10 Apr
The debate on the coercive vaccination is raised many times with the example of the acceptance of the implementation of the mandatory use of seat belts in motor vehicles. It is a very popular approach usually led by those who lack scientific training in vaccines. Seat belts are no vaccines, and motor vehicles are not [...]
20 Jan
During the climacteric period, before, during and after the menopause, hot flushes are common. In general they can be endured without great discomfort and subside with time, but there are cases of great intensity and persistence. This paper discusses the marketing of Veoza (fezolinetant) for the relief of hot flushes. The issue is that it [...]
13 Sep
In occasion of the ongoing trilogues on the European Medicines Agency (EMA) extended mandate, Members of the European Alliance for Responsible R&D and Affordable Medicines urge the Council to ensure the new Regulation enhances clinical trial transparency and upholds good governance. As explained in a letter published today, it is crucial that information on [...]
1 Feb
Mandatory vaccination against covid19 of health care workers is proposed because there are vaccines that might reduce the transmission of the virus, SARS-CoV-2, and might protect both the health workforce and patients. The question that arises is scientific and ethical because of the fact that we do not yet know whether the vaccine will prevent [...]
8 Aug
No one knows very well how to save the capitalist economy from its own general and pandemic debacles. There are only conjectures. They seem to express an ideological and desiderative a priori rather than a realistic and rigorous analysis of the present state of affairs: neoliberals stubbornly demanding for more market and lesser state (as [...]
8 Aug
From an epidemiological perspective favelas need to be protected not only due to population density, but also given the high social vulnerability; in view of equity, a key principle of the SUS. However, when protective measures are guided by crime organizations instead of by the government itself, we question whether the former have greater humanitarian [...]
23 Mar
Coronaviruses have been with us for thousands of years, and we are prepared to overcome their infections. If you have traveled to Wuhan (China) or have had close contact with those who have traveled there and have severe catarrhal symptoms with respiratory distress, consult your doctor especially if you have any underlying disease. In all [...]
