Sucking Patterns in Infants with Down Syndrome admitted to a Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [0.03%]
(Level IV)新生儿重症监护病房住院的唐氏综合症婴儿吸吮模式的研究
Lourdes García-Tormos,Inés García-García,Lourdes García-Fragoso
Lourdes García-Tormos
Objective: Infants with Down syndrome present multiple challenges that can affect growth and development, among them feeding, difficulties that arise in the early days after birth. We aimed to describe the sucking pattern...
Adherence to American Diabetes Association and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Guidelines for Diabetes Management in Puerto Rico's Medicaid Population [0.03%]
美国糖尿病协会和医疗保险及医疗补助服务中心关于糖尿病管理的指南在美国波多黎各医疗补助人群中的遵循情况
Efraín Rodríguez-Vigil
Efraín Rodríguez-Vigil
Objective: This retrospective analysis aimed to assess compliance with the diabetes mellitus (DM) treatment guidelines published by the American Diabetes Association and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Uni...
Stress, Burnout, Contributions, and Coping Mechanisms of Community Pharmacists in Puerto Rico during the COVID-19 Pandemic [0.03%]
新冠疫情下波多黎各社区药剂师的压力、职业枯竭、贡献及应对机制
Georgina Silva-Suarez,Yarelis Alvarado,Frances M Colón-Pratts et al.
Georgina Silva-Suarez et al.
Objective: To evaluate perceived stress and burnout among community pharmacists and to explore their coping mechanisms and perceived contributions. Method...
Can Empathy protect Against Burnout? Accounts of Work-Related Distress during Compound Disasters in Puerto Rico [0.03%]
同理心能对抗职业倦怠吗？波多黎各复合灾害期间的工作相关压力案例分析
Jessica M Mulligan,Waleska Sanabria-León,Mónica Simal et al.
Jessica M Mulligan et al.
Objective: To identify how healthcare workers experienced work related distress during compound disasters in Puerto Rico. Methods: Over...
Grip Strength and Anthropometric Characteristics among Hispanic Children and Adolescents with Obesity and Insulin Resistance [0.03%]
手握力和肥胖及胰岛素抵抗的西班牙籍儿童和青少年的人体测量特征关系的研究
Enibeth Diaz-Cotto,Farah A Ramirez-Marrero,Carlos A Leyva-Jordán
Enibeth Diaz-Cotto
Objective: The objectives of this study were: 1) to describe and evaluate associations between grip strength, and anthropometric characteristics in pediatric patients with obesity and insulin resistance (IR), and 2) to co...
Serotype Distribution among Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in Puerto Rico [0.03%]
波多黎各肺炎链球菌分离株的血清型分布
Enid J García-Rivera,María Del C Sánchez,Edgar I Miranda et al.
Enid J García-Rivera et al.
Objective: S. pneumoniae infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality despite vaccine availability. Limited information exists about current pneumococcal serotypes transmission in Puerto Rico. Our stud...
Observational Study
Puerto Rico health sciences journal. 2026 Mar;45(1):16-22. DOI: 2026
The Role of Mutual Aid Organizations in Promoting Food Sovereignty in Puerto Rican Rural Communities: A Qualitative Analysis [0.03%]
互助组织在促进波多黎各农村社区粮食主权方面的作用：定性分析
Brook Lyn Mercado,Sean Darling-Hammond
Brook Lyn Mercado
Previous research has shown that, during both climate and non-climate disasters-such as hurricanes, the COVID-19 pandemic, and other climate-related crises-and despite political control from the mainland United States, mutual aid organizati...
Dietary Quality and Microbiome Profiles among Rectal Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study [0.03%]
结直肠癌患者饮食质量与微生物组图谱的横断面研究
Velda J González-Mercado,Shen Jean Lim,Praveen Kumar Singh et al.
Velda J González-Mercado et al.
Objective: Examining whether gut microbial taxa abundances and predicted functional pathways correlate with dietary quality scores at the end of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) for rectal cancer (RC); identifying dif...
Hidden Within: Pulmonary Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent COPD Patient [0.03%]
隐匿的肺诺卡菌病：一名免疫功能正常的慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者
Joel Rodriguez-Ramos,William Rodriguez-Cintron
Joel Rodriguez-Ramos
This report presents the case of an 86-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) managed since 2018 with inhaled corticosteroids, long-acting muscarinic antagonists, long-acting beta-agonists, and roflumilast. He was ad...
Case Reports
Puerto Rico health sciences journal. 2025 Dec;44(4):245-247. DOI: 2025
Norma I Cruz,Eduardo A Santiago-Delpín
Norma I Cruz
Objective: The history of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Surgical Research Laboratory was reviewed from its founding in 1952, by Dr. Francisco Raffucci, to the present. ...