Publications by authors named "R Eduardo Palma Vasquez"
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a fatal disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). To date, several vaccines have been developed to combat the spread of this virus. Mucosal vaccines using food-grade bacteria, such as Lactobacillus spp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite having an overall lower lifetime risk for skin cancer, Latine/Hispanic individuals experience increased morbidity and mortality in skin cancer outcomes compared to non-Hispanic White individuals. The reasons for these disparate outcomes are multifactorial, but challenges in early skin cancer detection, limited awareness of risks, and inequitable access to care and/or treatment among this patient population likely are contributory. In this article, we review cutaneous malignancies in the Latine/Hispanic population and explore factors that impact overall prognosis, including unique clinical features, inadequate health coverage, medical mistrust, language barriers, differing cultural perspectives, and inadequate research.
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- Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are complex carbohydrates secreted by microorganisms like lactic acid bacteria (LAB), which have potential health benefits and applications in food and pharmaceuticals.
- Various methods have been developed to produce, extract, purify, and analyze LAB-EPSs, including morphological observation, ethanol precipitation, and chromatographic techniques.
- This review details the methods to study LAB-produced EPSs, highlighting challenges, gaps in knowledge, and suggestions for improving consistency and scalability for industry use.
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- Dermatology residency education currently lacks sufficient training on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), which may negatively impact care for diverse populations.
- A study aimed to identify key DEI topics to integrate into residency programs, gathering input from experts and participants through anonymous surveys.
- Sixty-one DEI topics were proposed by dermatology experts, and the study utilized a modified electronic Delphi method to reach a consensus on which topics should be prioritized in curricula.