“AI et al.” The perils of overreliance on Artificial Intelligence by authors in scientific research by Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Jorge Vásconez-González, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

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Editorial: Promoting health and addressing disparities amongst Indigenous populations by Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Rene L. Begay, Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy

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The growing oversupply of physicians in Ecuador: challenges and implications for the healthcare system by Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Luis Merlo, Bernardo Sandoval, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

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The public health consequences of mandatory return migration: a call for action by Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, José Pablo Salazar-Aguilar, Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

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SARS-CoV-2 infection, not vaccination, the true association between COVID-19 and myocardial infarction mortality: A nationwide study in Ecuador by Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Vladimir Ullauri Solorzano, Diana Moreira-Vera, Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy

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Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) as a key tool in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma: a case report in an elderly patient with extreme blood pressure variability by H. A. Nati-Castillo, Jhan S. Saavedra T., Luis Alfonso Valderrama, Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy

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Expanding the diagnostic spectrum of malignant otitis externa: a case report of proteus infection in a non-immunosuppressed patient by Fabián Darío Arias Rodríguez, Mercedes Larenas, Santiago Paredes, Guillermina Giuliano, Andrés López-Cortés, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy

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Ensuring safety and security for Ecuador's rural health doctors: a call to action by Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Luis Fernando Merlo-Chaves, Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Isaac A. Suarez-Sangucho, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy

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Assessing Immunization Coverage and the Negative Impact of Local Vaccine Production Cessation in Ecuador by Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Lissette Carolina Villacreses-Brito, Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Cristina Anabel Jacome, Marlon Arias-Intriago, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy

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Pediatric pneumonia across altitudes in Ecuador: a countrywide, epidemiological analysis from 2010–2021 by Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Maria V. Cortez-Silva, Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Javier Peñafiel, Benjamin T. Crookston, Ginés Viscor

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Evaluation of HIV Late Presentation Trends: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from a Leading Ecuadorian Public Hospital by Adriana D. Suarez-Vizcaino, Nicole C. Bustamante-Pancho, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Hugo Pereira-Olmos, I. Alberto Castillo, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

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Assessing the educational impact and quality of medical microvideos on TikTok: the case of Latin America by Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Marlon Arias-Intriago, Melizza Mosquera-Quiñónez, Fernando P. Melgar Muñoz, Mariana Jiménez-Ascanio, Valentina Loaiza-Guevara, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

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Stroke as a rare complication of scorpion stings: A systematic review and analysis by Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Karen Delgado-Moreira, Esteban Gamez-Rivera, María Belen Lopez-Molina, Fredy Lizarazo Davila, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

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A decade of iron overload disorders and hemochromatosis: clinical and genetic findings from a specialized center in Colombia by L. C. Quiroga Cristancho, María Alejandra Urbano, H. A. Nati-Castillo, María Alejandra Obando, Rigoberto Gómez-Gutiérrez, Rigoberto Gómez-Gutiérrez, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy

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Scorpionism: a neglected tropical disease with global public health implications by Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Harold Alexander-León, Harold Alexander-León, María de Lourdes Noboa-Lasso, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Emilia Puente-Villamarín, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

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Hemorrhagic fevers caused by South American Mammarenaviruses: A comprehensive review of epidemiological and environmental factors related to potential emergence by Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, D.A. Becerra-Cardona, María José Farfán-Bajaña, Susana García-Cañarte, Andrés López-Cortés, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy

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Stroke risk following bee and wasp stings: a systematic review of ischemic and hemorrhagic events by Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Karen Delgado-Moreira, María de Lourdes Noboa-Lasso, Esteban Gamez-Rivera, Camila Salazar-Santoliva, María Belén Lopez-Molina, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

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A comparative analysis of lung function and spirometry parameters in genotype-controlled natives living at low and high altitude by Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Sebastián Encalada, Johanna Mosquera, Katherine Simbaña-Rivera, Lenin Gomez-Barreno, Diego Duta, Israel Ochoa, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Eduardo Vasconez, German Burgos, Manuel Calvopiña, Ginés Viscor

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Pandemic paradox: How the COVID-19 crisis transformed vaccine hesitancy into a two-edged sword by Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Isaac A. Suárez-Sangucho, Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Pablo A. Santillan-Roldán, Melisa Villavicencio-Gomezjurado, Camila Salazar-Santoliva, Andrea Tello-De-la-Torre, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy

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The burden of suicide across different altitudes: 11-year geodemographic analysis conducted in 221 cantons in Ecuador ranging from 0 to 4300 m of elevation by Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Raul Fernandez-Naranjo, Jorge Vásconez-González, Sebastián Encalada, Johanna Mosquera, Simone Cordovez, Nicole Camino, Daniela Montenegro-Salazar, Ginés Viscor, Ana María Diaz, Clara Paz

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