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THE monkey pox , in most cases, progresses without complications, with signs and symptoms that last from two to four weeks. In general, clinical manifestations include skin lesions in the form of blisters or sores that can appear on different parts of the body, such as the face, hands, feet, eyes, mouth or genitals. However, […]

The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) approved, this Tuesday (20), the first product for the diagnosis of monkey pox – or monkeypox in Brazil. The approved test is the molecular diagnostic kit of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), produced by the Institute of Technology in Immunobiologicals (Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz) and capable of detecting the genomic regions of […]

Ugandan health officials declared an outbreak of Ebola this Tuesday (20), after the confirmation of a case in the district of Mubende, in the central region of the country. The Uganda Virus Research Institute confirmed the case after testing a sample taken from a 24-year-old man. The procedure follows an ongoing investigation by the National […]

Data from the Ministry of Health that show that boys go to the urologist 18 times less than girls go to the gynecologist are explained by a cultural issue. This is the assessment of the urologist and robotic surgeon at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Fernando Leão. “We always knew that there is this deficiency, this […]

Daily, people with dwarfism have to deal with challenges such as lack of accessibility and inclusion, since common living places rarely have adaptations. This growth deficiency disorder has achondroplasia as its most common type. Despite the medical definition, as explained by human resources coordinator Ana Maria Almeida, this portion of the population is not covered […]

A recent study in England revealed that air pollution contributes to inflammation of the lungs that can activate preexisting cancer genes. Before, the most accepted hypothesis was that the polluting particles would induce a genetic mutation in the organ and that this process would lead to the disease. Lung cancer is the second most common […]

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, said in an interview on Sunday that “the pandemic is over,” although the country continues to face coronavirus infections that kill hundreds of Americans daily. “The pandemic is over,” Biden said during an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” that was taped on the sidelines of the Detroit […]

You may be up to 50% more likely to develop long covid if you suffer from common psychiatric problems such as anxiety or depression, according to a recent study. You signs of illness they can include breathing problems, mental confusion, chronic cough, changes in taste and smell, severe fatigue, difficulties performing daily life functions, and […]

The Ministry of Health informed, this Sunday (18), that it will make available the vaccine against covid-19 from Pfizer for children between 6 months and 4 years of age after approval of the immunizer recommendation by the technical area of ​​the paste. “The Ministry of Health has a contract with Pfizer to supply all vaccines […]

It tastes like a tomato, smells like a tomato and even looks (mostly) like a tomato. There’s just one problem: it’s purple. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a genetically modified purple tomato, paving the way for the unique fruit to be sold in US stores next year. “From a plant pest […]