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Vaccine-derived polio returned to Peru

Last week, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) advertisement that a child under the age of 1 year and 3 months, residing in an Awajún native

Morning-after pill doesn’t cause miscarriage, FDA says

Due to the confusion that had been created with the text of the insert on the packaging of the emergency oral contraceptive (OEC)on December 22,

Public health during floods

The risks and severity of flooding depend on several predisposing factors. For example, the type of flood is important in evaluating the damage. So too

On the case of Jimmy Carter: immunotherapy against cancer cases

the recent advertisement Former US President Jimmy Carter to forego hospital medical treatments and spend his remaining time in hospice care at home brings two

Colorectal cancer, a condition that is increasing a lot among young people

March is the month of alert against colon and rectal cancer, which is preferred to be called colorectal cancer (CRC). This type of cancer is

Arsenic and its effects on health, by Elmer Huerta

Recently, inhabitants of population centers in Lambayeque have denounced that the water they drink in the community is contaminated with arsenicand that the authorities have

Polio: an old enemy that threatens to return

In his book “Jonas Salk, a Life”, Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs describes the summer of 1916 in New York. The parents of families trembled with fear

Lack of sanitation, a serious problem that continues

A recent complaint from a neighbor in Chiclayo (Lambayeque) to a local radio station puts the issue back on the table. The woman complained bitterly

What is the future of vaccination against COVID-19?

The various vaccines in use against SARS-CoV-2 they are directed against the spike of the virus, so the mechanism of action of all of them

On the use of psychedelics to treat depression

The depression It is a disabling mental health disorder that can have serious consequences for the affected person, including suicide. A recent review study of

Have we really reached the end of the pandemic?

Three global events have put the topic of the end of the pandemic on the conversation agenda in the past week. The first is that,

El Comercio, the cradle of scientific journalism thanks to Racso Miró Quesada de la Guerra

For many, the arrival of the pandemic in 2020 meant not only becoming familiar with health issues, but also learning a little more about how

Is our health system prepared to respond to disasters such as earthquakes?

Both events – on very different scales of magnitude, of course – put the health systems of disaster-affected regions to the test. Today We will

The deterioration of mental health in times of social violence

The medical literature is extensive in this regard, having published in recent years studies that show that the mental health of children, adults and the

How to reduce cancer mortality in Peru?

That achievement is due to three important factors. The first: many people have stopped smoking cigarettes, so the multiple types of cancer associates have ceased

Damar Hamlin: on injuries and heart problems on the court, by Elmer Huerta

The field assistants and the medical team entered, and one of the assistants, recognizing that the player had no pulse and had suffered cardiac arrest,

What can happen in the fourth year of the pandemic?, by Dr. Elmer Huerta

In general, those predictions came true. But, just as the appearance of the omicron variant in November 2021 it completely changed the course of the

The challenge of facing a diagnosis of cancer as a couple, by Elmer Huerta

I will never forget the husband of one of my breast cancer patients. The man asked to speak to me alone and between sobs he

“How to take care of our health in times of social crisis?”, by Elmer Huerta

Social Movements vs. Civil Unrest It is very important to recognize the difference between these two terms, which are related to human activities that have

Everything you need to know about bird flu in Peru

It is important to know that the flu or influenza viruses constitute a large family of seven genera, of which four (A, B, C and