Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

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Vol. 44 No. 4 (2025)
Published December 11, 2025
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August 18, 2025

Full-Length Articles

Diego Román-Colón, Roberto Rodriguez-Ramos, Javier Cerra-Franco, Henry De Jesús-De La Cruz, Zeyn T. Mirza, Carla Cepero-Jimenez, Reyshley Ramos-Marquez, Jaime Martinez-Souss, Doris H. Toro
189-194
The Use of the Fecal Immunochemical Test in the Acute-Care Hospital Setting
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German H. Garcia, Samir A. Nacer, Nikita Zanko, Keylianis Valentin- Meléndez, Raymond L. Tremblay, Grisel Burgos-Barreto
195-201
Opioid Overdose, Naloxone Administration, and Survival Outcomes in Puerto Rico: A Retrospective Analysis, 2019–2023
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Laura Rivera, Augusto R. Elías-Boneta, Omar García Rodríguez, Carmen J. Buxó-Martinez, Jazmin Oliva, Sona Rivas-Tumanyan
202-207
Prevalence of Skeletal Anteroposterior Malocclusions in Skeletally Mature Patients in Puerto Rico: A Pilot Study
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Neisha M. Rodriguez, Marta N. Rivera, Luis Ruiz
208-214
Visual Characteristics and Social Determinants of Health in Hispanics attending Senior Centers in Puerto Rico
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Marianela Rodríguez-Reynaldo, Zilkia Rivera-Orraca, Naydi Pérez-Ríos, Karen G. Martínez-González
215-225
Prevalence of Self-Reported Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Related Factors in Women living in Puerto Rico (2017–2020)
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Review Article

Orlando De Jesus
226-232
The Art of Research and Scientific Writing in the Clinical Sciences: A Practical Guide
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Brief Report

Velda J. Gonzalez-Mercado, Jackie Finik, Luis M. Marrero, Agnes Wong, Roberto Foley, Bradley E. Aoizerat
233-238
Insights into food intake, overall diet quality, and stool short chain fatty acids during neoadjuvant concomitant chemotherapy and radiation therapy for rectal cancer; A Pilot Study
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Historical Note

Norma I. Cruz, Eduardo A. Santiago-Delpín
239-244
History of the Surgical Research Laboratory of the University of Puerto Rico
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Case Report

Joel Rodriguez-Ramos, William Rodriguez-Cintron
245-247
Hidden Within: Pulmonary Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent COPD Patient
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Letter to the Editor

Alan M. Preston
248
Nutritional Status in Puerto Rican Slum Area: Nutritional Status in Puerto Rican Slum Area
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Shahzaib Shahzaib, Khursheed Ahmed, Arifa Arifa, Brian Oyler, Nayda Parisio Poldiak
249
Terminological Ambiguity in the Study on Fenoldopam and AKI & REPLY: Inquiry Regarding Age Categorization
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