Public health
Health

Nasal COVID-19 vaccine
Research into intranasal vaccines against Covid-19 is advancing
By Redação
COVID-19

Failures in medical care for pregnant women
Pregnant women faced with barriers to adequate medical care during the pandemic
By Redação
Health

Increase in congenital syphilis in Brazil
Brazil registers 183,000 cases of congenital syphilis between 2013 and 2019
By Redação
COVID-19

Omicron and children
Hospitalization of children was higher during the Omicron outbreak
By Redação
COVID-19

Unequal gender impact
Pandemic has affected the lives of men and women differently, not just in terms of health
By Redação
Public health

Polio returns to Africa
In late March, four African countries announced a mass vaccination campaign against polio
By Redação
infectology

Mosquitoes learn to avoid poison
Disease-carrying insects can learn to avoid insecticides after being exposed just once to nonlethal doses
By Redação
COVID-19

Third dose lowers risk of death
Coronavirus vaccine booster doses significantly reduce the risk of death from COVID-19
By Redação
COVID-19

Long-term damage to the surroundings
A cellular change induced by SARS-CoV-2 may explain prolonged symptoms of the disease
By Redação
environment

More burns, more hospitalizations
Fires also weigh heavily on the public health system
By Redação
Public health

Mosquito net benefits last for decades
Mosquito net benefits last for decades
By Redação
COVID-19

The efficiency of masks
Tests reveal how and to what extent different types of masks limit the airborne spread of infectious diseases
By Tiago Jokura
COVID-19

Environmental damage caused by COVID-19
The pandemic has aggravated the heavy production and inappropriate disposal of plastic
By Redação
PANDEMIC

Infection and elite athletes
Elite athletes also need time to recover after being infected by the novel coronavirus
By Redação
INTERVIEW

Eloisa Bonfá: Fighting for life
As clinical director of the USP Hospital das Clínicas for more than a decade, COVID-19 has put the rheumatologist’s planning skills to the test
By Carlos Fioravanti and Maria Guimarães
COVID-19

Health expenses for the poorest
The pandemic is expected to interrupt the progress made towards universal health coverage in several countries over the last two decades
By Redação