ETHICAL CHALLENGES OF THE HEALTHCARE TRANSITION TO ADULT ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART) CLINICS FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH HIV IN UGANDA

Ethical challenges of the healthcare transition to adult antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics for adolescents and young people with HIV in Uganda

Abstract Background Whereas many adolescents and young people with HIV require the transfer of care from paediatric/adolescent clinics to adult ART clinics, this transition is beset with a multitude of factors that have the potential to hinder or facilitate the process, thereby raising ethical challenges of the transition process.Decisions made reg

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Coronary Heart Disease and an Incidental Parathyroid Carcinoma

A 71-year-old woman was admitted with angina pectoris.During hospitalization she developed a myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).Laboratory results revealed a mild elevated troponin and an elevated calcium level (3.35 mmol/l).Subsequently, there was a decreased phosphate (0.36 mmol/l [normal 0.81-1.62 mmol/l]) as well as 16-fold elevated serum level of

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Cybersecurity in European Union and In Mercosur: Big Data and Surveillance Versus Privacy and Data Protection On the Internet

This paper aims to discuss the surveillance practices, with the help of big data, especially after the revelations of Edward Snowden in 2013.It aims to analyze the acting of European Union in relation to the cybersecurity, besides to expose and discuss any existing strategies Tees in Mercosur to face these problems, which will culminate with the an

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