Radiologist Dr. Yania López Álvarez (center) reviews patient cases with residents Amanda Marrero González and Manuel Betancourt Robles at the Medical Center of Puerto Rico in San Juan, P.R., on May 10, 2018. Dr. López, Director of the Imaging Center of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, returned to her homeland last year to work with the island's population, leaving behind generous job offers on the mainland. Doctors who work in Puerto Rico must do more with less, with budget restrictions and infrastructure still in disrepair from Hurricane Maria. Direct Relief has purchased 3D mammography equipment so that Dr. López and her colleagues can conduct contrast-enhanced spectral mammography at the center. The equipment is expected to be operational by October 2018. (Photo by Erika P. Rodriguez for Direct Relief)
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