Medicine

Digital diagnosis

Software capable of identifying skin cancer with greater than 90% accuracy

The shadow of the white plague

Tuberculosis persists, even 100 years after its vaccine was invented

Limited use

ANVISA authorizes the use of three COVID-19 drugs, but they are expensive and designed only for specific situations

Severe illness in children

A rare syndrome linked to the novel coronavirus causes lesions in multiple organs

Lasting consequences

People who survive SARS-CoV-2, even those not hospitalized, can suffer the effects of the infection for months after the most intense symptoms subside

The virus and the loss of smell

The loss of smell that affects up to two-thirds of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 is a consequence of both the direct action of the virus and the inflammation it triggers in the olfactory system, according to a team of researchers

The poetry of science

Researcher from Rio Grande do Sul who specializes in brain and heart disease risk factors named on IARC's list of scientists of the year

The road to excellence

Fulvio Pileggi turned InCor into an important research and medical care institution

Trust and transparency

Studies focus on conflicts of interest in medical science

New clues about blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine

A step has been taken towards explaining why the vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca can very rarely lead to the formation of blood clots

The months-long consequences of COVID-19

The long-term effects of COVID-19 are becoming clearer

Alarming medical research in Iran

A group of researchers from various universities in Iran recently sent a scientific integrity questionnaire to professors at medical schools around the country

The discovery of insulin

The purification and pharmaceutical formulation of the hormone insulin, beginning 100 years ago, and its production in Brazil half a century ago, brought diabetes under control

Gabriel Liguori: A bioartificial heart on the horizon

The creator of bioengineering startup TissueLabs discusses how he has sought to overcome the challenges involved in the construction of human tissues and organs with 3D printers

Life support

Brazilian firm develops native out-of-body oxygenation system for patients in critical condition

Antibodies reduce deaths

A clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Oxford, UK, identified a second drug capable of reducing mortality among patients with severe COVID-19

Physician, anthropologist, and broadcaster

Inquisitive and inventive, Edgard Roquette-Pinto participated in the country’s antiracial movements and the introduction of radio

A system under construction

Despite insufficient investment, Brazil’s universal health care system has improved social indices and has been crucial to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic

Renewed momentum

The São Paulo institute strengthened itself, mobilized competencies, and integrated teams to face the pandemic

The beginnings of pediatrics

In the late nineteenth century, Rio de Janeiro doctors worked together to reduce child mortality rates

Better chances with time

The risk of rectal cancer recurrence is less than 5% for patients who have been tumor-free for three years after nonsurgical treatment with radiation therapy and chemotherapy

Butantan develops serum for the novel coronavirus

The Butantan Institute has completed development of a serum to combat SARS-CoV-2

Unequal access

Even before efficacy data for the vaccine candidates was released, it was clear that there will not be enough supply to immunize the entire global population before the end of next year

Microneedles to treat cancer

A dressing made up of hundreds of microscopic needles that dissolve in the body promises to improve skin cancer treatment with photodynamic therapy

Beyond Manguinhos

FIOCRUZ graduates made significant achievements in public and private institutions in Brazil and abroad

No rest on the anniversary

FIOCRUZ celebrates 120 years of public health literature, research, assistance, and teaching

“When I woke up, it was wonderful to realize that I was still alive.”

The pandemic detectives

Health professionals use a variety of methods and instruments to follow the trail of the novel coronavirus and to try to contain the epidemic

Higher risk of premature birth

Pregnant women infected with the novel coronavirus are at greater risk of giving birth prematurely

Global pandemic tactics

With a wide range of strategies adopted to slow the spread of the disease, some countries have fared better than others