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Portuguese Health System recommends procedures that limit first aid assistence

4 de Março, 2022 / Susana Esteves / ,
The portuguese National Health Service (SNS) updated, in March 2020, the first aid recommendations provided by citizens to victims of drowning, choking or cardiorespiratory arrest, due to the pandemic context. The document, which

NEJM article supported on a false asymptomatic case was not withdrawn and continues to be cited worldwide

3 de Março, 2022 / Nuno Machado / ,
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

Masks in the community – Are we following science?

22 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado /
The use of masks by healthy people in the community has been presented by several agents as one of the most important and effective measures during the pandemic. But, is

Fake news about the effectiveness of masks spread by the media

14 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado / ,
Leading newspapers published fake news about the effectiveness of masks, based on a BMJ study. The titles speak of a substantial decrease in “Covid incidence”, but editors of the scientific

Protest by truck drivers against Covid measures gives rise to State of Emergency in Ottawa (Canada)

14 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Tiago Bebiano /
“Out of control” was what the mayor of Ottawa called the situation of the truck driver protests inside the Canadian capital, leading to the declaration of a state of emergency.

Study: No considerable differences were found between Covid and non-Covid ventilated patients

14 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado / ,
One study compared the respiratory physiology, clinical outcomes, and extrapulmonary clinical features of severe Covid-19 with non-Covid acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). No significant differences were found. Although patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) illness

Long Covid in children and young people: most symptoms are similar to those who have not had the disease

14 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado /
A systematic review of studies revealed that the frequency of most persistent symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and young people was similar to the uninfected (control group). In some

Correlation: Confinements and mortality (2020)

7 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado /
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

BMJ condemns censorship policy by Facebook fact-checkers

7 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Tiago Bebiano /
On the 3rd of November of 2021, Howard Kaplan, a retired Israeli dentist, posted a link to a BMJ research article in a private Facebook chat. The article reported bad

EU Ombudsman calls for transparency in case of exchanged messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO

7 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Cemiclay Santos / ,
The European Union (EU) Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, asked for a clear and transparent explanation regarding the exchange of messages between Ursula von der Leyen and the executive chairman of pharmaceutical

Analysis of the severity of Covid-19 in children

10 de Janeiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado / ,
14 children (up to 17 years old) were admitted to intensive care units (ICU) with Covid-19 in Portugal. The vast majority (11) belonged to risk groups for severe Covid-19, including

Analysis shows lack of data in communication on vaccine effectiveness

3 de Junho, 2021 / Susana Esteves / ,
Research by the University of Waterloo’s School of Public Health and Health Systems says there is mandatory data regarding the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines that is not being reported by
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