Judicial demand of medications through the Federal Justice of the State of Paraná.

Objective: To describe the profile of lawsuits related to drug requests filled at the Federal Justice of the State of Paraná.

Methods: A cross-sectional study, and the data were obtained through consulting the lawsuits at the online system of the Federal Justice of Paraná.

Results: Out of 347 lawsuits included in the study, 55% of plaintiffs were women, with a median age of 56 years.

Profile of the newly graduated physicians in southern Brazil and their professional insertion.

Knowledge of the profile and professional integration of new graduates enables adjustments in medical education. This study evaluated 107 graduates from a private institution in the Brazilian South region, using a self-administered electronic questionnaire. There were similar participation of young physicians of both genders and higher male concentration in general surgery.