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Working for social justice at Montefiore and Einstein
Social Medicine, 2013 Victor W. Sidel was the third head of Montefiore Medical Center’s Department of Social Medicine. Founded by Ephraim Bluestone and initially led by Martin Cherkasky and George Silver, the Department pioneered and implemented the vision of a “hospital ...
Gerald A. Paccione
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin +2 more
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Unraveling the “Cuban miracle”: A conversation with Dr. Enrique Beldarrain Chaple
Social Medicine, 2014 An interview with a Cuban physician and professor of Epidemiology and Anthropology at the Medical University of Havana, Cuba, unravels so-called Cuban miracle, by laying out the history and foundations of a health system built on the principles of health
Claudia Chaufan
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A política dos Parques Proletários Provisórios no Rio de Janeiro
Terra Brasilis, 2020 The historiography of the favela apprehends the hygienism of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as the first phase of the construction of the favela as a problem that demanded state attention.
Rafael Gonçalves de Almeida
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito +7 more
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Latin American Social Medicine and Global Social Medicine
American Journal of Public Health, 2003 A fundamental change in the theory underlying public health and medicine is needed. Latin American social medicine (LASM), originating in a region of the world that has been subjected to colonial and postcolonial influence, will be part of this change.
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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American Journal of Public Health, 1920 Seventy percent of our people need medical or dental treatment, but go without because of lack of proper medical organization. Dr. Armstrong is not merely critical, but is constructive. He shows the absurdity of making physicians dependent on sickness for support, and outlines a plan of community procedure on a rational basis.
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Matt R. Anderson and the Social Medicine Journal
Matt Anderson is an exceptional person, and without a doubt, throughout his broad and diverse professional career, one of his greatest contributions was the creation of the Social Medicine Journal and, through his personal commitment and drive ...
Florencia Peña +5 more
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