A partir del lunes, 12 de abril, Puerto Rico entrará en la fase 2 del proceso de vacunación, lo que significa que los ciudadanos de 16 años o más podrán inmunizarse contra el COVID-19.
Doctora María González Pons, investigadora auxiliar en el Centro Comprensivo de Cáncer de la Universidad de Puerto Rico
Caracterizarán bacterias del intestino para medir posible impacto en el desarrollo de adenomas
Un estudio en la población puertorriqueña buscará caracterizar las comunidades bacterianas del intestino grueso en la búsqueda científica de ver la posible asociación de las mismas en el desarrollo temprano de lesiones precancerígenas...
ONC’s newly appointed national coordinator Micky Tripathi introduced the 2021 ONC Annual Meeting by sharing his vision for the future of health IT strategy and policy throughout the healthcare system. He talked about the agency’s role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
A New Day for Interoperability – The Information Blocking Regulations Start Now
Enacted by Congress over four years ago through Section 4004 of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) and implemented through a final rule released over one year ago, the time has come for the benefits of the Cures Act’s information...
Herd immunity may take 4.6 years due to vaccine nationalism
At least 159 countries have begun their COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Some, like the United Kingdom, are well on their way to vaccinating a majority of the at-risk population.
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected sleep patterns for many US citizens?
A team of scientists recently conducted an online survey to examine the changes in sleep duration among adult US citizens during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. With this in mind, this week’s edition of Medical Myths tackles the many misunderstandings that surround Parkinson’s disease. We discuss the symptoms and treatment,...
Worldwide, 1 in 4 people will suffer from a depressive episode in their lifetime. While current diagnosis and treatment approaches are largely trial and error, a breakthrough study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on the biological basis of mood disorders,...
I’m Vaccinated. My Kids Aren’t. What’s Safe for Us to Do?
As more and more adults across the United States receive the COVID-19 vaccine, families with unvaccinated children are left with many questions about which activities are safe to participate in this summer.
Allergies or COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect? How to Tell the Difference
You wake up in the morning with a cough, a headache, and fatigue. Do you have COVID-19? Allergies? The flu? Or is it just the side effects of getting a COVID-19 vaccination?
