Lucía Méndez highlights the role of nurses in smoking cessation consultations Nurse Lucía Méndez, from Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga (CHEDV), is the next interviewee of the INSPIRE – The Respiratory Nurse Academy. The theme will be the problem of smoking and the role of nurses in smoking cessation consultations. Don’t miss … Read more
A large international study reveals lags in cancer screening between different countries. The Cancer Screening on Five Continents project looks at the organization and implementation of breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening programs. Published in the journal Nature Medicine, the study collected data from 84 countries. The list includes 17 nations from Africa, 27 from … Read more
Nuno Bettencourt: “My patient had a heart attack. How am I supposed to follow you?” This was the title of the conference given by Nuno Bettencourt, who highlighted the role of the FGM specialist in the follow-up of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The lecture was part of the program of the Jornadas de … Read more
Francisco Araújo: What is the role of the polypill in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease? On the last day of the 27th edition of the National Patient Care Days, the conference sponsored by Ferrer, “Polypill: It’s time”, was held, with Francisco Araújo, coordinator of the Department of Internal Medicine at Hospital Lusíadas … Read more
A study by Harvard University researchers found that exposure to air pollution can increase a person’s chances of developing dementia. The study analyzed 16 studies on the relationship between air pollution and clinical dementia, carried out in the last decade, focusing on the PM2.5 pollutant known as fine particles, which is considered the most harmful … Read more
The session entitled “Burden of RSV in neonates”, which took place at the 7th International Conference RSVVW’23 dedicated to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), had as speaker Paolo Manzoni, pediatrician and professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Turin. His intervention explored the short- and long-term burden of RSV infection in newborn infants, … Read more
Fátima Palma: The choice of contraception for teenagers “must respect the principle of autonomy and freedom of choice” With a view to giving more relevance to the specific stages and conditions of women’s health, the Patient Care Days had a session entirely focused on the theme. The clinical cases presented proposed to clarify less clear … Read more
It is today, April 13, that the webinar “Communication between the nurse and the patient” takes place, promoted by INSPIRE – The Respiratory Nurse Academy. A Dr. Eugénia Raimundo it’s at Nurse Luciana Oliveira come together to show how greater proximity between nurse and patient can improve the management of interstitial lung disease. Don’t miss … Read more
Teresa Bandeira: Towards a new era of prevention of RSV infection and its impact As part of the 7th ReSViNET Conference, Sanofi promoted the symposium entitled “Resurgence of RSV: Moving Towards a New Era of RSV”, which took place on February 22nd in Lisbon. With the aim of learning and sharing knowledge about current research … Read more
According to Souza, it is estimated that 1.3 billion people live in areas at risk for transmission of the chikungunya virus, and Brazil is the country with the highest occurrence of cases of the disease in the Americas. “In this epidemiological study, we used genomic sequencing data, virus vector information, the Temples of the Egyptians, … Read more