Influence of Disease Knowledge on the Metabolic Control of Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Aim:  Diabetes mellitus is a prevalent disease in the Portuguese population and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Its proper therapeutic management is multifactorial, with lifestyle habits having a major impact. Studies show that poorer metabolic control is associated with deficient knowledge related to diabetes, lower self-efficacy, and limited patient empowerment.

Nasal Irrigation With Saline Solution for Pediatric Acute Upper Respiratory Infections: A Systematic Review.

Acute upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are defined as infectious diseases confined anatomically to the upper respiratory tract, with a duration of up to 28 days. Treatment for URTIs in pediatrics typically involves antipyretics and decongestants and, at times, antibiotics, despite most infections being viral. Nasal irrigation with saline solution is frequently used as an adjunct treatment for URTI symptoms.

Standing balance test for fall prediction in older adults: a 6-month longitudinal study.

Background: A core component of older adult health care assessment includes identifying fall risk, which also includes identifying those with subtle balance deficits.

Objective: To compare body displacement of the Center of Pressure (CoP) and time held during the balance test. Also, to examine whether balance tests at baseline can predict falls after 6 months.

Pathways of physical activity behavior after an intervention with students from vulnerable areas: a cluster randomized controlled trial based on a socioecological approach.

Efforts are needed to better understand what are the effective pathways that can optimize success in school-based physical activity interventions. This study aimed to investigate the mediators of a school-based intervention in the practice of physical activity in Brazilian students. The Fortaleça sua Saúde [Strengthen Your Health] program followed 1,085 students (11-18 years) over a semester.

Fatal Oropouche Virus Infections in Nonendemic Region, Brazil, 2024.

We report acute Oropouche virus infections in 2 previously healthy women from a nonendemic region of Brazil outside the Amazon Basin. Infections rapidly progressed to hemorrhagic manifestations and fatal outcomes in 4-5 days. These cases highlight the critical need for enhanced surveillance to clarify epidemiology of this neglected disease.