Editorial: A defesa da liberdade 50 anos depois
Comemorar o 25 de Abril deve ser hoje, mais do que nunca, defender a liberdade. Mas isso não se faz com slogans e sinalizações de virtudes, mas com palavras e
Editorial – Legislativas 2024: As eleições sobre “nada”
Num dos episódios de Seinfield, uma das séries mais míticas, a personagem George Costanza, amigo de Jerry Seinfield, tentava a vender à cadeia de televisão NBC uma série sobre “nada”.
Como sair do nosso inverno demográfico
Apesar do inverno demográfico ser uma realidade nos países europeus, países como a Itália e a Polónia têm vindo a considerar novas propostas. Exemplo que Portugal pode seguir, criando políticas
Monkeypox- a new threat?
In 1980, surely one of the great achievements of modern medicine was celebrated – the eradication of smallpox. This infectious, highly contagious disease, including airborne, is characterized by fever, a
SARS, Covid-19 and viral respiratory infections – a comparison
Respiratory infections are certainly one of the major reasons for medical consultation or use of emergency services, as well as hospitalization and even mortality (it is estimated that an average
“The evolution of a cardiac inflammation situation (myocarditis) is unpredictable”
We have heard various opinions about the seriousness of myocarditis and pericarditis. The different ideas range from being something mild that usually passes without a problem, to be very serious.
Freedom of speech and new forms of censorship
Truth, when it exists in absolute terms, rarely corresponds to the most popular view, to that of a group or, even less, to that of a single person. Reality is too
Censorship in times of a pandemic
The limitation of freedom of expression in terms of a pandemic deserves particular reflection as it goes far beyond ideological motivations. The mainstream social media and much of the media
NEJM article supported on a false asymptomatic case was not withdrawn and continues to be cited worldwide
A letter published in the NEJM made Fauci reveal to the world the radical change in position, which he had reinforced two days earlier, that asymptomatic people always played a
Correlation: Confinements and mortality (2020)
In response to this pandemic, many countries have opted for extreme measures. General confinement was introduced with the justification of being a way to reduce transmission and, consequently, mortality from
Bias in Our World in Data affecting Nordic countries?
The Our World in Data changed the excess deaths calculations method, creating a big gap between the new and the traditional estimates. Two of the most important variables to look
The Swedish experiment: Who were the guinea pigs?
The Swedish response to the pandemic was described by many as a risky experiment. “Sweden bucks global trend with experimental virus strategy” – Financial Times, 25/03/2020 Today, one year later,