Public health

Health

Nasal COVID-19 vaccine

Research into intranasal vaccines against Covid-19 is advancing

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COVID-19

Failures in medical care for pregnant women

Pregnant women faced with barriers to adequate medical care during the pandemic

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Health

Increase in congenital syphilis in Brazil

Brazil registers 183,000 cases of congenital syphilis between 2013 and 2019

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COVID-19

Omicron and children

Hospitalization of children was higher during the Omicron outbreak

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COVID-19

Unequal gender impact

Pandemic has affected the lives of men and women differently, not just in terms of health

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COVID-19

COVID-19 cases on the rise in China

COVID-19 cases on the rise in China

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Public health

Polio returns to Africa

In late March, four African countries announced a mass vaccination campaign against polio

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infectology

Mosquitoes learn to avoid poison

Disease-carrying insects can learn to avoid insecticides after being exposed just once to nonlethal doses

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ECOLOGY

The advantage of native forests

Forests with native species have advantages

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Education

Video games in the classroom

Interactive and immersive games can serve as teaching aids

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Cover

A drop in childhood vaccination

The pandemic has exacerbated a decline in immunization rates, which fell by 65% in some states in 2020

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COVID-19

Cross-infection between species

Humans have transmitted SARS-CoV-2 to animals, at least two of which have passed the virus onto other people

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COVID-19

Another step towards a universal vaccine

Clinical trials begin for broad-spectrum vaccines designed to offer protection against multiple coronaviruses

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COVID-19

Third dose lowers risk of death

Coronavirus vaccine booster doses significantly reduce the risk of death from COVID-19

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COVID-19

Long-term damage to the surroundings

A cellular change induced by SARS-CoV-2 may explain prolonged symptoms of the disease

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environment

More burns, more hospitalizations

Fires also weigh heavily on the public health system

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Public health

Mosquito net benefits last for decades

Mosquito net benefits last for decades

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Interview

Sergio Tufik: The sleep observer

A medical researcher who began to study the effects of sleep deprivation nearly 50 years ago eventually created one of the world's most productive sleep research teams

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Careers

Healthy innovation

Researcher from Minas Gerais recognized for studies on diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases

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Careers

Medical emergency

Recent studies address the adversities faced by new healthcare professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Ecology

Vaccinating primates against yellow fever

Early trials suggest human vaccines are effective in wild primate species susceptible to the yellow fever virus

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COVID-19

The efficiency of masks

Tests reveal how and to what extent different types of masks limit the airborne spread of infectious diseases

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COVID-19

The pandemic accelerates

High transmissibility of the Omicron variant reinforces the importance of vaccinating children, the last age group to be immunized

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COVID-19

Environmental damage caused by COVID-19

The pandemic has aggravated the heavy production and inappropriate disposal of plastic

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PANDEMIC

Infection and elite athletes

Elite athletes also need time to recover after being infected by the novel coronavirus

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Funding

Committed effort

Survey finds investment in cancer research has fallen in Brazil

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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

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COVID-19

The uncertainties of omicron

New SARS-CoV-2 variant is highly transmissible, but for now, there is no evidence that it causes more severe disease or more deaths

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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

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COVID-19

The impact of restrictions on movement

Lockdown delays the peak of contagion and reduces infections of the disease

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