The concept of a so-called urban advantage in health ignores the possibility of
heterogeneity in health outcomes across cities. Using a harmonized dataset from the …

Summary Background Latin America is one of the most unequal regions in the world, but
evidence is lacking on the magnitude of health inequalities in urban areas of the region. Our …

In this paper, we measure the effect of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic wave at the national
and subnational levels in selected Latin American countries that were most affected: Brazil …

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities worldwide periodically
report COVID-19 cases and deaths. These 'official'counts are aggregated primarily from data …

The full impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is yet to be well established;
however, as the pandemic spreads, and early results emerge, unmet needs are being …

Objectives. To describe excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala
during 2020 by week, age, sex, and place of death. Methods. We used mortality data from …

We explored how mortality scales with city population size using vital registration and
population data from 742 cities in 10 Latin American countries and the United States. We …

Aim To emphasize that nurses need to be fully protected to carry out their vital role,
particularly during pandemics, yet the lack of a standardized and systematic collection of …

Introdução: A sepse representa a ocorrência de síndrome de resposta inflamatória sistêmica
desencadeada por infecção inicial de um órgão ou sistema. Quando a sepse é atestada …

Background This study examined the variation in city-level amenable mortality, ie mortality
due to conditions that can be mitigated in the presence of timely and effective healthcare, in …