Public health

Immunology

Clues about the origin of type 1 diabetes

Changes in intestinal microbiota may be associated with onset of the disease

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Public health

The challenge of diagnosing Zika

There is no scientific consensus that any of the 48 approved laboratory tests can differentiate between Zika and the dengue virus

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Genetics

Jacobina controversy

Authors divided over article on the spread of DNA from transgenic Aedes aegypti mosquitoes used in an experiment in Bahia

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Microbiology

Bacteria in the ICU

Microbes found on mattresses, medical equipment, and smart devices can survive routine cleaning

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Public Health

Deaths linked to e-cigarettes

As of September 27, at least 12 deaths caused by lung problems in the USA have been attributed to the use of electronic cigarettes

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Demography

Global health in motion

A multidisciplinary team reviews the scientific evidence and challenges stereotypes regarding health and migration

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Interview

Antônio Drauzio Varella: The doctor’s message

The oncologist who treated the first AIDS cases in Brazil uses every media platform to clarify the issues he considers important regarding public health

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Epidemiology

A resurgence of leprosy

New cases have risen in Brazil for two consecutive years, with more than 28,000 confirmed cases in 2018

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Medicine

Clean blood against yellow fever

Experimental plasma exchange therapy reduced mortality to 5% this year in São Paulo

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Epidemiology

Health in the balance

Spending cuts in primary care could curb decline in premature mortality, modeling shows

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Interview

Paola Marcella Camargo Minoprio: A new front against emerging diseases

The Pasteur Institute in Paris, USP, and FIOCRUZ start partnership under coordination of São Paulo biomedical scientist

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Medicine

HIV therapy has prevented 9.5 million deaths

Antiretroviral therapy prevented 9.5 million deaths worldwide between 1995 and 2015, with a global economic benefit of US$1.05 trillion

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Public health

Ebola outbreak alert level raised in Africa

The World Health Organization has raised the alert level in response to the threat of an Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Public policy 

Enhanced treatment

Studies identify new evidence that cash transfer programs help fight tuberculosis in Brazil

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Public Health

Disarming Violence

Curbing Brazil’s homicide epidemic hinges on restricting access to firearms, fresh research suggests

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Public health

Kissing bugs have arrived in Greater São Paulo

Since 2015, more than 100 insects have been captured, 30% of them infected with the protozoan that causes Chagas disease

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Population Studies

Misplaced youth

Researchers look for explanations for the increase in youth suicide rates in Brazil

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Public Health 

The end of the AIDS epidemic?

The US government wants to reduce new cases of AIDS by 90% by 2030, but faces the challenge of reaching vulnerable groups

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Interview

Antônio Drauzio Varella: The doctor’s message

The oncologist who treated the first AIDS cases in Brazil uses every media platform possible to clarify the issues he considers important regarding public health

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HEALTH

Early-term births on the rise

In 2015, 40% of babies were born before reaching biological maturity, partly because of elective cesarean sections

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Public health

The fight against measles

The goal of eliminating the transmission of measles worldwide by 2020 is far from being achieved

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Environment

Air quality weighs heavy on health in Europe

Nearly 800,000 people in Europe die every year as a result of air pollution

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Gender

The faces of domestic violence

Studies investigate the profile of women who are victims of domestic violence in Brazil

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Public health

Emotions weigh heavy on the heart

A study of 15,000 people in Brazil indicates an association between psychiatric problems and cardiovascular diseases

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Medicine

Drug program reduces deaths

A federal program designed to provide greater access to drugs that combat chronic disease has significantly reduced deaths and hospitalizations associated with hypertension and diabetes

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Careers

The Russian who dreams of changing health in Brazil

Economist finds business support and methodologies in science

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Careers

 What holiday?

Researchers talk about how they plan their work around the academic holidays

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Psychiatry

Battling persistent depression

Studies suggest that low doses of psychedelic anesthetics may be beneficial to people who do not respond to conventional medication

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Health

Life-saving vaccines

Butantan produces 100 million doses of nine vaccines each year

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Health

Partnership for a dengue vaccine

A Butantan vaccine in final trials leads to a US$100 million agreement with a US pharma company

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