Patricio V. Marquez

Let's be Clear on World No Tobacco Day – 2021: Smoking is a bigger killer than COVID-19

Posted by Patricio V. Marquez on Thu, 05/27/2021 - 10:40 PM
WHO poster for World No Tobacco Day--2021
*This blog was originally posted at the World Bank Group's Investing in Health site on May 30, 2021.  See: https://blogs.worldbank.org/health/ominous-fact-world-no-tobacco-day-2021-smoking-kills-more-people-covid-19

 

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Time to Address the High Cost of Insulin in the United States and Other Countries

Posted by Patricio V. Marquez on Mon, 02/15/2021 - 02:15 PM
Canadian $100 note, back side, features the discovery of insulin to treat diabetes.

 

The Biden Administration recently announced that it is delaying until March 22, 2021 the application of the former administration’s drug regulation adopted in December 2020, that requires community health centers to pass on all their insulin and epinephrine discount savings to patients. 

The Deadly Risk of Hospital-Acquired Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance for COVID-19 Patients

Posted by Patricio V. Marquez on Sat, 02/13/2021 - 05:10 PM
Infectection Prevention Control guidance

Patricio V. Marquez and Albert Figueras

As of mid-February 2021, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in more than 108 million confirmed cases and over 2.3 million deaths.  The surging patient caseloads hospitalized or admitted to intensive care units (ICU) have pushed hospitals and ICU closer to 100% capacity in many countries, creating an extraordinary strain on resources and personnel and making quality-of-care standards harder to maintain.

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