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Musical dreams are those in which music is listened to, spoken about or interpreted. Although such dreams have inspired famous compositions, their characteristics are not clear. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of musical dreams, explore some phenomenological characteristics and establish their relationship with musical habits among professional musicians (PMs), empirical musicians (EMs) and nonmusicians. A 15-item survey was conducted to evaluate the frequency of music in dreams, familiarity of the sounds, speed of music and type of sounds that made up individuals’ musical dreams.

Dysbiosis is a clinical condition marked by altered gut microbiota resulting from external and internal host factors.  A scoping review of the literature was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and BVS (Biblioteca Virtual en Salud in Spanish) databases for articles published in the last 5 years.

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a psychiatric condition characterized by persistent concern with non-existent or minor defects in one’s physical appearance. BDD can be difficult to identify as patients often have limited insight into the condition.

We aimed to determine the prevalence of BDD in patients presenting to private aesthetic clinical settings in four Latin American countries.

Bullying is a frequent, yet sometimes dismissed dynamic in school-aged youth, despite all the literature around its prevalence and detrimental effects. Around the world, prevalence estimates have demonstrated wide variability. In Colombia, between 22% and 49.9% of adolescents have experienced bullying.

Los lactantes que sufren cardiopatías congénitas representan una cohorte de pacientes en riesgo de infecciones graves causadas por el virus sincitial respiratorio. Las tasas de complicaciones de las infecciones respiratorias en estos pacientes son más altas comparadas con otros colectivos. Dada la importante carga personal y económica de la infección por el virus sincitial respiratorio en grupos de alto riesgo, se recomienda prevenir la infección

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic was declared in March 2020. This disease affects the respiratory system, and shown high rates of morbidity and mortality during 2020 and 2021. Neurological compromise and increased rates of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and substance abuse have also been described. Public health policies to prevent COVID-19 infection, decrease in control and monitoring of mental illness, and social and economic impact may have contributed to the increase in suicidal ideation and suicides. It is not yet clear if there have been changes in suicide mortality rates in Colombia before and during the pandemic.

La fibrilación auricular (FA) es una patología frecuente de creciente prevalencia e incidencia (1, 2) y su desarrollo se ha relacionado con la presencia previa de enfermedades cardiovasculares (3). En Colombia, esta patología se presenta con mayor prevalencia en pacientes mayores de 60 años e incrementa su incidencia y prevalencia a medida que aumenta la edad de los pacientes.

Los pacientes con enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) presentan un aumento del estrés oxidativo, caracterizado por la producción de especies reactivas de oxígeno y una deficiencia concomitante de antioxidantes. Existen múltiples mecanismos de defensa que incluyen eliminadores enzimáticos y moléculas no enzimáticas (glutatión y vitaminas A, C, D, E y zinc).