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"As to the effects on Cubans’ health, U.S. sanctions are worse today than before, making the vulnerable in #Cuba still more vulnerable, during a global #pandemic." Hear MEDICC Review's Gail Reed at virtual forum sponsored by Washington Office on Latin America - WOLA & National Security Archive https://youtu.be/me_SwEBuv_A

#Cuba hasn't forgotten struggle for #women and gender equity during #COVID19. Working to overcome old and new obstacles to move forward in a machista society--Dr. Marta Núñez, Gender Studies, University of Havana at today's MEDICC Review/Tulane webinar.

Dr. Tania Crombet elected Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences for outstanding contribution to science and its promotion in the developing world. She directs Clinical Research at the Molecular Immunology Center in #Cuba. Here she is in MEDICC Review: doi.org/10.37757/MR2016.V18.N4.3

This World Mental Health Day: a look at one experience to assist young people with substance abuse disorders as they grapple with #COVID19. Read it in MEDICC Review. #WMHD2021 doi.org/10.37757/MR2021.V23.N2.2

International Day of Older Persons: Inclusion to improve health, mental health and social relations post-pandemic. One Cuban geriatrician’s views on options for a new normal built on community- and web-based support networks. doi.org/10.37757/MR2020.V22.N4.18 #UNIDOP2021 #OlderPersonsDay

International Ataxia Awareness Day: #Cuba has the highest rates of this rare degenerative disease, and has created a research center to translate findings into health of patients and their families. Open to global cooperation. #IAAD21 doi.org/10.37757/MR2019.V21.N4.7

Worldwide, iron deficiency #anemia affects nearly 300 million preschoolers. In #Cuba , researchers report ways to more accurately estimate rates and thus direct more effective prevention. Read the results in MEDICC Review. doi.org/10.37757/MR2021.V23.N3.7

In #Africa, #diabetes will jump by >140% in next decades, biggest rise of all regions. A MEDICC Review author urges full analysis of clinical findings to improve diagnosis in the face of limited resources. bit.ly/MR3nHwdhX

Potential for another #Cuban #monoclonal antibody for non-small cell lung cancer? Read the first report on racotumomab use in clinical practice in MEDICC Review. #CancerResearch bit.ly/MR3zdH3Pa

In #COVID19: can continuous positive airway pressure (#CPAP) keep hypoxemia from triggering dangerous cytokine storms? An expert perspective in MEDICC Review. bit.ly/MR3l45CbV

As #Cuba prepares for #WHO consideration of its #COVID19 #vaccines on emergency use listing, MEDICC Review speaks with Cuban national regulatory authority director, Olga Lidia Jacobo for our section "Cuba's Women of Science". . bit.ly/MR3jIqw0W

MEDICC Review new issue online! Focus on #COVID19: cytokine storm prevention, #vaccine development in #Cuba, and pandemic management in #Africa. PLUS our Editorial: How US sanctions on Cuba threaten global vaccine equity.and MORE. mediccreview.org

EDITORIAL: US sanctions hobbling #Cuban #COVID19 #vaccine production also hit the world’s poorer countries that could #benefit from #Cuba to address the dearth of life-saving vaccines for their populations. Just over 1% of low-income countries have access to COVID19 vaccines. bit.ly/MR2WfRi7M

Exclusive with #Cuban medical team coordinator in #Haiti: 253 Cuban docs and nursesmost of them #women--were already in the country when #HaitiEarthquake struck, staffing public health clinics and hospitals. They are there now. bit.ly/MR3jcik9b

Editorial: 11 millones de cubanos están en peligro, "sufriendo aún las 242 medidas adicionales de la era Trump¿Cuándo ellos serán una prioridad?¿Cuándo las sanciones de EU contra #Cuba serán en un tema de salud pública?¿De derechos humanos?" A pesar del cambio en la Casa Blanca, del voto abrumador en la ONU contra el embargo de EEUU y de que científicos cubanos han producido prometedores candidatos vacunales disponibles para los países en desarrollo, la política de EEUU sigue... atascada en el pasado. EEUU dice que Cuba no es una prioridad. "Vale. La violencia policial contra las personas de color, los tiroteos, el racismo sistémico, la avalancha de inmigrantes y la #COVID19: son emergencias de salud pública. Pero insistimos, también lo son las vidas de 11 millones de cubanos" bit.ly/MR3emrRb9 #NoAlBloqueoContraCuba

Our Editorial: The lives of 11 million #Cubans hang in the balance, "still suffering from the Trump era’s 242 additional measures tightening the screws. When will they become a priority? When will US sanctions on Cuba become a public health issue? A human rights issue?" bit.ly/MR3emrRb9 Despite a change in the WH & despite the annual overwhelming vote in the UN against the US embargo; despite the fact that Cuban scientists have produced at least 2 promising vaccine candidat...es they pledge to make available to developing countries, US policy is stuck in the past. The US Administration says Cuba is ‘not a priority.’ Granted, police violence against people of color, mass shootings, systemic racism, the flood of immigrants...and #COVID19 itself: all are public health emergencies. But so, we would argue, are the lives of 11 million Cubans

