Public health

Public health

Novel coronavirus in Brazil

The new coronavirus that emerged in China has arrived in the country, where four other less dangerous types already circulate

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Public health

Keep an eye on your waist

Waist circumference indicates risk of heart and metabolic diseases

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Virology

The Zika virus and astrocytes

First isolated in Africa in 1947, the Zika virus has a predilection for brain cells

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Good practices

Guidelines canceled after opioid crisis

The World Health Organization has announced the retraction of two guidelines on the use of opioidsfor pain control

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Urbanism

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, new research suggests

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Video

Techniques in the search for a vaccine against Covid-19

Teams from several countries head projects seeking to produce imunizing agents in a short time

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Video

How does deforestation relate to new pandemics?

See how environmental degradation can favor the emergence of unknown viruses and unleash diseases such as the one caused by the novel coronavirus.

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Video

Predicting the spread of a disease

Altay de Souza, an epidemiologist and host of the podcast Naruhodo!, explain how the models which predict the coronavirus advance are built

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Careers

Bullying at medical schools

Interpersonal violence at university can lead to depression and dropouts

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Public health

A diagnosis of medical error

Recent studies survey hospital medical teams' mistakes and show how to overcome them

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Farming

Antibiotics and meat production

Almost three quarters of all antibiotics sold worldwide are used in the production of animals for meat

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Public health

Kissing bug infestations in the city of São Paulo

Two infestations of kissing bugs, insects that transmit the protozoa that causes Chagas disease, have been identified in the city of São Paulo

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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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