Keyword: COVID-19

COVER

Crisis in human resource development

Lower numbers of master's and PhD graduates in 2020 due to the pandemic and lower demand for advanced degrees sparks debate about the system that provides future researchers and high-level professionals in Brazil

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INTERVIEW

Margareth Dalcolmo: Pandemic scars

The physician-researcher discusses the difficulties faced by health professionals dealing with Covid-19, the dramatic struggles of patients she attended, and the likelihood of an increase in tuberculosis cases in the coming years

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COVID-19

With fewer cases and deaths, the pandemic could be entering a new phase

Incidence of the disease appears to be becoming more predictable

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COVID-19

Threats against scientists researching the novel coronavirus

Science survey shows that Covid-19 researchers suffered attacks during the pandemic

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Health

Nasal COVID-19 vaccine

Research into intranasal vaccines against Covid-19 is advancing

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Failures in medical care for pregnant women

Pregnant women faced with barriers to adequate medical care during the pandemic

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Diplomacy against COVID-19

Inequalities in the fight against COVID-19 highlight the need for multilateralism

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COVID-19

Omicron and children

Hospitalization of children was higher during the Omicron outbreak

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COVID-19

Unequal gender impact

Pandemic has affected the lives of men and women differently, not just in terms of health

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COVID-19 cases on the rise in China

COVID-19 cases on the rise in China

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Research during quarantine

“To keep from going crazy, I focused my energies on research and on the classes I teach at public schools”

João Augusto Neves Pires, a doctoral student in history, divided his time between studying the punk movement in São Paulo and the classes he taught using Pesquisa FAPESP as pedagogical material

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OBITUARY

Scientist, intellectual, dissident

Physicist Luiz Pinguelli Rosa is remembered as one of the leading architects of Brazil’s energy independence

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Cover

A drop in childhood vaccination

The pandemic has exacerbated a decline in immunization rates, which fell by 65% in some states in 2020

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COVID-19

Maximum velocity

Studies show the quality and importance of preprints (scientific papers shared online as soon as they are written) related to the novel coronavirus

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Cross-infection between species

Humans have transmitted SARS-CoV-2 to animals, at least two of which have passed the virus onto other people

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Another step towards a universal vaccine

Clinical trials begin for broad-spectrum vaccines designed to offer protection against multiple coronaviruses

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Third dose lowers risk of death

Coronavirus vaccine booster doses significantly reduce the risk of death from COVID-19

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A controversial experiment

An experiment deliberately exposes healthy, unvaccinated people to the coronavirus

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Long-term damage to the surroundings

A cellular change induced by SARS-CoV-2 may explain prolonged symptoms of the disease

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Careers

Healthy innovation

Researcher from Minas Gerais recognized for studies on diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases

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Careers

Medical emergency

Recent studies address the adversities faced by new healthcare professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic

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The efficiency of masks

Tests reveal how and to what extent different types of masks limit the airborne spread of infectious diseases

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The pandemic accelerates

High transmissibility of the Omicron variant reinforces the importance of vaccinating children, the last age group to be immunized

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Environmental damage caused by COVID-19

The pandemic has aggravated the heavy production and inappropriate disposal of plastic

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PANDEMIC

Infection and elite athletes

Elite athletes also need time to recover after being infected by the novel coronavirus

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PANDEMIC

Death toll underestimated in India

At least 3.2 million Indians have died from COVID-19

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Data

Information about science

The demand for reliable scientific information has grown in recent years

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INTERVIEW

Eloisa Bonfá: Fighting for life

As clinical director of the USP Hospital das Clínicas for more than a decade, COVID-19 has put the rheumatologist’s planning skills to the test

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New coronavirus drugs

Pharmaceuticals announce orally administered drugs designed to treat the disease caused by SARS-Cov-2

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The uncertainties of omicron

New SARS-CoV-2 variant is highly transmissible, but for now, there is no evidence that it causes more severe disease or more deaths

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