Automation in Latin America: Are Women at Higher Risk of Losing Their Jobs?

Are Bodybuilders at Higher Risk of Suffering Post-Tonsillectomy Haemorrhage?

Elective tonsillectomy remains one of the most commonly performed operations in otolaryngology, with postoperative hemorrhage (PTH) being the most significant potential complication. Anecdotal evidence among ENT Surgeons suggested that bodybuilding athletes may be at increased risk of suffering from PTH, a notion corroborated by a recent case report, regarding primary PTH. The problem has been ...

Are women with lupus at higher risk of HPV infection?

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the etiological agent of cervical cancer, the second most prevalent neoplasia among women. Although it has been proven that systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have higher frequency of cervical dysplasia, few studies have focused on HPV prevalence among them. This study aimed to investigate HPV prevalence among SLE patients and to evaluate associated risk f...

Women, household and health in Latin America.

Although recent studies have identified some of the links in Latin America between uneven capitalist economic development and health, the impact of development on either the health of women or on household health is still largely unknown. This account identifies several areas of needed research. It focuses on how changing women's roles and patterns of domestic production affect women's reproduc...

Latin America at a Crossroads

Politics and a Broken Promise: Why People Are Losing Their Physicians in Post-aca America.

THE LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT THAT MANY AMERicans had about the benefits of the Affordable Care Act [ACA] has not always been echoed by the realities of health care in our emerging delivery system. In particular, the often-repeated pledges that citizens would lose neither their insurance nor their doctor have left many feeling betrayed and abused by broken promises. Although it is true that President...