Relationship between periodontal disease and respiratory conditions in patients admitted to the Internal Medicine ward by Beatriz María Borrell Fuster, Víctor René Navarro Machado, Ana Belkys Hernández Millán, Beatriz María Fuster Cabrera, Belkis Julia León Águila

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> periodontal disease may be a risk factor for respiratory diseases as long as the respiratory tract is in close relation to the oral cavity.…”
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Insulin Therapy in Diabetic Hyperglycemic Emergencies by Diana Machado Ramírez, Manuel Licea Puig

“…<strong>Background:</strong> diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic state are two of the most serious metabolic emergencies in diabetic patients. …”
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Socio-educational intervention program for the smoking prevention in dentistry students by Miguel Ángel Toledo Méndez, Midiala Veloz Fariñas, Tania Quesada Rabelo, Yanexis Valdés Gárciga, José Carlos Toledo Quirós

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> smoking represents one of the main public health problems. …”
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Response of the Municipal Health System to Irma Hurricane. Aguada de Pasajeros, 2017 by Midalys Otero Hernández, Víctor René Navarro Machado, Pedro López González, Lazaro Caballero Núñez

“…<strong>Foundation</strong>: in response of the health system before a hurricane, municipalities and establishments have a protagonist role.…”
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Online applications as a protective factor for amnestic mild cognitive impairment by Yordanis Garbey Pierre, Marlene Gorguet Pi, Yudit Batista Delgado, Yoismel Álvarez Heredia, Darriela Annet Ramos Gorguet

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> As the number of older adults aged 60 years and older increases, there is an urgent need to look for alternatives to reduce the incidence of amnestic mild cognitive impairment. …”
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Mechanical ventilation in patients diagnosed with COVID -19 by Adisnay Rodríguez Plasencia, Jennifer Lisette Miranda Miranda, Rider Fabiàn Donoso Noroña, Elisabeth Germania Vilema Vizuete

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> mechanical ventilation is any artificial respiration procedure that uses a mechanical device to help supply the ventilatory and oxygenation function. …”
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Placental alterations and their annexes in fetal deaths. Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima Hospital. 2021–2023 by Niuvys Valera Rodríguez, Caridad Socorro Castro, Javier Martínez Navarro, Lisanka Fumero Roldan, Jorge Enrique Rodríguez León

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: the human placenta is a mystery. …”
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Clinical and microbiological characterization of patients with pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation, Cienfuegos 2015-2017 by Roberto Carlos Barletta Farías, Leonardo Javier Pérez Ponce, Jorge Emilio Barletta del Castillo, Marcos Antonio González Guirola, Rolando Laín Sánchez Castellanos, Misael Pujol Pérez

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: Pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and its integral management is complex.…”
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Surgical behavior of patients with liver trauma. Calixto García General University Hospital, 2021-2013 by Roberto Lázaro Blanco Sosa, Eddison Mauricio Matute Gómez, Edmundo Héctor Balbuena Valencia

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: The liver is the most affected organ in penetrating abdominal trauma, and is the second most harmed when it comes to closed trauma, a fact that bases the relevance of studies that describe and deepen the issue of surgical approach to patients with liver trauma.…”
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Impact of prosthetic rehabilitation on the life quality related to oral health in older adults by Zuilen Jiménez Quintana, Ileana Bárbara Grau León, Rafael Maresma Frómeta, Milay Justo Díaz, Emilio Terry Pérez

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: Rehabilitation with dental prostheses is a solution that the vast majority of older adults use when faced with tooth loss, and its implications in the aesthetic, functional and psychological order.…”
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Knowledge and risk behaviors related with HIV infect in Communitarian General Medicine students. by Luis Manuel Padrón Velázquez, Clara Hilda Vega Blanco

“…<strong>Background: </strong>The worldwide epidemic outburst cause by the HIV and lack of effective vaccines against it make of human sexual behavior the most important element to fight this disease. …”
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Phonetics Applied to English for Specific Purposes in 5th year-medicine Students. by Elizabeth Mercedes Monagas Alvarez

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Pronunciation of the English language has always been one of the biggest problems in our Spanish speaker students not only at different levels but also at different kinds of teaching. …”
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DDC_Calc, software to diagnose developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants (version 1) by José Julio Requeiro Molina, Ernesto Pérez Pérez, Ana María Machado Consuegra, Karina Leonor Fernández Sánchez, Roberto Díaz Amador, José Julio Requeiro Morejón

“…<strong>Background</strong>: developmental dysplasia of the hip constitutes the most frequent affection for the development of the musculoskeletal system. …”
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Granma adolescents´ fertility in the 2015-2020 period by Arelis Rosalen Mora Pérez

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Cuban fertility is below replacement, a condition that has been maintained for more than four decades. …”
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Intercultural approach on photoprotection and skin cancer prevention in nursing students by Carla Cristina Calderón Cabezas, Angélica Salomé Herrera Molina, Yolanda Elizabeth Salazar Granizo, Jimena Alexandra Morales Guaraca, Paola Maricela Machado Herrera, Jacobo Cambil Martín

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> skin cancer as a public health problem requires facing it through comprehensive, transversal and sustainable prevention strategies, based on the reality of the individual, family and community; where previous experiences, beliefs and customs are included, taking into account cultural diversity.…”
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Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Regular Hemodialysis Patients Using the KDQOL-SFTM Questionnaire by Eliseo Capote Leyva, Raydel Argudín Selier, Salvador Roberto Mora González, Lázaro Capote Pereira, Idrissa Leonard Rupalé, Yosvany Moret Hernández

“…<strong>Background:</strong> in end-stage chronic renal failure, treatments like hemodialysis induce substantial changes in lifestyle. …”
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Vasomotor Syndrome its Association with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors by Ana Mary Fernández Milán, Georgia Díaz-Perera Fernández, Daysi Antonia Navarro Despaigne.

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> vasomotor syndrome is the most frequent clinical manifestation of the menopausal transition; evidence shows its association with risk factors for cardiovascular disease. …”
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Teaching-learning of the "family" content in the General Practitioner’s training from education at work by Mabel Rocha Vázquez, Josè Aurelio Dìaz Quiñones, Norma Mur Villar

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> the "family" content is of vital importance in the General Physician’s training in Cuba because the family is constituted as a group that is the objective of medical care.…”
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Radiographic Measurements and Diagnosis of Hip Dysplasia in Infants Using Computer Vision and a Rule-Based System by Ernesto Pérez Pérez, Roberto Díaz Amador, Karina Leonor Fernández Sánchez, José Julio Requeiro Molina, José Julio Requeiro Morejón

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: the use of digital radiographs for the diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip allows, in addition to early diagnosis and greater work efficiency, more precise measurements, patient monitoring and surgical planning.…”
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Variations in Postpartum Hemoglobin Values in Maternal Patients Residing at High Altitude by Jhofre Vinicio Prado Quilambaqui, Ximena Elizabeth Trujillo Romero, Olga Cristina Solis Solis

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> hemoglobin disorders can have a significant impact on maternal well-being and fetal development, for this reason, they constitute a critical indicator. …”
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