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The Lancet Regional Health-Americas publishes #OpenAccess research that advocates change in clinical practice & health policy in the Americas. 🌐 www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/ho…

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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 19h
Can rapid screening reduce #dengue transmission through #donated #organs? At Hospital do Rim, no donor-derived transmission was confirmed among 52 kidney recipients from evaluated donors. Vector-borne #dengue case-fatality was 1.88%. Check more here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Dengue infection in kidney transplant recipients during a major epidemic and the implementation of systematic donor screening: a cohort study
KTRs with vector-borne dengue experienced a high observed case-fatality rate. Organ or blood transmission led to life-threatening outcomes. The rapid test screening was associated with low transmissio...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Clinical resources on your hands: A selection of content published in the Lancet family journals, including The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. You can find the latest cutting-edge research to support your practice. Find them here: www.thelancet.com/clinical
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
On this #WorldHeartDay, stronger primary health care can help scale integrated cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic care across the Americas. Our new #HEARTS article identifies six implementation levers. Read: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #WorldHeartDay #CardiovascularHealth #PrimaryHealthCare
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Scaling integrated cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic care through primary health care in the Americas: a health policy analysis of HEARTS 2.0 implementation levers and architecture
Unlike previous HEARTS 2.0 publications on candidate interventions, readiness assessment, prioritization, and the clinical pathway, this Health Policy analysis examines the implementation architecture...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Five years of The Lancet Regional Health – Americas! Our anniversary Editorial looks ahead to supporting locally led research, addressing inequities, and helping regional evidence be heard, trusted, and acted upon. Read: shorturl.at/V77R3
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The September 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online! lnkd.in/gZiTRq2p In this issue, we covered #RheumaticHeartDisease, #Dengue, #BreastCancer, #HIV, #PediatricInfluenza, #CannabisUse, #CervicalCancer, #SuicidePrediction, and more.
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Our Series on #RheumaticHeartDisease is online. www.thelancet.com/series-do/rh.... This Series covers epidemiology, pathogenesis, heart valve involvement, and management. Echocardiography is paramount for diagnosis: doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#GBD data: #Alcohol-attributable #CancerMortality in the #USA increased from 1990 to 2023, particularly among older male individuals. #LiverCancer showed the greatest increase (by 113.9%) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Restarting former #PrEP users averts more #HIV infections than boosting uptake or persistence, says new #Boston modeling study. 2× reinitiation: 15.8% averted 2× uptake: 10.0% Max persistence: 5.6% 📄Check more in our latest paper: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
💉What shapes decisions about #childhood #vaccination? 🎙️This month’s podcast features Claire Morton and Derek Ouyang discussing new research on #measles vaccination, delayed doses, and #vaccine #refusals in the #US. 🎧Listen: www.thelancet.com/audio-do/cla...
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Claire Morton and Derek Ouyang on partisan differences in childhood measles vaccination and refusals in the US
Partisan differences and childhood vaccination. In this episode, authors Claire Morton and Derek Ouyang discuss their new study in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, providing nationwide, individu...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Nearly 2 in 3 #transgender people on #PrEP or #HIV testing said their care was disrupted within weeks of the 2025 US executive orders. Discrimination made the biggest difference. Read more about this in our new paper📄: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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HIV prevention service disruption among transgender adults in the context of 2025 federal executive orders in the United States: a cross-sectional multi-state study
Past-year discrimination was the dominant correlate of disruption. State-level protective policies did not independently buffer against disruption in this short post-issuance window, suggesting that a...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
An estimated 15.6 million Brazilians aged 5–29 (about 1 in 5 (!!!)) met criteria for a mental disorder in 2023. Anxiety ranked first among all 375 conditions modelled by the GBD study, already at ages 5 to 9. 📖in full: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Mental disorders and self-harm among Brazilian children, adolescents, and young adults: prevalence, disability, and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study
The available sources indicate high prevalence and burden, underscoring the need for urgent action to safeguard the mental health of young Brazilians.
