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Sugary drinks, evidence building and public policy: an example of virtuous articulation

MARCH – APRIL 2023 See full newsletter Two recent works show our effort and commitment to reducing the consumption of this type of beverage and can provide support for the implementation of public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. To promote public health policies, it is essential to have rigorous information that supports the […]

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The future is today

JANUARY – FEBRUARY 2023 View full newsletter In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many industries, including healthcare. One of the most notable applications of AI in healthcare is early detection of diseases. AI can analyze large data sets and find patterns

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Normalization of symptoms, an “invisible” barrier in advanced pediatric cancer

MARCH – APRIL 2022 See complete newsletter Children, adolescents and young adults living with cancer experience different symptoms throughout their illness, which requires that all actors involved in their care implement the necessary actions to eliminate or mitigate their suffering. However, in a recent study that

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Implementation science: bridging the gap between what is known and what is applied

  NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2021 See full newsletter It has been proven that evidence-based medicine is very valuable, but putting the findings into practice takes between 15 and 17 years. The statistician, mathematician and consultant William Deming (1900-1993), who disseminated methods and principles of quality management that promoted

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Health communication and the challenge of qualifying the scope of evidence

SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2021 See complete newsletter Just as the pandemic has represented an enormous challenge from a scientific-epidemiological point of view, from the beginning it was also evident that it implied an enormous challenge in terms of communication. Journalism is usually a territory better prepared to report facts than to accept uncertainty. AND

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