COVID-19 challenge with regard to medical schools social responsibility: new professional and human perspectives.

Medical schools play a central role in the compilation and development of professional knowledge, which is why they have privileges and resources that are justified only to the extent that they use them to serve the community, particularly those who are most in need. Medical schools social accountability focuses on the training, healthcare provision and research services they offer. The principles of medical education and the structure proposed by the Flexner Report are in crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and redefinition of the social contract is required.

[Association between diabetes mellitus and cognitive decline in older adults. A population based study].

Background: The association between diabetes and cognitive decline is already known; however, there is not much literature that document if this association is different according to gender. The aim of this study was to determine this relationship and to establish if there is a difference according to gender in older adults of Mérida, Yucatán, México.

Methods: 1293 older than sixty years old individuals without severe depression, history of psychiatric disease or stroke were included in the study.

[Prevalence and functional impact of arthropathies in elderly adults].

Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders are public health issues in the entire world; their impact seems to be higher on elderly people.

Objective: To establish the prevalence and the functional impact of arthropathies on the elderly people from Mérida, Yucatán, México.

Material And Methods: The SABE-PAHO survey was administered to a random sample of people older than 60 Mérida, Yucatán, México.