The Racial Representation of Cosmetic Surgery Patients and Physicians on Social Media.

Background: Aggregated data show that Black patients undergo disproportionately lower rates of cosmetic surgery than their Caucasian counterparts. Similarly, laboratory findings indicate that social media representation is lower among Black patients for breast reconstruction surgery, and it is expected that this could be the case in cosmetic surgery as well.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the social media representation of Black patients and physicians in the 5 most common cosmetic surgery procedures: rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, abdominoplasty, breast augmentation, and liposuction.

Virtual Residency Interviews: What Variables Can Applicants Control?

Due to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, almost all residency programs have adopted virtual interviewing for the National Residency Matching Program® (NRMP) or The Match® 2021. Hence, applicants have had to adapt quickly to this process, since the interviewers and the applicants were mostly inexperienced regarding this process. To date, program directors have had a successful experience on this new modality, and since the pandemic continues to limit in-person meetings and given the benefits that virtual interviews provide in terms of transportation, booking, and cost, there is a high chance that interviews for The Match 2022 will also be conducted in the same, virtual way.

Epidemiology of congenital heart diseases in Bogotá, Colombia, from 2001 to 2014: Improved surveillance or increased prevalence?

Introduction: Congenital heart diseases are functional and structural alterations of the heart, circulatory system, and large vessels, which develop during cardiac embryogenesis. These defects are significant causes of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of congenital heart diseases in Bogotá, Colombia, through the period 2001 to 2014 and evaluate the trend in time.

[Epidemiologic features in patients with antihistamine-resistant chronic urticaria].

Background: Current information on the particular features of patients suffering chronic spontaneous urticaria refractory to treatment is limited.

Objective: To investigate demographic and clinical characteristics in patients with refractory chronic spontaneous urticaria.

Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis of the clinical and demographic information of patients consulting Allergy services from two hospitals in Caracas, Venezuela, who presented spontaneous urticaria lasting more than 6 weeks and did not respond to, at least, one course of treatment with antihistamines.