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THE HPV vaccine offers protection against the virus that causes cervical cancer. More than 95% of cervical cancer cases are caused by HPV, a sexually transmitted virus. The disease is the fourth most common type of cancer in women worldwide, with 90% of these women living in low- and middle-income countries. “The HPV vaccine is […]

The National Institute of Infectious Diseases Evandro Chagas (INI), from Fiocruz, launched a survey to assess the knowledge of Brazilians about monkeypox, also known as monkeypox. The questionnaire can be answered by the population until October 30, and aims to guide public policies to combat the disease in the country. According to Fiocruz, the questionnaire […]

O breast cancer it is the main type of cancer to affect women (excluding non-melanoma skin tumors), with an estimate of more than 66 thousand new cases each year according to the National Cancer Institute (Inca). Of these, it is estimated that about 35% are already diagnosed at an advanced stage. One in three cancer […]

Hot flashes, flushing, sweating, palpitations and dizziness. These are some of the symptoms experienced by women in the menopause period. O World Menopause Day celebrated this Tuesday (18), promotes awareness of women’s health, in addition to encouraging medical follow-up and the search for quality of life. Scientifically, menopause is a stage in a woman’s life […]

Vaccination coverage against polio reached, until this Monday (17), National Vaccination Day, 65.6% of the expected public, according to data from the Ministry of Health. The 2022 National Vaccination Campaign against Poliomyelitis and Multivaccination began on August 8 and ended on September 30, after an extension. The objective of the campaign was to achieve vaccination […]

Hollywood’s version of childbirth bears little resemblance to my experience, or that of anyone else I know. On screens, we almost always see moms-to-be rushing to the hospital after a dramatic water break, a somewhat rare occurrence in real life, after which she howls and curses her way through rapid labor. Then, poof, voilà!, her […]

Ebola is a rare and deadly disease. The virus spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids and is not transmitted through airborne viral particles, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says. The disease has no cure and there is no approved vaccine, although there is a concerted effort to create one. Speaking […]

This October 17th marks National Vaccination Day. However, due to the low demand for immunizations in recent years, the director of the Brazilian Society of Immunizations Flávia Bravo, assesses that the “scenario is very worrying.” According to her, the cause for the drop in vaccine coverage is not only due to the pandemic, since this […]

The Secretary of State for Health of São Paulo announced this Sunday (16) that the state recorded, on Saturday (15), the second death from smallpox in monkeys. The patient was born in Santos, 36 years old, had comorbidities and had been hospitalized in Praia Grande since the beginning of September. The first death in the […]

The Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) published this Friday (14) a new rule with rules for the prescription of drugs based on cannabidiol, a derivative of cannabis. According to CFM Resolution 2,324published in the Official Gazette of the Union, the cannabis medicinal product can be prescribed only in the treatment of refractory epilepsy in children […]