Public health
Health
High rates of vitamin D insufficiency
Even people who sunbathe regularly may have lower than recommended blood vitamin D levels
By Redação
Public health
Risky sex
Precocious sexual activity increases incidence of disease and unwanted pregnancy
By Redação
Health
Retinography facilitates examinations in remote locations
Device diagnoses patients with ophthalmological diseases in remote areas with a shortage of specialists
By Redação
Medicine
Medical services blighted by inequality in Brazil
Survey highlights inequality in medical services between different regions of Brazil
By Redação
Acknowledgment
Second Brazilian to head the PAHO
Brazilian physician Jarbas Barbosa Júnior named new director of the Pan American Health Organization
By Redação
Medicine
Another sign of oncoming menstruation
In addition to mood swings, depression can be another side effect of menstruation
By Redação
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Device reveals age of premature babies
Technology created in Minas Gerais supports healthcare for infants born prematurely
By Suzel Tunes
Health
Unique genetic varieties of malaria-carrying parasite in Brazil
Brazilian varieties of Plasmodium vivax are distinct from each other and from those found in other countries
By Redação
Public Health
High adherence to AIDS prevention
International study records high adherence to PrEP among groups most vulnerable to HIV
By Redação
Infectious diseases
Antibody neutralizes Zika in preclinical trials
A superpotent immunoglobulin M antibody stopped the virus in animal tests
IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
Tool helps implement projects based on scientific evidence
King's College London checklist adapted by a Brazilian team and translated into Portuguese
Public health
Brief, intense exercise reduces risk of death
One or two minutes of intense physical activity a few times a day can reduce the risk of death
By Redação
Public health
Beware of scorpions, spiders, and lionfish
There were 2.1 million accidents involving venomous animals in Brazil between 2007 and 2019
By Redação
INTERVIEW
Marta Maria Azevedo: In defense of native peoples
Brazilian demographer and anthropologist Marta Azevedo was a pioneer in identifying the phenomenon of population recovery among Brazil's Indigenous peoples
By Christina Queiroz and Maria Guimarães
Health
Burning firewood causes respiratory diseases in children
Cooking with firewood causes respiratory illnesses in children in developing countries
By Redação