Public health
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
By Redação
Demography
Global health in motion
A multidisciplinary team reviews the scientific evidence and challenges stereotypes regarding health and migration
By Luisa Destri
Epidemiology
Health in the balance
Spending cuts in primary care could curb decline in premature mortality, modeling shows
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
By Redação
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
By Redacción
Public policy
Enhanced treatment
Studies identify new evidence that cash transfer programs help fight tuberculosis in Brazil
Public Health
Disarming Violence
Curbing Brazil’s homicide epidemic hinges on restricting access to firearms, fresh research suggests
Population Studies
Misplaced youth
Researchers look for explanations for the increase in youth suicide rates in Brazil
Public health
The fight against measles
The goal of eliminating the transmission of measles worldwide by 2020 is far from being achieved
By Redação
Environment
Air quality weighs heavy on health in Europe
Nearly 800,000 people in Europe die every year as a result of air pollution
By Redação
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
By Redação
Careers
What holiday?
Researchers talk about how they plan their work around the academic holidays
By Luisa Destri
Cover
The challenges of universalizing healthcare
Prior to the creation of the Unified Health System (SUS), only workers with formal employment and no debt owing to Social Security were entitled to publicly funded medical care
By Fábio Sasaki
Epidemiology
Potential sylvatic cycle of Zika in Brazil
Brazilian researchers have identified the Zika virus in the carcasses of monkeys found in the interior of São Paulo State and in Minas Gerais
By Redação