NEW! #COVID19: Exclusives with directors of #Cuba Clinical Trials Coordinating Center & Molecular Immunology Center on therapies & #vaccines; alerts on post-infection cognitive issues & cardiac problems in children; chronic low-grade inflammation's role in #SARSCoV2 www.mediccreview.org

A top #Cuban scientist tells MEDICC Review that using classical recombinant protein technology for Cuba’s #COVID19 vaccines translates decades of experience into greater confidence in #vaccine safety. http://youtu.be/7SgyUqZu77o Biocubafarma CIGB Instituto Finlay de Vacunas @FinlayInstituto @centro_cim... @CIGBCuba See more

#WorldHealthDay: Drs. Tony #Fauci & Jorge Pérez at @IPKCuba in MEDICC Review: "(Joint) infectious disease research can provide a model for other USCuba scientific cooperation....IPK and @NIAID remain committed to helping lead the way". bit.ly/MR3iCQnp4 @pahowho says #pandemic is time to work across borders. In 2018, Fauci and Perez already called for scientists in #Cuba & US to work jointly, noting health and scientific cooperation can provide a foundation for USCuba relationship building. #COVID19

Listen to MEDICC Review Senior Editor Conner Gorry discuss the #Cuban #COVID19 #vaccine candidates at https://www.spreaker.com//cuba-leads-the-way-on-vaccine-de

Now Online! New Issue of MEDICC Review - https://mailchi.mp//medicc-review-special-issuethe-path-to

NEW ISSUE! Science from Cuba, Latin America & Global South. EXCLUSIVE on FIRST Latin American #COVID19 #vaccine in clinical trials. PLUS: global transmission routes, results of country strategies & MORE, as the Americas continue at the pandemic’s epicenter bit.ly/MR3jNCbsb

Cuba vs. COVID-19: 10 Strategies that Matter for Us -- REGISTRATION DEADLINE TONIGHT - https://mailchi.mp//medicc-cuba-vs-covid19-10-strategies-t

On this International Day of Climate Action: A WARNING! #COVID19 recovery must be a pathway to a green and sustainable economy that produces jobs and prosperity, reduces emissions, and builds resilience. From the science to the solutions!! #climateaction https://www.un.org/en/climatechange

#LatinAmericanand #Caribbeanhealth scientists! MEDICC Review announces new sections (Short Article, #COVID19Case Studies and Testimony) plus rolling publication of papers. We accept papers in English or Spanish for publication in English. For details: bit.ly/MR35mMTAG

Cuba vs. COVID-19: 10 Strategies that Matter for Us --A Virtual Conversation during the 2020 APHA Annual Meeting - https://mailchi.mp//medicc-cuba-vs-covid19-10-strategies-t

New clinical trial registered for #Cuban #COVID19 vaccine candidate. #SOBERANA01A uses different formulations and dosage of #SOBERANA01 developed by Finlay Vaccine Institute, Havana, based on technologies used in other Cuban vaccines. Instituto Finlay de Vacunas Centro de Inmunología Molecular Biocubafarma

New MR Early Online article, SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Channels: A Review of the Literature -a contribution from #Egypt to understanding spread of #COVID19, key to containing the #pandemic. bit.ly/MR3ntVZUi

#PAHO elects #Cuba to Exec. Committee over Trump objections. Awkward for WH, since #Cuba has universal health care while Trump moves to revoke #ACA. He pulled USA out of #WHO & owes >$110 million in PAHO dues, threatening hemisphere's push to stem #COVID19 in pandemic's epicenter

For trust in #PeerReview we must commit to diversity as key to excellence. In 2019, >80% of our reviewers were from the Global South & 40% were women,reflecting our mission: to enhance visibility of Latin American and Caribbean science for #planetaryhealth http://bit.ly/2S6hhcx

On #WorldAlzheimersDay we're reminded that over 7 million people in US/Canada and another 7 million in #LatinAmerica & #Caribbean will have dementia by 2030. National strategies are urgently needed. Scientists write about Cuba's in MEDICC Review: bit.ly/MR3iQ0BSf

#Cuban Henry Reeve global medical aid team founded 15 years ago today. 3800 of these disaster-trained health professionals have served vs #COVID19 in 39 countries (20 in the Americas), seeing over half a million patients. 61% of teams are #women. Story in bit.ly/2Y8Zt2W Created for post-Katrina #NOLA , one of its original 12000 volunteer docs pictured here. Rejected by US, #Cubans later served vs. #Ebola in #Africa, #cholera in #Haiti, and earthquake in #Pakistan, plus dozens of other countries. For history, MEDICC Review bit.ly/MR2wgxmVH

Compartido en la nueva sección Early Online en MEDICC Review, experiencias de una #joven #enfermera #española desde la #zonaroja de la #COVID19 "Ojalá tras esto, esos aplausos mantengan la fuerza y las ganas de luchar." bit.ly/MR3mA3WqQ #Espana #HeroesDeLaSalud #Salud