14 / November / 2025 José Gomes Temporão: “Prevention must guide the fight against cancer” Tackling cancer goes beyond treatment and must be viewed as a sociopolitical challenge, says FIOCRUZ researcher and former Minister of Health Por Bruno de Pierro
12 / November / 2025 Black and Indigenous women die more often from cervical cancer, survey shows Researchers from São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Bahia map data and show the impact of racism on the healthcare system Por Marina Gomes
28 / August / 2025 HIV diagnosis and management linked to national income Infectious disease specialist Fernanda Fonseca, from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, comments on a study that exposes inequalities in access to rapid HIV diagnosis and treatment. Por Moura Leite Netto
20 / June / 2025 Online gambling exposes health issues and regulatory challenges Gambling websites are growing in popularity worldwide, affecting the finances and mental health of millions of people Por Editorial staff
20 / March / 2025 Cancer mortality on the rise Epidemiological transition from cardiovascular disease to cancer is challenging researchers and health systems, says a Brazilian researcher Por Moura Leite Netto
07 / February / 2025 Study reveals factors that increase the risk of oral HPV infection Research points to behaviors and characteristics associated with the virus and reinforces the importance of vaccinations Por Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
15 / October / 2024 More resistant fungi challenge scientists A species found in patients’ blood becomes more virulent at 98.6 °F when exposed to antiviral drugs, a phenomenon that may become more common with global warming Por Editorial staff
04 / September / 2024 “Chaos will not swallow my humanity” Family physician and pediatrician Mariana Sato explains how she manages to combine art, science, and medicine to humanize patient care in Brazil’s public health system Por Marina Gomes
01 / August / 2024 Organ transplants in Brazil: The challenges Science and the health system seek to improve the socially and financially costly donation/transplant process Por Bartira de Aguiar Roza
25 / June / 2024 Contemporary challenges for communication and health In the virtual world, reliable information now has to compete with the so-called post-truth, pitting scientific knowledge and subjective beliefs against one another Por Claudia Malinverni
