Disease-related literacy is critical in shaping practices and controlling the spread of an outbreak of an infectious disease. Unfortunately, the dissemination of inacc...

One year after the first reported case of COVID-19 in Portugal, on the 2nd of March 2020, we are acquiring knowledge at an unprecedented pace on this new infectio...

Introduction: Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS) is described as a hematologic condition characterized by nephrotoxic
monoclona...

Diabetes is a very common chronic disease in the Portuguese population, with an estimated prevalence of 13.6% in the adults. Doubts often arise regarding the best prep...

A breast cancer diagnosis can greatly impact many young women and trigger a series of psychological and social challenges, particularly a fear of death or recurrence. ...

Introduction: The international and national literature as well as studies carried out in universities in Portugal show there is excessive alcohol con...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges for healthcare services and has led to changes in the usage pattern of the ped...

Introduction: Rotavirus infections are a leading cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in children under five years old. In December 2019, Portug...

Headache is one of the most common neurological symptoms of COVID-19. It has an estimated prevalence of 6% to 71% with most studies reporting 6% to 21%. It often appea...