Public health

Retrospect

São Paulo’s dream of autonomy in the fight against cancer

A public fundraising campaign enabled the construction of a hospital in the 1940s, but its independence from the public authorities lasted only a few years

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Interview

FIOCRUZ doctor discusses the problems faced by children with microcephaly caused by Zika

Families suffer from a lack of economic support and medication shortages, as well as neglect

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Interview

Maria Paula Curado: Brazilian epidemiologist mapping cancer incidence patterns

The doctor transitioned from surgery to epidemiology and helped establish international guidelines for head and neck cancer diagnosis and treatment

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Climatology

Heat spoils the mood

Rising temperatures could reduce global well-being by the end of the century

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Epidemiology

Mosquitoes spreading diseases across Europe

Warming climate helps mosquitoes spread infectious diseases across Europe

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Virology

FDA suspends Chikungunya vaccine approved in Brazil

Ixchiq Chikungunya vaccine suspended after reports of serious side effects

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Public health

Heart failure causing fewer hospitalizations

Hospitalizations for heart failure have decreased, but in-hospital deaths have increased

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Chemical engineering

Compound based on thyme oil proves effective against Aedes aegypti

Technology licensed to a company from São Paulo eliminated 100% of dengue mosquito larvae in tests

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Public health

Contaminated food and water infected nearly 20,000 people in 2023

There were 31 deaths caused by viruses or bacteria that year—more than in 2022

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Epidemiology

Bolsa Família program prevented 8.2 million hospitalizations and 713,000 deaths between 2004 and 2019

Estimate is based on data from 3,671 Brazilian municipalities, home to 90% of the population

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Health

Flu cases rise with wildfires

Study associates wildfires with increase in flu cases

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Medicine

New way to identify muscle weakness

Value revision for sarcopenia diagnosis doubles case count

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Retrospect

Launched 70 years ago, the polio vaccine has prevented thousands of deaths

Now, the low immunization rate is paving the way for polio to return

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Public health

New criteria for healthy eating

Recent studies suggest that what we eat can add or subtract years of healthy life, offering guidelines for an environmentally friendly diet

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Epidemiology

Survey records high use of vapes among young people

Most teens continue to use e-cigarettes after trying them for the first time

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Immunology

An explanation for severe dengue

Dengue fever less severe in people of African descent

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Immunology

Rabies vaccine in gel form for bats

Vaccine in gel form helps control rabies transmission in bats

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Healthcare

Microwaves to hunt tumors

New generation of imaging systems will avoid the breast compression and radiation of traditional mammography

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Public health

Precision for all

Genome information about the Brazilian population could democratize access to personalized treatments and reduce national health care costs

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Genomics

European father, African or Indigenous mother

DNA sequencing of 2,723 Brazilians reveals a violent legacy behind the interracial mixing that shaped the Brazilian people

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Epidemiology

Bacteria that causes leprosy was present in the Americas before the Europeans

Mycobacterium leprae, the main species, was brought over by the Europeans, but M. lepromatosis had already been on the continent for at least 1,000 years

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Public health

Number of scorpion stings increased by 154% in Brazil from 2014 to 2023

The Southeast and Northeast regions were where the highest numbers of cases occurred

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Medicine

Another way to measure blood cholesterol

Combination of lipoprotein markers could more accurately assess heart disease risk

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Nutrition

The only country self-sufficient in food

Guyana is the only country in the world that produces enough basic food to sustain its own population

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Public health

Genome diversity could help SUS

Brazil’s national health system (SUS) could treat diseases more efficiently by making use of databases on ancestry and the wide variety embedded in Brazilian DNA

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Genomics

Brazilians are even more mixed-race than you think

New DNA sequencing of 2,723 people reveals greater Indigenous and African ancestry and highlights violence that marked the formation of the Brazilian population

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Mental health

Depression and anxiety among students

More than half of all students at Brazilian public universities show signs of depression and anxiety

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Public health

Ethiopian holy water brings cholera to Germany and the UK

Ethiopian holy water brings cholera to Germany and the UK

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Retrospect

Paula Souza’s ideas still guide public health in Brazil

Doctor from São Paulo brought the concept of health centers from the USA and promoted good nutrition as a disease prevention strategy

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Biomedical engineering

Do you want to improve your sleep and well-being? Check the light and temperature levels

Prototype uses sensors to assess the conditions of indoor environments

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