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Revista Médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social is a bimonthly publication of the Coordinación de Investigación en Salud of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, first published in 1962. It serves as the official platform for disseminating clinical and epidemiological research conducted within the most important social security institution in Mexico.


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Current Issue

Vol. 64 No. 5 (2026): Septiembre-Octubre

Editorial

Mexico facing the measles epidemic: Figures that transcend borders

Alfonso Vallejos Parás, David Alejandro Cabrera Gaytán, Lumumba Arriaga-Nieto, Porfirio Felipe Hernández Bautista, Leticia Jaimes Betancourt, Gabriel Valle Alvarado, Oscar Cruz Orozco (Author)
Abstract 265 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 239

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Original Articles

Work reintegration in patients treated for diabetic macular edema

Sarah Melissa Peña-Durán, Gloria Paulina Trujillo-Sánchez, Luis Miguel López-Montero (Author)
Abstract 142 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 290

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Clinical determinants of levothyroxine dosage adjusted for various body weights

Ricardo García-Cabello, Michelle Alejandra Melacio-Rodríguez (Author)
Abstract 174 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 221

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Reproducibility of pulse oximetry in the fingers of the hands

Luis Efrén Santos-Martínez, TI, TI, TI, MD, MD, MD (Author)
Abstract 129 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 240

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Suspicion of sarcopenia as a predictor of toxicity in older people with cancer

Luis Javier Hernández-García, Mauri López-Ahumada , Ignacio Mariscal-Ramírez, Óscar Rosas-Carrasco, María Claudia Espinel-Bermúdez, Hugo Alonso Rodríguez-Ortega, José Brayan Picazo-Turrado, Betsabé Contreras-Haro (Author)
Abstract 191 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 308

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Chronic plantar fasciitis: Effectiveness of stretching, ultrasound, and phonophoresis. A randomized clinical trial

Alma Yolanda Otero-Varela, David Rojano-Mejía, Luis Alberto Luja-Ramírez, Mauricio Salcedo-Vargas, Angélica Vega-García, Angélica Elizabeth García-Pérez (Author)
Abstract 163 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 183

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Association between anthropometric clinical predictors and HOMA-IR

Laura Navarrete-Cortes, DR REY DAVID SANCHEZ MORALES, DR IMER GUILLERMO HERRERA OLVERA, DR ALDO FERREIRA HERMOSILLO, DR. ESPIRIDION RAMOS MARTINEZ (Author)
Abstract 172 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 441

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Mycosis fungoides in a Mexican pediatric series: Clinical, immunophenotypic, and therapeutic featuresc

Juan Alberto Godínez-Chaparro, Armando Cortes-Hernández (Author)
Abstract 142 | PDF Downloads 298

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Impact of sarcopenia risk on the functionality of older adults after emergency surgery

Josafat Francisco Martínez-Magaña, Jessica Ivone Medina-García, Alerick Millán-Pacheco , Jessica Camacho-Ruíz, Eros Rafael Ricarte-Almeida, Arianna Ruiz-Berrones (Author)
Abstract 147 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 300

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Biophysical and biochemical differences in CADIMSS patients: Different therapeutic managements

Roxana Berger-Ochoa, Tania Zenteno-Savín, Andrea Socorro Álvarez-Villaseñor, Jesús Manuel Salazar-Cabanillas, Luis Javier Ramirez-Jirano (Author); Español
Abstract 140 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 288

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Sleep disorders associated with montelukast in children with respiratory allergy

Eduardo Amezola-Herrera , Lucy Vania Galindo-Pacheco, Gloria Patricia Sosa-Bustamante, Carlos Paque-Bautista, Alejandro Moctezuma-Paz , Alma Patricia González (Author)
Abstract 153 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 467

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Predictive factors for retinopathy of prematurity in a hospital from Bajío

Diana Laura Colmenero-Carrera, Alma Patricia González, Alejandro Moctezuma-Paz , Milagros Danieyis Dorrego-Oduardo , Gloria Patricia Sosa-Bustamante, Carlos Paque-Bautista (Author)
Abstract 119 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 258

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Obesity during pregnancy is associated to congenital cardiopathies in the newborn

