Almost half of Brazilians are unaware of the most prevalent hereditary disease in the country, points out unprecedented research

According to the Ministry of Health, 7 million Brazilians suffer from Sickle Cell Disease

The market against science: Alexandra Elbakyan steals from publishers to give scientists

Dissatisfied with the publication model, Elbakyan founded the Sci-Hub website in 2011, at the age of 23 which provides free access to millions of scientific publications that, legally, should be paid for

Magnifying glass over science: scientific publications forced to reconsider review processes

The retraction of an article is foreseen in the protocols of renowned journals when some type of misconduct, fraud or error is detected

Racism in science: vulnerability and inadequacy of the health system

Doctors must recognize the damage caused by discrimination and racism and consider this environmental disease agent as a vital sign

BSTM hosts webinars to discuss COVID-19 and tropical diseases

On Wednesday, July 22, the fourth webinar will be held

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