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Did you know? Brazil's National Health Day (5 August, celebrated today!) honours Oswaldo Cruz, the sanitarian whose work against infectious diseases. Explore our latest coverage on dengue in Brazil: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #NationalHealthDay #DiaNacionalDaSaude #PublicHealth #Brazil
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Genomic epidemiology of dengue virus serotype 3 lineage 3III_B.3.2 in Brazil: insights into its spread and dengue severity amid co-circulation of multiple dengue serotypes
Our results reveal a dynamic pattern of multiple introductions and regionally structured spread of 3III_B.3.2, which may represent a general feature as a similar reconstructed history has also been ob...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
#GBD 1990-2023 data show a decline in disability-adjusted life years (#DALY) rates for #stroke, and neural tube defects, but an increase for #neurodegenerative disorders in the #Americas. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
#Cost-effectiveness study suggests the US surveillance system for antimicrobial-resistant #gonorrhea can be effective at improving health and financial-related burden among men who have sex with men. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A third of adults in Latin America and the Caribbean live with obesity — but weight stigma discrimination in the region has barely been studied. ✨New✨Special Collection: 7 papers, from dietary-guideline analysis to an RCT on mindfulness-based eating. Read here ➡️https://bit.ly/4ptuk6u
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The July 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online! lnkd.in/gdavMjHN In this issue: #MedicalAI, #WeightStigma, #LungCancer, #RSV, #CardiovascularRisk, #MaternalMorbidity, #BreastCancer, #OpioidOverdose, #SuicidalIdeation, #ReproductiveRights, #HIV, and much more.
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Sara K. Redd, PhD MSPH @skredd.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Ecstatic to share my latest pub, hot off the press at @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social! 🎉🤠 Our study examines use of the @mahotline.bsky.social before and after the #Dobbs decision. Check out the open access paper below, and read on for some key takeaways! bit.ly/MAHotlineTre... (1/5)
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Trends in utilization of an anonymous abortion and miscarriage hotline before and after Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: a retrospective cohort study
Hotline use was increasing rapidly prior to Dobbs—particularly in states that later enacted bans—indicating substantial unmet need preceding the policy change. Post-Dobbs, trends diverged modestly wit...
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The Lancet Neurology @thelancetneuro.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The June issue of @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social includes three papers on stroke in the Americas: two Series papers review epidemiology, risk factors, and implementation of stroke prevention, and the Editorial calls for a greater emphasis on primary prevention www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
❓Are you an author or reviewer on a Lancet journal? Updating your Editorial Manager profile with your expertise in health equity & discrimination in health helps editors find the right reviewers for every submission. Update today: tinyurl.com/yrxfvsbm
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🚨Online NOW 🚨 In a 20-year study of 480,000+ US adults, the highest #ultra-processedfood intake was linked to higher risk of the most common and the deadliest forms of #kidneycancer. Full study → www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @nupens.bsky.social
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Ultra-processed food intake and risk of renal cell carcinoma in the NIH-AARP Diet and health study: a prospective cohort analysis
UPF intake was associated with higher RCC and cc-RCC risk. Further research is needed to elucidate potential mechanisms linking UPF to RCC.
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Behind every paper is a community. To every author who trusted us with their research and every peer reviewer who gave their time and expertise—thank you! Together, we are providing a voice for our region. Learn about our peer review process: hubs.li/Q04mCzF70
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We are the world-leading clinical and health services journal dedicated to the Americas, ranking:   #6 Journal Impact Factor (9·1) in health care sciences & services  #8 Scopus CiteScore (12·9) in health policy  Explore our high impact and global reach: hubs.li/Q04k_tvq0
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The June 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online! lnkd.in/gUYrPi5S In this issue: #StrokePrevention, #HeartFailure, #Coccidioidomycosis, #AsbestosExposure, #Papillomavirus, #MultidrugResistance, #CervicalCancer, #GlobalHealthSecurity, #PlanetaryHealth, and more.
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
👀 Have you seen this one? bit.ly/4x8QBd6 This is among the first qualitative studies on patient & caregiver experiences with coccidioidal meningitis + barriers to care in CA Central Valley, disproportionately affected by #Valleyfever. @ucsffresno.bsky.social #Coccidioidomycosis #HealthEquity
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Patient and caregiver experiences of barriers to longitudinal care in coccidioidal meningitis in California’s central valley: a qualitative study
Patients with coccidioidal meningitis described multiple barriers from initial presentation through ongoing management. These findings suggest that improving outcomes requires attention to the systems...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The May 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online! lnkd.in/gcRM-wYU In this issue: #OpioidPrescription, #Mycosis, #EnterovirusD68, #DomesticViolence, #WeightStigma, #HealthEquity, #ClimateCrisis, #Measles, #DisastersCost, #ChronicDiseasePrevention, and much more.
