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Health: It's on the government
UHC Day 2024 is two weeks away. This year, we're calling on decision makers around the world to protect people from financial hardship when accessing health services. Because when populations are healthy, communities and economies thrive.
“Negative” and “null” results — your voice is needed
We’re asking: what are your opinions about sharing “null” or “negative” results?
Closing the Breastfeeding Gap through a Health System that Promotes, Protects, and Supports Breastfeeding in Mexico
For World Breastfeeding Week 2024, themed “Closing the Gap: Breastfeeding Support for All”, it is crucial to highlight breastfeeding and its challenges. In Mexico, breastfeeding urgently needs attention. Improving the health system and training health professionals in breastfeeding are key areas.
SARS-CoV-2 entry into human and animal host cells: Should we pay attention just to the ACE2 receptor?
This commentary addresses an interesting article focused on a machine learning-based approach, which was successfully employed to predict mammalian hosts' susceptibility to severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, along with the zoonotic risk posed by them [1].
Doulas Providing Breastfeeding Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Doulas have been instrumental in providing breastfeeding support to nursing mothers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as they can significantly impact a mother's ability to initiate and maintain breastfeeding.
Everyone heard Omicron was less severe, but did not look at the qualifiers
Everyone wants a straightforward answer to what this pandemic means for them, and at some point, we must realize that something that is not visual that killed nearly 1,000,000 people nationally will never be straightforward.
Systemic issues require systemic solutions: Cardiovascular health outcomes disparities for Black men in the United States are because of social determinants of health
US medical research is based on finding solutions through observation methods that are described as objective. These methods do not cater to the nuanced experiences of many marginalized and underserved populations.