Pregnancy-associated deaths will increase in the COVID-19 era

Maternal mortality due to partner violence, suicide, and substance overdoses will increase due to COVID-19. Do blog da Maternal Health Task Force   By: Kathryn Mishkin, DrPH, MPH, MA, Associate Director of Evaluation, March of Dimes; Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, Chief Medical & Health Officer, SVP, March of Dimes; Roland Estrella, MS, MBA, Senior Director of […]

LONG-COVID IN CHILDREN – PARENTS AND FAMILIES’ PERSPECTIVES NEED TO BE HEARD

Frances Simpson is a founding member of LongCovidKids and LongCovidSOS and a Lecturer in Psychology at Coventry University. She is on Twitter: @FrancesorFran Carolyn Chew-Graham is a GP in Central Manchester and Professor of General Practice Research at Keele University; Carolyn’s main areas of interest include the primary care management of people with multiple health conditions and difficult […]

Grávidas correm risco 70% maior de infecção por Covid-19, diz estudo

Equipe de pesquisa coletou dados de 240 pacientes grávidas com Covid-19 em 35 hospitais e clínicas nos Estados Unidos Da CNN Brasil Estudo americano ressalta a prioridade de vacinas para gestantesFoto: Divulgação / Pixabay Um estudo publicado na terça-feira (16), no Jornal Americano de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, mostra que a taxa de infecção de Covid-19 […]

Pfizer begins coronavirus vaccine trial in pregnant women

Do The Hill   © Getty Images Pfizer and BioNTech on Thursday announced a new trial aiming to test the safety and efficacy of its coronavirus vaccine among pregnant women. The companies, which together produced one of the two COVID-19 vaccines the Food and Drug Administration approved for emergency use in the U.S., said in a […]

I’m an epidemiologist. I’ll be glad to get whatever vaccine I’m offered

The rapid development of effective, safe vaccines in just under a year is something of a scientific miracle Do Guardian   ‘Even the least effective vaccine available appears to reduce the risk of the things we care about most – hospitalisation and death – by a very large amount.’ Photograph: Michael Dantas/AFP/Getty Images At the start […]

FEATURE-COVID creates ‘fertile ground’ for genital cutting in Africa

Da Reuters NAIROBI, Feb 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Margaret heard the family making plans for her genital cutting ceremony last August, the 15-year-old Kenyan schoolgirl knew there was no room for negotiation. Her school in rural, western Kenya had been closed for five months due to the pandemic, and with no certainty when […]

O que significa cuidar de um filho numa pandemia?

O sofrimento das crianças na emergência da covid-19 deve levar os pais a responder à pergunta mais importante para a próxima geração —e agir Via El País   O menino é filho único e tem oito anos. Logo nas primeiras semanas da pandemia, ele elegeu dois bichos de pelúcia para serem seus parceiros. Quando jogava […]