. 2008;10(4):20-24. The correct website for the Ateneo de Zamboanga University School of Medicine in the Philippines is: http://som.adzu.edu.ph
Joel Caballero-García MD Physician with dual specialties in family medicine and neurosurgery. Dr Caballero-García is an assistant professor at the National Oncology and Radiobiology Institute, Havana. His professional interests concentrate on brain metastases, with research projects currently under way in three areas: neuro-oncology, stereotaxic and radiosurgery, and minimally invasive surgery for complex tumors of the […]
An “on-matrix” digestion procedure for AP-MS experiments dissects the interplay between complex-conserved and serotype-specific reactivities in Dengue virus-human plasma interactome. Ramos Y, Huerta V, Martín D, Palomares S, Yero A, Pupo D, et al. J Proteomics. 2017 Jul 13. pii: S1874-3919(17)30238-5. The interactions between the four Dengue virus (DENV) serotypes and plasma proteins are crucial […]
Edgar Benítez-Sánchez MD MS Physician specializing in hygiene & epidemiology, with a master’s degree in infectious diseases. An instructor and adjunct researcher at the Joaquín Castillo Duany Military Hospital in Santiago, Cuba, Dr Benítez-Sánchez conducts research on the relationship between demographic transition and regional socioeconomic development. Helena J. Chapman MD MPH PhD Physician specializing in […]
EDITORIAL Hurricanes, Atmospheric and Political PDF LETTERS TO THE EDITORS Letters to the Editors PDF INTERVIEW Thirty Years of Technology at Work for Health:Niurka Carlos, Immunoassay Center, Havana Gail Reed MS PDF SPECIAL ARTICLE Biosimilars and the Real World Nuris Ledón MS MBA PhD and Agustín Lage MD PhD PDF ORIGINAL RESEARCH Predicting Abdominal Surgery […]
A method to enhance 2D ion chamber array patient specific quality assurance for IMRT. Diaz Moreno RM, Venencia D, Garrigo E, Pipman Y. Australas Phys Eng Sci Med. 2016 Nov 21. [Epub ahead of print] Gamma index comparison has been established as a method for patient specific quality assurance in IMRT. Detector arrays can replace […]
Abnormal corticospinal tract function and motor cortex excitability in non-ataxic SCA2 mutation carriers: A TMS study. Velázquez-Pérez L, Rodríguez-Labrada R, Torres-Vega R, Medrano Montero J, Vázquez-Mojena Y, Auburger G, et al. Clin Neurophysiol. 2016 Aug;127(8):2713–9. Objective To evaluate if the corticospinal tract is affected in the prodromal stage of spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), prior […]
EDITORIAL Much Ado about Something: Cuban Biotech PDF LETTERS TO THE EDITORS An Example of Solidarity in Universal Population Health Coverage PDF INTERVIEW Charting the Course to Universal Health in the Americas: Cristian Morales PhD, PAHO/WHO Representative in Cuba Gail Reed MS PDF FEATURE The ABCs of Clinical Trials in Cuba Conner Gorry MA PDF […]
A dual PCR-based sequencing approach for the identification and discrimination of Echinococcus and Taenia taxa. Boubaker G, Marinova I, Gori F, Hizem A, Müller N, Casulli A, et al. Mol Cell Probes. 2016 May 27. pii: S0890-8508(16)30038-X. DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2016.05.004. [Epub ahead of print] Reliable and rapid molecular tools for the genetic identification and differentiation of […]
Beatriz Corona-Miranda MD MS Physician with dual specialties in family medicine and hygiene & epidemiology, as well as a master’s degree in environmental health. Assistant professor and adjunct researcher at Cuba’s National Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology Institute, Dr Corona-Miranda’s research focuses on mental health (including suicide); injury-associated mortality in Cuba; and economic evaluation of Heberprot-P, […]
Table of Contents INTERVIEW Reflexiones sobre la migración cubana: entrevista con el Dr. Antonio Aja, director del Centro de Estudios Demográficos de la Universidad de la Habana Gail Reed Reducción de la mortalidad infantil en Cuba: Dr. Fernando Domínguez, Dr.C., neonatólogo Hospital Universitario de Maternidad Ramón González Coro, La Habana Conner Gorry Graduación del 2015 […]
Concept Paper and Resolution on Chronic Kidney Disease in Agricultural Communities in Central America, 2013 PAHO–WHO Download PDF English | Español San Salvador Declaration: Comprehensive Management of Chronic Tubulointerstitial Kidney Disease of Central America (CTKDC) that Predominantly Affects Agricultural Communities, 2013 Council of Health Ministers of Central America (COMISCA) Download PDF English | Español MeN […]
The following selection—alphabetical by title—reflects Cuban publishing in international medical and population health journals over the last quarter on an array of topics. Bacterial outer membrane vesicles and vaccine applications. Acevedo R, Fernández S, Zayas C, Acosta A, Sarmiento ME, Ferro VA, et al. Front Immunol. 2014 Mar 24. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00121 Vaccines based on outer […]
GUEST EDITOR Wendy Hoy MB BS BScMed FRACP AO Physician with postgraduate studies in immunology, internal medicine, clinical hematology and nephrology. She is professor of medicine and director of the Centre for Chronic Disease at the University of Queensland, Australia. Dr Hoy’s pioneering work on risks for kidney disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in disadvantaged […]
Elibet Chávez González MD MS Cardiologist with a master’s degree in emergency medicine, Dr Chávez is assistant professor in the cardiac electrophysiology service of the Ernesto Che Guevara Heart Center, Santa Clara, Cuba. His research on hypertension in children has won numerous awards, including the 2011 Young Researcher Award from the Inter-American Congress of Cardiology. […]
