For 42% of Brazilians, health should be Lula’s priority

For 42% of Brazilians, health should be Lula’s priority

For 42% of Brazilians, health is the area that needs to receive more attention and be a priority for president-elect…
‘Wrong diagnosis landed me in a psychiatric hospital’

‘Wrong diagnosis landed me in a psychiatric hospital’

When Hannah Farrell lost the ability to speak and carry out her daily activities, doctors thought she had a mental…
Promising Alzheimer’s drugs were doused in cold water, experts say

Promising Alzheimer’s drugs were doused in cold water, experts say

More than a year after Aducanumab was approved by the FDA (American drug regulatory agency in the United States), there…
The challenges of a person with borderline personality disorder to date: ‘I immediately become obsessed’

The challenges of a person with borderline personality disorder to date: ‘I immediately become obsessed’

“When I was diagnosed with BPD, I thought I would never have healthy relationships.” That’s how 21-year-old Mae felt when…
Opinion: Will aging remain ignored in the Lula government?

Opinion: Will aging remain ignored in the Lula government?

The new government’s priorities have been announced, the ministries outlined. And not even a single word about the demographic trend…
KRAS, the ‘damned’ cancer protein that is the target of research for modern treatments

KRAS, the ‘damned’ cancer protein that is the target of research for modern treatments

When a cell undergoes a mutation in a proto-oncogene – a gene that in its normal state regulates cell growth…
SUS extends HIV prevention method to adolescents

SUS extends HIV prevention method to adolescents

The Ministry of Health has expanded the pre-exposure prophylaxis program (PrEP) to HIV, including adolescents aged 15 and over. Until…
Health will have the challenge of reducing queues for surgeries and exams and reversing the drop in vaccination

Health will have the challenge of reducing queues for surgeries and exams and reversing the drop in vaccination

Health managers will have to deal in 2023 with a scenario of a queue of dammed surgeries and exams, a…
Brazil registers 337 deaths and more than 37 thousand cases of Covid in 24 hours

Brazil registers 337 deaths and more than 37 thousand cases of Covid in 24 hours

Brazil recorded 337 deaths and 37,104 cases of Covid-19 this Wednesday (28). With that, the country reached 36,275,146 cases and…
Bolsonaro sanctions law regulating telemedicine 4 days before the end of his term

Bolsonaro sanctions law regulating telemedicine 4 days before the end of his term

President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) sanctioned this Tuesday (27) the law that regulates the practice of telehealth in Brazil and establishes…