Mónica Saavedra

ORCID: 0000-0003-0053-1138
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Research Areas
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • History of Science and Medicine
  • Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies
  • Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
  • Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
  • Australian Indigenous Culture and History
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
  • History of Medicine and Tropical Health
  • Diverticular Disease and Complications
  • Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments
  • Global Security and Public Health

Universidad Nacional de Frontera
2023

Clinica Santa Maria
2023

Centre for Research in Anthropology
2023

University of California, Los Angeles
2018-2021

Clínica Las Condes
2019-2020

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
2018

University of York
2013-2017

Universidad Católica del Norte
2013

United Nations Industrial Development Organization
2013

Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
2013

Infants acquire many of their microbes from mothers during the birth process. The acquisition these is believed to be critical in development infant immune system. Bacteria also are transmitted through breastfeeding, and help form microbiome gastrointestinal (GI) tract; it unknown whether viruses human milk serve establish an GI virome. We examined virome contents stool a cohort mother-infant pairs discern colonize tract. observed greater viral alpha diversity than stool, similar trend we...

10.3389/fmicb.2018.01162 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Microbiology 2018-06-01

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of chronic in western countries both children and adults. Metabolic dysregulation associated with gut microbial dysbiosis may influence progression from hepatic steatosis to inflammation subsequent fibrosis. Using a multi-omics approach, we profiled oral fecal microbiome plasma metabolites 241 predominantly Latino non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), (NAFL), controls. Children more severe pathology were dysbiotic had increased...

10.3389/fmicb.2021.713234 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Microbiology 2021-08-12

Combinations of antibiotics have shown promise in off-label treatment inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) flares adult and pediatric patients (1–6). In a small cohort moderate-severe medically refractory ulcerative colitis (UC), half achieved remission with regimen 3 to 4 (6). The rationale is decrease mucosal inflammation by altering intestinal microbiota; however, date no study has documented these changes. We report our experience combination oral symptomatic steroid-dependent or...

10.1097/mpg.0000000000002034 article EN Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2018-05-15

Background: It has been proven that femoroacetabular impingement cases improve following arthroscopic surgery.However, rehabilitation a major role in the patient's recovery.The protocol used by our institution consists of an evidence-based guideline for different phases rehabilitation.Objective: Describe and determine effectiveness institution's kinesiotherapy program during 2011-2016, comparing Harris Vail Hip Scores scales (HHS VHS, respectively) at beginning each treatment phase.Materials...

10.32098/mltj.03.2016.20 article EN Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal 2019-01-01

This paper analyses how the 1950–61 conflict between Portugal and India over territories that constituted Portuguese (Goa, Daman Diu) informed Portugal’s relations with World Health Organization’s Regional Office for South East Asia (SEARO). The ‘Goa question’ determined way international health policies were actually put into place locally meaning which they invested. case study thus reveals political production of SEARO as a dynamic space disputes negotiations nation-states in decolonising...

10.1017/mdh.2017.34 article EN cc-by Medical History 2017-06-12

RESUMEN.Se describe la distribución y abundancia de los estadios larvales Munida gregaria, Neotrypaea uncinata Sergestes arcticus, capturadas en cinco cruceros oceanográficos efectuados, fiordos canales australes Chile, entre Puerto Montt (41°30'S) Laguna San Rafael (46°30'S).Sobre base diferentes masas aguas, se caracterizaron tres áreas oceanográficas, donde determinó frecuencia ocurrencia las especies cruceros.Se aplicaron estadígrafos para relacionar larvales, zonas oceanográficas...

10.3856/vol41-issue5-fulltext-3 article ES Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 2013-11-10

Este artigo centra-se nas memórias de antigos trabalhadores rurais sobre "ter malária". Parte-se das descrições da experiência física doença e sua relação com as práticas quotidianas, particularmente relacionadas o trabalho, para uma análise multiplicidade complexidade definições malária. Pretende-se realçar a dimensão sociopolítica desta doença, subjacente às recolhidas, bem como caráter circunstancial, adaptável pragmático envolvidas.

10.4000/etnografica.2545 article PT cc-by-nc Etnografica 2013-02-01

Samiksha Sehrawat’s book is an important contribution to the history of healthcare in India during second half nineteenth century and beginning twentieth. The different cases analysed, some them taken from author’s previous works, illustrate complexity colonial governance India. In own words, this ‘a detailed analysis relationship between medical care’ (p. xlv), namely how context shaped ‘the development care India’ xx). Nevertheless, theoretical import cannot be encompassed within a single...

10.1093/ehr/cev354 article EN The English Historical Review 2016-02-01

<b>Background:</b> Patterns of early decline in lung function have been reported pediatric asthma. Our main objective was to identify pulmonary trajectories spirometry, from preschool age school age. Methods: Prospective study conducted between 2016 and 2021. Patients with persistent asthma who underwent IOS-spirometry at baseline after 3 years were recruited. Abnormal spirometry defined according ATS/ERS guidelines. <b>Methods:</b> X<sup>2</sup> ANOVA used compare clinics characteristics...

10.1183/13993003.congress-2023.pa1633 article EN 2023-09-09

Journal Article Vivek Neelakantan (ed), The Geopolitics of Health in South and Southeast Asia: Perspectives from the Cold War to Covid-19 Get access Covid-19, London: Routledge, 2023. Pp. xii + 168. £120. Hbk. ISBN 978-1-032-36453-7. Monica Saavedra CRIA, Centro em Rede de Investigação Antropologia, Lisbon, Portugal maamsaa@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social History Medicine, hkad092, https://doi.org/10.1093/shm/hkad092 Published:...

10.1093/shm/hkad092 article EN Social History of Medicine 2023-11-15

This article is a brief history of malaria in Portugal, from 1930 up to 1960. It centres on the memories and discourses former rural workers about their personal experiences “having malaria”. takes these as methodological standpoint analyse complexity malaria, disease with broad social, ecological, economic political dimensions. The also highlights multiplicity meanings definitions it comprises retrieves physical dimension disease, remembered by workers. thus proposes an historical...

10.25761/anaisihmt.28 article EN Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical 2017-01-01

Metabolic dysregulation associated with gut microbial dysbiosis can influence the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) from hepatic steatosis to inflammation and subsequent fibrosis. Using a multi-omics approach, we identified microbiome-derived biochemicals genes progressive pathology fibrosis in Latino children (N=241). Children more severe were dysbiotic had increased gene content lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis lipid, amino acid carbohydrate metabolism. These changes...

10.2139/ssrn.3299431 article EN SSRN Electronic Journal 2018-01-01
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