Embora o sinal do halo seja um achado tomográfico com amplo diagnóstico diferencial e tenha apresentação rara nas pneumonias causadas pelo SARS-CoV-2, seu reconhecimento nos indivíduos com quadro clínico sugestivo de COVID-19 pode ajudar no diagnóstico e no manejo destes pacientes, principalmente no atual cenário de pandemia. … Read More →

Os profissionais da Estratégia de Saúde da Família fazem a busca ativa na comunidade de possíveis casos de síndrome gripal e buscam a prevenção e o isolamento, conforme manuais de órgãos nacionais e internacionais, além de realizar acompanhamento de cada caso e a evolução, tendo como principal função, nessa atual pandemia, a de rastrear novos casos de síndrome gripal, casos suspeitos ou positivos para COVID-19, isolar esses usuários em domicílio, realizar acompanhamento domiciliar e orientações aos familiares e dos cuidadores. Disponível em português. … Read More →

We compare the countries’ mortality rates with their respective number of tests as a function of the time since the first death. Our analysis shows that countries that either delayed mass testing, such as Italy, or have not fully adopted it, such as France and the UK, have had much higher mortality rates than Germany, which has adopted a policy of wide and early testing. Conversely, countries that have followed Germany’s example, such as Portugal, have so far had comparatively low mortality rates. Available in English. … Read More →

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be stressful for some people. Fear and anxiety regarding illness can be overwhelming and generate strong emotions in both adults and children. For all the above research question arises as to determine the symptoms of anxiety and depression during the isolation period the outbreak of COVID-19 in Paraguay. Available in English. … Read More →

This outbreak is causing mental health problems such as stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia, denial, anger and fear. These mental health problems affect the patients and the general population and also have impact on the attention, understanding and decision-making capacity of medical staff , which could hinder the fight against COVID-19, but they could also have a lasting effect on their overall well-being. Available in English. … Read More →

Dessa forma, considerando o iminente risco de indisponibilidade de leitos de terapia intensiva e respiradores para todos os indivíduos, acometidos ou não pela doença, torna-se fundamental estabelecer critérios clínicos, técnicos e éticos, para a melhor utilização dos mesmos, para se conseguir otimizar resultado e gerar o maior benefício possível. … Read More →

In the past, news was produced and distributed by a few organizations or private companies, but today, in the Internet and social media age, anyone can broadcast news online. Fake news is better defined as deliberate false information spread via social or conventional media. Fake medical news can mislead in order to damage an organization and/or a person. Another problematic consequence of a fake medical report is to make profits with some specific food, supplement or treatment. Available in English. … Read More →

Besides the biological context, and due to the wide and longlasting changes in daily life it may cause, coping with it represents a challenge to psychological resilience. Previous studies have shown that epidemics and contamination outbreaks of diseases have been followed by drastic individual and social psychosocial impacts, which eventually become more pervasive than the epidemic itself. Available in English. … Read More →

A COVID-19 pandemic decreed by WHO has raised greater awareness of it. The infection reached the mark of 350,000 patients in 33 countries and affected as comorbidities the presence of comorbidities and advanced age. Available in English. … Read More →

Aqui, segundo dados do Ligue 180 disponibilizados pelo Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos houve um aumento de cerca de 17% no número de ligações com denúncias de violência contra a mulher durante o mês de março, período inicial da recomendação do distanciamento social no país. … Read More →

In Brazil, the Unified Health System (SUS) plays the main role in the preparation of the country for this new era. SUS has been acting in the response to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) even before the identification of the first case in Latin America, with the declaration of national public health emergency. Available in English. … Read More →

A maioria dos doentes infetados apresenta doença ligeira sem necessidade de hospitalização. Dentre os internados, de 6% a 10% necessitam de cuidados intensivos. As presentes recomendações visam facilitar a organização dos serviços de medicina intensiva para a resposta ao COVID-19, proporcionado os melhores cuidados aos doentes e protegendo os profissionais de saúde. … Read More →

The current study was conducted in the Basque Autonomous Community in northern Spain. The authors analyzed stress, anxiety, and depression with the arrival of the virus and the levels of symptoms according to age, comorbidity, and confinement. Available in English and Spanish. … Read More →

Because of the broad methods for pacifier disinfection and different levels of accessibility to disinfectant agents, the pacifier consensus for decontamination remains unclear. Although the disinfection methods are diverse, the methods suggested to its disinfection were identified and described in this article. Available in English. … Read More →

Mais uma vez, uma doença avança e preocupa a todos. Diferentemente das outras epidemias e graças aos avanços da ciência, essa gripe foi considerada distinta, seu agente etiológico foi isolado e identificado, e novos testes de detecção foram desenvolvidos em período de tempo recorde. Ainda não há vacinas nem antivirais efetivos para o SARS-2, o coronavirus causador da gripe COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). … Read More →