The federal government is considering sending a message to the National Congress to return funds allocated to the Popular Pharmacy program in the 2023 budget project. According to the newspaper “O Estado de S.Paulo”, the program suffered a budget reduction of about 59% in the expectation of resources for the next year, which could affect […]
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Mental health care contributes to suicide prevention
The campaign Yellow September highlights care, awareness and suicide prevention . Every year more than 700,000 people take their own lives in the world, according to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO). The public health problem affects entire families, communities and countries and has lasting effects on people. Suicide was the fourth leading cause […]
Lack of support for minorities causes more mental health problems, psychologist says
In an interview with CNN Radio on CNN no Plural, psychologist Roberto Debski stated that minorities, such as blacks and those belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community, have factors that worsen the mental health of this group. “We already see mental health with great fragility in these times of pandemic, it has worsened, but, for minorities, […]
Daily multivitamin may improve cognition in the elderly, says study
Taking a daily multivitamin may be associated with improved brain function in older adults, says a new study, and the benefit appears to be greatest for those with a history of cardiovascular disease. The findings did not surprise the researchers — rather, they were shocked, said Laura Baker, study author and professor of gerontology and […]
It is already possible to see the end of the pandemic, but it is not over, says WHO
THE World Health Organization (WHO) held, this Wednesday (14), a weekly press interview. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom said that the end of the Covid-19 pandemic is already visible, but that it is not yet over. “Last week, the number of weekly deaths reported by Covid-19 was the lowest since March 2020. We have never been […]
How racial prejudice affects the mental health of the black population
The suicide rate among black adolescents and youth in Brazil is 45% higher than among whites. The data are from the Ministry of Health and also show that the risk has increased by 12% among the black population in recent years and has remained stable among whites. In this section, the age group from 10 […]
In Rio, one in 4 adults did not take a third dose against Covid-19
A quarter of the adult population of Rio de Janeiro has not yet been vaccinated with the first booster dose against Covid-19. According to the Municipal Health Department (SMS), one year after the start of the booster application, 26.1% of adults have not yet sought the third dose of the immunizer. Since July 28, the […]
Discover the scientific technique to make a baby stop crying and sleep
It’s every parent’s nightmare—an exhausted baby who won’t stop crying when bedtime comes. Worse still: when baby finally falls asleep in your arms, but wakes up again and starts sobbing when placed in the crib. The solution is a magic pair of numbers — five and eight — according to Japanese researchers who experimented with […]
Coronavirus alters the RNA of infected cells, study reveals
For the first time, scientists from the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp) were able to show that the infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, changes the pattern of functioning of RNAs of the cells. To do this, they analyzed 13 datasets obtained over four studies that analyzed viral RNA, as well as […]
World Sepsis Day: what it is and how proper diagnosis reduces complications
Technically known as sepsis, the generalized infection It can spread quickly and cause harmful impacts on various organs. The problem leads to the death of around 11 million people each year in the world. The Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases estimates that sepsis is the main cause of death in hospitals, with about 670,000 cases […]
