The destruction of habitat and incidental over-fishing are the two main threats for 37 species of sharks that have been identified in Puerto Rico.
For the full article, please refer to the Spanish version of this site.
History/Microbiology Podcast 1 - College of the Holy Cross
The 1915 Dengue Epidemic in Porto Rico
By: Kaz Colon, William Hamilton, Lauren Kuhar, Katherine Lenahan, Caroline Russell
History/Microbiology Podcast 3 – College of the Holy Cross
Typhoid Fever in a Rural Village of Porto Rico Due to a Surface Well
By: Angel Carrillo, Adeline Gutiérrez Nuñez, Louis Hurtado, Maria Claudia Schubert-Fontes, and Rossangelly Toro Carrillo.
History/Microbiology Podcast 2 - College of the Holy Cross
Prostitution and Community Syphilis in Porto Rico 1919
By: Michael Chaoui, Meg Gentile, Patrick Hogan, Katherine O’Malley, Matthew Wilk
The organization Mercy Corps, in collaboration with other entities, is leading several environmental recovery and rehabilition projects around Puerto Rico following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The goal is to attract tourism and improve the economy.
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Caribbean Strong; under the slogan of Building Resilience with Equity, is the first post Maria resilience summit to be held at the Sheraton Hotel of the Convention Center from February 27 to March 1, 2019.
More than a month since Maria hit Puerto Rico, there is still a lot of standing water and a large number of households with little or no access to potable water, which increases the possibility of diseases such as leptospirosis, gastroenteritis, dengue, zika and chikungunya. However, many of these diseases are preventable if citizens take the right precautions.
The Puerto Rican astronaut, Joseph Acabá, went into space where he will collaborate on the research conducted in the International Space Station (ISS).
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According to the American Cancer Society, every person should get tested for colorectal cancer at age 50. Early detection is key in prevention and treatment because many times colorectal cancer does not present any symptoms
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El martes, la clase de biología de los estudiantes de décimo grado de la escuela Leonides Morales, en este municipio, tuvo un sabor diferente. Literalmente.
La maestra Brenda Estévez les pidió a sus alumnos que trajeran dulces, y ellos llegaron con chocolates, galletas, marshmallows, cereal, grageas y mantequilla de maní, entre otros.
The destruction of habitat and incidental over-fishing are the two main threats for 37 species of sharks that have been identified in Puerto Rico.
For the full article, please refer to the Spanish version of this site.