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Disease and injury statistics of Japanese Antarctic research expeditions during the wintering period: evaluation of 6837 cases in the 1st–56th parties – Antarctic health report in 1956–2016

open access: yesInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2019
This study aimed to evaluate disease and injury trends among wintering members of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition. Obtained information is indispensable to the advancement of medical system and research.
Atsushi Ikeda   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Soviet Medical Expeditions in Tuva and the Making of Tuvinian Healthcare, 1928-1936

open access: yesEuxeinos, 2022
This paper aims to expose the role of Soviet medical expeditions in the construction of modern healthcare in the Tuvinian People’s Republic. Based on archival sources, the study traces the activities of four successive medical teams working in Tuva from ...
V. Bashkuev
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Urological Emergencies and Diseases in Wilderness Expeditions

open access: yesWilderness & environmental medicine (Print), 2021
When considering medical emergencies that might affect an expedition, urologic emergencies are typically not included. However, the reality is that manageable and prevalent urologic disease processes can pose significant challenges for the wilderness ...
Kyle A. Cook, G. Bledsoe, Stephen Canon
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thin Air, Thick Vessels: Historical and Current Perspectives on Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2019
The association between pulmonary hypertension (PH) and hypoxia is well-established, with two key mechanistic processes, hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and hypoxia-induced vascular remodeling, driving changes in pulmonary arterial pressure.
Jason M. Young   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementation and results of a gastrointestinal cancer screening program in an Amazon rainforest village: A descriptive study

open access: yesEndoscopy International Open, 2021
Background and study aims Gastrointestinal cancer is an important cause of death worldwide. Remote populations are especially vulnerable to these conditions due to reduced access to screening and adequate treatment.
Pedro Averbach   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fiocruz Biological Collections: strengthening Brazil's biodiversity knowledge and scientific applications opportunities [PDF]

open access: yesBiodiversity Data Journal, 2020
Biological collections are central in understanding and preserving life on Earth. In Brazil, the most representative collections are kept by natural history museums, whose primary focus is in invertebrates, vertebrates and vascular plants.
Manuela da Silva   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

As receitas médicas de Hannah Woolley: prática cotidiana e autoridade feminina na Inglaterra do século XVII [PDF]

open access: yesHistória, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos, 2023
Resumo O artigo retrata os interesses de uma escritora inglesa do século XVII sobre cuidados médicos, e as razões que a levaram a publicar textos sobre essa matéria.
Marina Juliana de Oliveira Soares
doaj   +1 more source

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin: its response to hypoxia and association with acute mountain sickness. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) is a common clinical challenge at high altitude (HA). A point-of-care biochemical marker for AMS could have widespread utility.
Begley, J   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Expedition Medical Care — Army China Expedition 1981 [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 1983
The planning and execution of medical care is described for a nine-man mountaineering expedition to China.
openaire   +2 more sources

Event I. The development of oriental medicine in Russia in the XVIII-XIX centuries. The role of scientists of the Imperial Medico-Surgical (Military Medical) Academy

open access: yesRussian Military Medical Academy Reports, 2023
The article presents the history of nascence traditional oriental medicine in Russia during XVIII–XIX centuries. The first information about oriental medicine was brought to Russia in the XVIII century by doctors, who visited Mongolia and China as ...
Galina O. Andreeva   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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