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The April 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online! lnkd.in/gcRM-wYU In this issue: #USDietaryGuidelines, #NosocomialInfections, #LongCOVID, #OropoucheVirus, #RenalCellCarcinoma, #ColorectalCancer, #LungCancer, #YellowFever, #OpioidUseDisorder, and much more.
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Jason Nagata, MD @jasonmnagata.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social! 📱🧠 Increasing social media use among early adolescents associated with lower cognitive performance 2 years later 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/socmedmem
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
The March 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is online! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... In this issue: #CervicalCancer, #CannabisLegalization, #HTLV-1, #GastrointestinalMortality, #PostpartumDepression, #TuberculosScreening, #OpioidPrescription, #OralHealth, and much more.
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
The February 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online! lnkd.in/ga54tTSX In this issue: #E-cigarette, #GastrointestinalSurgery, #ChildGrowth, #Chagas, #BariatricSurgery, #Dementia, #PediatricARDS, #HealthSystemResilience, #NasopharyngealCarcinoma, and much more.
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The January 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online! lnkd.in/gQjsmKuv In this issue, we covered #CardiovascularPrevention, #Suicide, #Syphilis, #HelicobacterPylori, #Tuberculosis, #RSV, #Dengue, #HeadNeckCancer, #Fibromyalgia, #SleepHealth, and much more.
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
A review of 46 studies shows deep emotional harm driven by moral judgments, bullying, social exclusion & family dynamics. Relational life—not just individual bias—shapes stigma. Justice-oriented, local responses are needed. Read more in this published article: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
In our December episode of "In Conversation with...", listen to our editors discuss their favourite publications of the year and what they would like to read and see more in our pages in 2026! 🎙️https://bit.ly/3YcyKSE ...and don't forget to subscribe to our channel!
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
The December 2025 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online: lnkd.in/gf4aXrfm In this issue, we covered #NeglectedTropicalDiseases, #Type5Diabetes, #Mortality, #Dementia, #ChagasCardiomyopathy, #Mpox, #RSV, #Psychosis, #RespiratoryProtection, and much more.
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
We published a new article that aims to raise awareness of the potentially hidden risks behind some of the best interventions for youth mental health, such as non-targeted Social Emotional Learning programs. The full article is available at: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Our November issue went live a few weeks ago... have you seen it? Our editorial highlighted AI-based systems to advance #neonatal care. Also in Nov: #COP30 in Brazil, #HPV vaccines, #LancetCountdown, #political violence in the US... Did you miss it? 😱 Catch-up here ➡️ lnkd.in/ec5yg9ut
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Digital technology: the next frontier for neonatal neuroprotection in the Americas
For decades, the global newborn health agenda has been defined by a singular, urgent goal: survival among critically ill neonates. Thanks to relentless efforts, neonatal mortality rates have fallen wo...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
The November 2025 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online: lnkd.in/ezD2wZQd In this issue, we covered #Malaria; #WestNile; #Dengue; #OpioidCrisis; #PoliticalViolence; #Depression; #HousingMarket; #Medicaid; #DigitalHealth; and much more.
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Trish Homan @pahoman.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
New publication with @susanshort.bsky.social in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social. We analyzed 2025 revisions to womenshealth[dot]gov under the Trump administration -documenting how credible health content was replaced with ideology: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Rewriting women's health: a content analysis of the Trump administration's revisions to womenshealth.gov
In 2025, the Trump administration instituted rapid changes to the data and information available on US government websites. We conducted a content ana…
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
With COP30 around the corner, we interviewed the Brazilian Health Minister and his team to know what Brazil is bringing to the discussion table on this historical #healthday @ #COP30. 🎙️Listen here: bit.ly/47FNUUv
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Minister Padilha, Dr. Massuda and Dr. Simão on Brazil's expectations for COP30 - The Lancet Regional Health Americas in conversation with
In this episode, our editor Taissa Vila talks to Dr. Alexandre Padilha, Brazil’s Minister of Health, Dr. Adriano Massuda, Executive Secretary of Health, and Dr. Mariângela Simão, Secretary for Health ...
