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Building a Sustainable Global Surgical Program in an Academic Department of Surgery

Annals of Global Health, 2016
BackgroundGlobal surgery and volunteerism in surgery has gained significant interest in recent years for general surgery residents across the country.
Linda P. Zhang, Daniel Silverberg, Celia M. Divino, Michael Marin   +3 more
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Global Surgery and Mercy Ships

Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research, 2022
Two-thirds of the world population do not have access to safe, affordable and timely surgery. This global surgical crisis largely affects low and middle-income countries, and it will surpass the challenges created by communicable diseases. The barriers of access to surgery range from cost of surgery and patient transportation to availability and ...
Leo Cheng, Hilary Cheng, Gary Parker
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Transferrin receptor 1‐mediated iron uptake supports thermogenic activation in human cervical‐derived adipocytes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In this study, we found that human cervical‐derived adipocytes maintain intracellular iron level by regulating the expression of iron transport‐related proteins during adrenergic stimulation. Melanotransferrin is predicted to interact with transferrin receptor 1 based on in silico analysis.
Rahaf Alrifai, Mizuki Seo, Gyath Karadsheh, Fachrur Rizal Mahendra, Máté Á Demény, Ferenc Győry, János András Mótyán, László Fésüs, Endre Kristóf, Rini Arianti   +9 more
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Role of mobile health on patient enrollment for cleft lip‐palate surgery: A comparative study using SMS blast text messaging in Zimbabwe

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2019
Background Patients' lack of awareness of available services is a significant barrier to delivering surgical care in resource‐limited settings. Short message service (SMS) text messaging is a potential means to disseminate this information in resource ...
Shekhar K. Gadkaree, Travis T. Tollefson, Jennifer C. Fuller, Faith C. Muchemwa, Aleck Gonga, David A. Shaye   +5 more
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Emerging Global Health Crisis of Our Times- Climate Change [PDF]

, 2020
The progress of the human race over the last 200 years is unprecedented in recent history. Rapid industrialization, urbanization, and consumerism have made lives easier for humankind. Still, these changes come at a very high price.
Anwer, A. (Ammar)
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Antimicrobials: a global alliance for optimizing their rational use in intra-abdominal infections (AGORA) [PDF]

, 2016
Intra-abdominal infections (IAI) are an important cause of morbidity and are frequently associated with poor prognosis, particularly in high-risk patients.
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Global rates of glaucoma surgery [PDF]

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2013
To estimate global rates of glaucoma surgery.National glaucoma and national ophthalmology societies were contacted to obtain rates of glaucoma surgery for the preceding 5 years. In countries without a professional society, leading ophthalmologists or non-governmental organizations (NGO) were approached. When available, published literature was used for
Mansouri, Kaweh, Medeiros, Felipe, Weinreb, Robert   +2 more
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Potential therapeutic targeting of BKCa channels in glioblastoma treatment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review summarizes current insights into the role of BKCa and mitoBKCa channels in glioblastoma biology, their potential classification as oncochannels, and the emerging pharmacological strategies targeting these channels, emphasizing the translational challenges in developing BKCa‐directed therapies for glioblastoma treatment.
Kamila Maliszewska‐Olejniczak, Karolina Pytlak, Sandra Jaworowska, Bogusz Kulawiak, Piotr Bednarczyk   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid assessment for prioritisation of trachoma control at community level in one district of the Kaolack Region, Senegal.

, 2005
The objective of this study was to use a modified Lot Quality Assurance Sampling methodology to classify communities according to prevalence of active trachoma and to estimate the prevalence of trachoma and trichiasis in Nioro department, Kaolack Region,
Bailey, Robin, Dineen, Brendan, Faye, Marcel, Kuper, Hannah   +3 more
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Misplaced Cervical Screws Requiring Reoperation. [PDF]

, 2017
STUDY DESIGN: A multicenter, retrospective case series. OBJECTIVE: In the past several years, screw fixation of the cervical spine has become commonplace. For the most part, this is a safe, low-risk procedure.
Arnold, Paul M., Currier, Bradford L., De Giacomo, Anthony F., Fehlings, Michael G., Fogelson, Jeremy L., Hart, Robert A., Hilibrand, Alan S., Hsu, Wellington K., Jobse, Bruce C., Massicotte, Eric M., Mroz, Thomas E., Nassr, Ahmad, Peterson, Jeremy C., Rahman, Ra\u27Kerry K., Riew, K. Daniel, Smith, Zachary A., Tannoury, Chadi A., Tannoury, Tony   +17 more
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