Health authorities in Portugal “prepare for 40% increase in hospital admissions next week”
SNS health authorities are described as “preparing for an increase of 40% in hospital admissions next week”. The news – coming in Público early this morning – preceded the latest
The killer diseases…Not to neglect
WHO has warned: Prevention and treatment services for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been severely disrupted since the actual pandemic began. The impact is global, but low-income countries are most affected.
Movember Algarve encourages men to grow their moustaches to “change face of men’s health”
Movember is a worldwide initiative that encourages men to grow their moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues. This year, the event is coming
Screening and prevention are best friends
The month of October is pink month. During this month, breast cancer prevention is celebrated all over the world. Regular monitoring and the adoption of healthy living habits are always
Overcome insulin resistance in three easy steps
Carbs are addictive, there’s no doubt about that. Overcoming a sugar addiction has been likened to giving up heroin – it’s no easy feat. However, here are just some of
Tubeless thoracic surgery? Yes, because the future starts today
The main advantage of non-intubated surgery is to avoid the perioperative morbidity derived from the deleterious effect of general anaesthesia and one-lung ventilation, in addition to the beneficial effects of
Back to Covid – Facts update
WHO – 10 September 2020 ■ No disease in history has seen such rapid development in research. The world’s ambition to develop these tools as fast as possible must be
Deaths ‘at home’ continue to skyrocket: health chiefs mount investigation
More and more Portuguese are ‘dying at home’. Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a “very abrupt increase” in the number of deaths recorded in people’s homes.
Back to school: help your child’s posture, breathing and vitality
September is back and the new school year begins. After being at home for many months, our children used computers and cell phones a lot more than before. It certainly
Female depression. Begin with prevention
Depression is not only more common in women; it tends to appear earlier, to last longer and to be recurrent. Why? Depression “includes several types of depressive syndromes,” of which