Pancreatic Cancer in Elderly Population
Discover how pancreatic cancer affects the elderly population and why older adults are less likely to seek treatment. This infographic by SCHEQ explores key risk factors, healthcare inequities, and the urgent need to improve support and health literacy for seniors facing pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic Cancer
This infographic from the SCHEQ Foundation provides an overview of pancreatic cancer, including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risk factors, and treatment options. It highlights the seriousness of the disease (with only a 13% five-year survival rate) and offers prevention tips focused on healthy lifestyle choices. The infographic also lists reputable resources for further information and support.
Josefa Toledo de Aguerri, MD
Dr. Josefa Emilia Toledo Murillo or Josefa Toledo de Aguerri (April 21, 1866 – April 27, 1962) was born in Juigalpa, Nicaugura. She became one of Nicaragua’s most consequential educators and feminist organizers. After earning a scholarship to the secular Colegio de Señoritas in Granada, she graduated with honors and, by her early twenties, was […]
Miguel Ramírez Goyena
Miguel Ramírez Goyena (December 5, 1857 – June 23, 1927) was born 1857 in León, Nicaragua. Fluent in English, Spanish, and French, he made significant contributions to the classification of Nicaragua’s flora. Taken in by a wealthy family after his parents passed away at a young age, Miguel graduated from the College of Granada (1879). […]
Eladio Dieste
Eladio Dieste (December 1, 1917 – July 29, 2000) was born in Artigas Department, Uruguay. He was an engineer that not only helped design many incredible buildings for Uruguay but also relied on local materals and he revolutionized the use of bricks and ceramics in building design. He received his Engineering Degree in 1943 from the […]
Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
This infographic from the SCHEQ Foundation explores endometrial cancer in Black women, highlighting causes, health disparities, and risk factors. It explains how racial inequities in healthcare, lower access to treatments, and genetic susceptibility contribute to poorer outcomes. The resource emphasizes the higher mortality risk from delayed diagnoses and provides helpful links for support and advocacy.
Luis Walter Alvarez, PhD
Luis Walter Alvarez (June 13, 1911 – September 1, 1988) was a physicist, inventor and professor born in San Francisco. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for his discovery of a particle’s resonance states. He completed his entire education at the University of Chicago, earning his BS (1932), MS (1934), and […]
Martin Cárdenas Hermosa, PhD
Martín Cárdenas Hermosa (November 12, 1899 – February 14, 1973) was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Martín Cárdenas Hermosa went on to be the most important Botanist in the history of Bolivia and he received the Mary Soper Pope [Medal] Memorial Award in botany. He received his BS (1918) in Biological Sciences from the Instituto Normal […]
Juan Taveras, MD
Juan Manuel Taveras Rodrígues (September 27, 1919 – March 28, 2002) was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He would become known as the father of neuroradiology as he revolutionized the practice through developing new techniques, equipment, and new training methods. He received an MD (1943) from both the University of Santo Domingo and (1949) […]
Sir Salvador Enrique Moncada Seidner
Dr. Salvador Enrique Moncada Seidner was born December 3, 1944 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and was instrumental in understanding the function and metabolism of nitric oxide, as well as its connection to vascular and inflammatory biology. He obtained his MD (1970) University of El Salvador and his PhD (1974) in Pharmacology from the University of London. […]