Adoración Morales-Ibarra, Jessy Ángeles-Ruedas, Mauricio Daniel León-Yepez, Melissa Barajas-Martínez, Najla Maresa Villegas-Ponce, Abril Adriana Arellano-Llamas (Author)
Abstract 148 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 214

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Clinical-sociodemographic characterization of older adults with chronic diseases and advance directives

Eduardo Daniel Anica-Malagón, Dr. David de Jesús Scherling Hernández (Author)
Abstract 167 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 252

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Depression, epidemiological factors, and quality of life in older adults

Dra. Georgina Meza Lucero, Dr. Osvaldo García Torres, Dr. Gamaliel Santiago Morales, Dra. Reyna Caro Félix, Lic. Tania Anaya Armenta, Trabajadora Social (Author)
Abstract 316 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 268

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Clinicopathological characteristics of human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 1+ cases in breast cancer

Yamileth Sánchez-Corona, Enoe Enedina Quiñonez-Urrego (Author)
Abstract 117 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 369

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Review Article

Interpretation of effect measures in clinical research: A practical guide for the clinician

Angelica Jeanette Luevanos-Aguilera (Author)
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Democratization of the anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate with bipolar energy

Enrique Pulido-Contreras, Brenda Patricia Gramer-Muñoz, Miguel Ángel García-Padilla , Carlos Rios-Melgarejo (Author)
Abstract 178 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 289

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Pharmacological management of pain in chronic wounds and stomas in adult patients

Eduardo Daniel Anica-Malagón, Jesús Ignacio Hernández Alcázar (Author)
Abstract 179 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 244

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Opinion Articles

Artificial intelligence and cardiovascular biobanks: Shared technological promise and ethical responsibility

Gerardo Rivera Silva, NA NA, Claudia Cristina Santos-Lozano, Pablo Martínez-Fernández (Author)
Abstract 176 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 278

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Effectiveness of donor selection in a blood bank

María Fernanda Mendoza-Rangel, Esmeralda Campos-Aguirre, Gamaliel Benítez-Arvizu (Author)
Abstract 214 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 194

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Development, structure, and function of the GeriatrIMSS Institutional Model

Juan Humberto Medina-Chávez, Alejandro Herrera-Landero, Luis Efrén Santos-Martínez, Luis Antonio Moreno-Ruiz (Author)
Abstract 141 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 410

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Professionalization of medical education: Axes and strategies for excellence

Gilberto Guzmán Valdivia-Gómez (Author)
Abstract 171 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 259

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Reflections on traditional medicine in Latin America and the Caribbean

Suleidys Reinoso-Odio, Yordanis Arias-Barthelemy, Sandra Caridad Laurencio-Vallina, Yanay Pérez-Pérez (Author)
Abstract 160 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 247

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Clinical Cases

Anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery: Non-invasive diagnosis and early surgery

Víctor Osiel Serrano Ramírez, Guillermo Godoy-Rábago, Martha Angélica Contreras Ortega (Author)
Abstract 118 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 459

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Thoracoscopic diaphragmatic plication technique in a patient with refractory hepatic hydrothorax

Emmanuel Peña Gómez-Portugal, Cristian De Jesús García-Aguilar , Andrea Alondra Hernández-Gurrola (Author)
Abstract 140 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 379

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Case report of human myiasis caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax in Mexico

Dalia Kelly Hernández-Peláez, Carlos Francisco De la Mora-López, Martín Vega-Dovalí (Author)
Abstract 216 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 480

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Dermatoscopic “sky full of stars” pattern in a congenital melanocytic nevus with follicular distribution

Juan Alberto Godínez-Chaparro, Rodrigo Roldán-Marín, Helena Vidaurri-de la Cruz (Author)
Abstract 141 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 447

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Nested variant of urothelial carcinoma complicated with pulmonary lymphangitis carcinomatosis. Case report

Pale G., Huber Díaz-Fuentes (Author)
Abstract 125 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 344

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Acute pancreatitis as first manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus

DR LEONARDO, DR. OSCAR, DR GABRIEL, DRA DANIELA (Author)
Abstract 131 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 359

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