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Richard Salvato @richardsalvato.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Together with @katwalter.bsky.social, we recently published in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social a piece highlighting the urgent need for coordinated genomic surveillance of tuberculosis as the situation worsens across the Americas. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Tuberculosis in the Americas: a worsening crisis amid genomic surveillance gaps
In 2023, tuberculosis (TB) returned as the leading infectious disease killer, after falling behind COVID-19 during the pandemic. An estimated 1.25 million lives were lost and 8.2 million new TB cases ...
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USC Schaeffer @schaeffer.usc.edu · 27/10/2025
Doctors often prescribe sleep drugs to older adults long term, despite the risk of serious side effects. New USC Schaeffer modeling in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social shows that reducing prescriptions to adults 50+ would improve quality of life, boost longevity and save the U.S. over $100 billion.
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Reducing Use of Sleep Drugs Could Improve Quality of Life and Longevity in Older Adults - October 27, 2025 - USC Schaeffer
New Schaeffer Center modeling demonstrates the benefits of reducing prescriptions for medications that carry serious risks for older adults. - October 27, 2025
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
The virtual launch of The Lancet Countdown Latin America report 2025 is *TODAY* Report is out open access here: Link to join our launch event later today ➡️http://bit.ly/47Lkt4B
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
The new Lancet Countdown 2025 is out ✨NOW ✨ You can read the Global: bit.ly/4oGmg0z And the Latin American: bit.ly/4oxpSCF reports for free! You can also join us for the two virtual launch events TODAY! Global: bit.ly/47sRn8T LATAM: bit.ly/43Cdvwj
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The October 2025 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online: lnkd.in/gn2YTxQW In this issue, we covered #Malaria; #ColorectalCancer; #ChagasDisease; #CognitiveHealth; #TobaccoPolicy; #SickleCell; #ObesityDiagnosis; #HealthCareResilience; and much more.
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
🚨 Launching 2morrow🚨 Our 1st Commission: Resilience as a Cornerstone for PHC in LAC PAHO & The World Bank + 18 experts created a path to stronger, fairer, and crisis-ready health systems. Don’t miss the launch event ⏩https://bit.ly/42eGDcu #PrimaryHealthCare #Resilience #LatinAmerica #TheLancet
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Launch of the Report of the Lancet Americas Commission on Primary Health Care and Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean
Be part of the launch of the report of the Lancet Americas Commission on Primary Health Care and Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean, "No Time to Wait: Resilience as a Cornerstone for Primar...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
The September 2025 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online: lnkd.in/gv7VAwdb In this issue, we covered #PlacentalAbruption; #PostpartumKidneyDisease; #LungCancer; #Chikungunya; #Dengue; #Methadone; #MalariaTransmission; #ProstateCancer; #Dementia; #RSV; and much more.
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Orison Woolcott participará en el Taller "Cómo publicar en revistas de alto impacto" organizado por la Fundación Ecuador Crece Contigo: www.linkedin.com/posts/ecuado...?
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Orison Woolcott will participate at the Workshop "Cómo publicar en revistas de alto impacto" organized by the Fundación Ecuador Crece Contigo: www.linkedin.com/posts/ecuado...?
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
🆕August Issue out! Check our August issue fresh out last Friday: bit.ly/3HnLiBK & make sure to give it a read to our #provocative #editorial on Sports gambling in the Americas & the rise of invisible risks.
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
🆕In conversation with... episode! Our EiC @taissavila.bsky.social talked to @mirandayaver.bsky.social & @scottlgreer.bsky.social about their timely and important takes on #Trump's first 100 days. 🎙️https://bit.ly/3HaZsWV
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
🚨Our July issue is now live! 🚨 🌈 Our editorial discusses the impact of disrupting youth LGBTQ+ #mentalhealth support programs in the US 👉 shorturl.at/PFoYE Also: CKD in T1 #diabetes + Healthcare Responding to Violence and Abuse + Lenacapavir & #HIV + more Full issue for #free: shorturl.at/Car0B
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