COVID-19: study analyzes 250 thousand hospitalizations in Brazil

According to the study, 80% of patients who needed invasive ventilation died in the country. Mortality of hospitalized patients was higher in the North and Northeast, regions that have fewer hospital beds and ICUs per capita

Manaus: chaotic picture and successive records of infections by the new coronavirus

The more people continue to be infected with any variant of the virus, the greater the chance that it will evolve into something even more dangerous and uncontrollable

Amid the vaccine war, Brazil is still counting lost lives

This war threatens adherence to immunization and makes us watch the daily increase in the number of infected and dead

Interview

Research shows that IL-6 blockers used for rheumatoid arthritis reduce risk of death from COVID-19

In addition, patients who received tocilizumab or sarilumab recovered more quickly, leaving intensive care about 7 to 10 days earlier than those who received standard treatment

Case report

Case report: Intralesional or systemic meglumine antimoniate 5 mg Sb5+/kg/day

Alternatives for the treatment of the elderly with cutaneous leishmaniasis in basic health units

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Chief-editor:
Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

Assignment editors:
Guilherme Werneck
Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

Journalism:
Denise de Quadros
MTb 8458 DRT/RS

Translation:
Pedro Costa

Graphics and diagramation:
Leandro Matos