Imams and Fighting Radicalism in North America

Fighting Mortality in the Waiting List: Liver Transplantation in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Liver disease is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Liver transplantation (LT) is the most effective treatment for end stage liver disease. Available resources and social circumstances have led to different ways of implementing LT around the world. The experience with pediatric LT corroborates the hypothesis that a combination of surgical strategies can be beneficial. The goal of this manusc...

Admixture in North America

The history of North America has been marked by the encounter of populations from different continents. The discovery of the New World began a period defined by human migrations at a much larger scale than in previous history. This movement of people, voluntary or forced, changed profoundly the human landscape. As populations came into contact, admixture followed in varying degrees depending on...

Medicine in North America

Travel in North America

Fighting Tuberculosis: From China to America

Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease and a modern day problem. In the early 1900s, TB killed one out of every seven people living in Europe and the United States. Though no longer so frightened in these regions, TB is still a serious global public health threat. According to the 2016 WHO report, in 2015, there were an estimated 10.4 million new TB cases worldwide, 1.0 million (10%) of them w...