Epidemiology of laryngeal cancer in Brazil: Historical data from 2000 to 2019.

Introduction: To determine the incidence, morbidity, and mortality rate of laryngeal cancer in two decades and its epidemiological, clinical, and histological characteristics by sex in Brazil.

Methods: This ecological study used three reliable sources of secondary data: population- and hospital-based cancer registries and the national mortality database. All data available from 2000 to 2019 were considered.

Comparative Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing Infections and Disease Progression from SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 and BA.2, Portugal.

We estimated comparative primary and booster vaccine effectiveness (VE) of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 and BA.2 lineages against infection and disease progression.

Workplace exercise in telework: implementation of distance postural health actions in times of pandemic.

Introduction: Telework, adopted by some companies as an alternative measure to ensure the continuity of services during the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic, can have an impact on workers' health, contributing to the onset of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and/or repetitive strain injuries. In this context, companies were required to develop strategies to ensure the implementation of occupational health actions through different means.

Objectives: To discuss our experience of implementing a remote workplace exercise program.

Face masks for community use: An awareness call to the differences in materials.

See related Reply See related Reply

Drug-induced hypersensitivity: A 5-year retrospective study in a hospital electronic health records database.

What Is Known And Objective: Hypersensitivity adverse drug reactions (HADRs) are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to identify cases of HADRs within a hospital electronic health records (EHR) database.

Methods: Data were extracted from EHR through the Portuguese catalogue of allergies and other adverse reactions (CPARA).

Phase II trial of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation in locally advanced cervical cancer.

Objective: Cervical cancer is a global public health challenge. Since 1999, platin based chemoradiation (CRT) is the standard treatment for those patients with locally advanced disease. However, this population still has a dismal prognosis and, alternatives approaches such as adjuvant chemotherapy are controversial, especially because of increased toxicity.