Andrea Kuehn

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Andrea Kuehn is a family nurse practitioner based in Vancouver, Canada who is currently working in Chad with Medicins Sans Frontieres. She has a background working as a nurse in a paediatric and adult Emergency department (A&E).

Life in Chad with MSF

Australasia, Infection/Disease, Innovation
Bioprinting mini-kidneys
Bioprinting mini-kidneys: Researchers have used cutting edge technology to bioprint miniature human kidneys in the lab, paving the way for new treatments for kidney failure and possibly lab-grown transplants. The …
Cardiology, Heart Disease
Scoring system screening for “dual” heart disease
Scoring system improves screening for “dual” heart disease: Aortic stenosis, high-grade narrowing of the aortic valve, and cardiac amyloidosis, in which protein is deposited in the heart muscle, are serious …
Australasia, Infection/Disease, Pharmacy/Drugs
Fiji’s vaccine program reduces childhood death and …
Fiji’s national vaccine program against pneumonia, a serious lung condition, and rotavirus, a common disease which causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, has reduced illness and death, new research shows. The …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Pregnancy, Women's Health
CAP-COVID study: pandemic pregnancy
UCL announces 2nd phase of CAP-COVID study: How has the pandemic impacted pregnant women in their 1st Trimester? The CAP-COVID study, designed by healthcare professionals at University College London (UCL), …
Call of Duty, Infection/Disease, Integrative, Lifestyle, Men's Health, Mental Health, Women's Health
Why some veterans are suffering in silence
Alcohol abuse: why some veterans are suffering in silence: After their service, ex-forces’ personnel return to civilian life. While most transition and thrive in their new lifestyle and career, some …

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