By MARK LORENZANA Javier Coello Trejo, former lawyer of Emilio Lozoya Austin — the disgraced former CEO of Mexican state-run oil giant Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), who is currently in custody on corruption charges — said on Tuesday, June 28, that he will file a lawsuit for moral damages against Mexican Attorney General (FGR) Alejandro Gertz Manero. On Thursday, June 23,
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Cardiovascular disease is a silent killer that can strike nearly anyone at any time. And it does. According to the Mexican Association of Cerebral Vascular Diseases (Amevasc), stroke and other cardiovascular diseases constitute the number one cause of death nationwide, accounting for roughly100,000 fatalities each year. “About 30 percent of all stroke victims will die from the
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF After a year and a half behind bars without bale or a trial, and as a result of unsubstantiated allegations against her by her uncle, Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero, Alejandra Cuevas Morán received word from the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) on Monday, March 14, that she will remain imprisoned at Santa
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By KELIN DILLON Over 1,600 researchers from private universities in Mexico are now likely to lose financial grants from the National System of Researchers (SNI) following a suggested reform by the National Council of Science and Technology (Conacyt), directed by María Elena Álvarez-Buylla. The proposal would defund 1,632 private researchers in an effort to expand funds available for public researchers
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By KELIN DILLON Starting on Tuesday, Jan. 26, all travelers (age 2 and above) entering the United States by air will be required to show coronavirus test results taken within three days of the flight before boarding. Travelers to Canada also have to present a negative covid test to the airline prior to boarding, though Canada’s restrictions apply to those
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It is the most common form of acute leukemia in adults, and one of the most aggressive and lethal cancers known to man. Originating in the bone marrow, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a condition in which the body produces too many myeloid white blood cells that flood the bloodstream and block the production and function of
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It’s been hailed as the new gold standard for a wide range of surgical procedures, from cardio-thorax interventions to bariatric bypasses to prostate cancer treatments, and the benefits of robotic surgery over conventional open surgery or standard laparoscopic surgery are hard to deny. Robotic-assisted laparoscopic procedures can dramatically reduce recovery time and hospital stays for patients, as
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The ABC Medical Center has blood donation centers at both its Observatorio and Santa Fe campuses
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