Vaccination
Mexico approves use of Cuba's Abdala coronavirus vaccine
Mexico's health safety council announced Wednesday that it has approved the use of Cuba's three-dose Abdala coronavirus vaccine.
Dec 30, 2021
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Vaccination
Mexico City starts COVID vaccinations of minors at risk
Mexico on Monday began COVID-19 vaccinations for adolescents with chronic diseases in the capital, the latest step in an immunization drive in one of the countries hit hardest by the pandemic.
Oct 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mexico sees easing in its third wave of COVID-19 cases
Israel Buendía sat up in the bed closest to the window, a machine forcing oxygen into his nose. He'd been at the Hospital Ajusco Medio for two weeks and now he was marveling at the sound of his own voice.
Sep 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oregon counties request trucks for bodies as deaths climb
The death toll from COVID-19 in Oregon is climbing so rapidly in some counties that the state has organized delivery of one refrigerated truck to hold the bodies and is sending a second one, the state emergency management ...
Aug 29, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Language isolation affects health of Mexican Americans, study finds
New research from the University of Georgia finds that older Mexican Americans who live in low English-speaking neighborhoods are at greater risk for poor health and even an early death.
Jul 13, 2021
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Medical economics
US citizen migrant children in Mexico lacking adequate health insurance
While attending a conference at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City several years ago, Sharon Borja was struck by the story of a young man who, as a child, joined his parents repatriating to their ...
Jul 13, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study linking culture with health shows need for diversity in research
As we move through life, our bodies get older. Aging is inevitable, but how fast it happens can vary considerably. Physical and environmental stressors can accelerate the process, and culture may interact with biology in ...
Jul 7, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Early findings of Alzheimer's study in diverse populations now available to researchers
A growing trove of data to help scientists understand the biology of Alzheimer's disease among diverse populations within the context of sociocultural, behavioral and environmental factors is now available through the Institute ...
Jun 25, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
About a third of Mexicans show exposure to coronavirus
As many as one-third of Mexicans may have been exposed to the coronavirus by the end of 2020, according to a study of random blood samples taken between February and December.
Apr 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mexico tops 200,000 COVID-19 deaths, but real toll is higher
As Mexico surpassed 200,000 test-confirmed deaths from COVID-19 Thursday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador framed ramped-up vaccination efforts as a race against time.
Mar 26, 2021
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