UNAIR expert says three keys preventing stunting

UNAIR NEWS – Quoted from various media sources, President Joko Widodo, has recently expected stunting rate to decrease by 14% in 2024. In this regard, Farida Fitriana, S.Keb., Bd., M.Sc Lecturer in the Midwifery program of Faculty of Medicine UNAIR encourages the public to optimize the First 1000 Days of Life (HPK) through a webinar […]

Active substances in pine leaves beneficial against oral cavity bacteria

Indonesia is a tropical region with abundant natural wealth, one of which is pine. The island of Java itself has pine forests of about 873,436.16 ha. However, the use of pine in Indonesia is still limited as soap, pulp, and paint. Developed countries such as Japan and Korea have utilized pine leaf extract in the […]

Traditions of Remo in Blater community of Madura

Geographically and socio-culturally, the island of Madura surrounded by the sea and close to java island has its own uniqueness. The geographical location of the limestone plateau affects the character of the Madurese society. It is likewise with the social culture in Madura. After the Suramadu bridge was built, the mobility and access to information […]

Health promotions and millennial generation

Surabaya faced various urban problems that are increasingly complex including health problems. Currently in era 4.0 with its millennial generation, an innovative health promotion platform is needed in accordance with its era. Generation Z or the millennial generation became a generation that is fluent with technology, especially cyber technology. There needed to be a health […]

Environmentally responsible behavior in nature-based tourism context

Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world, with market size of 1.54 trillion as of 2020 and estimated to increase to 1.7 million USD in 2021 (Statista, 2021). This sector is considered among the fastest growing industries, and its growth contributes significantly to the economics of the tourism destination (Astina et al., […]

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on spinal cord surgery practices

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic represents a once in a century challenge to human health care with over 4.5 million cases and over 300,000 deaths thus far. Many countries reported decreases in hospital and outpatient care since the COVID-19 pandemic. This declining condition is especially reported in referral center hospitals in many countries. Management […]

COVID-19 and Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia coinfection

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been designated as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), which is currently being a major challenge focus of major health problem worldwide. Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 with another microorganism, including fungi, can cause difficulty in diagnosis and a worse […]

Leptospirosis and its risk factors

UNAIR NEWS – Leptospirosis is a disease transmitted through animals (zoonotic). It is widespread globally and has the potential for outbreaks. The mortality rate due to leptospirosis is quite high, ranging from 5% to 12%. This disease is found in both the tropics and subtropics, the highlands and lowlands. Caused by spiral-shaped leptospira bacteria, this […]

Doblabellane diterpenes as potential inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic that has been going on since 2019. The disease is caused by acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Polypeptides are processed by the main protease or 3C-like protease (MPro or 3CLPro), which is responsible for the coronavirus replication cycle. More specifically, the subsite binding pocket SARS-CoV-2 main protease contains […]