[Present situation of hepatitis B in Chile].

Background: Hepatitis B virus infection generates carriers and 8% will evolve to a chronic phase.

Aim: To perform a compilation of studies on hepatitis B in Chile and other sources of information to estimate the impact of this disease in our country.

Material And Methods: Published and unpublished evidence about the infection, in the general population and risk groups in our country, was compiled and reviewed critically.

[Perception of abuse among medical students of the University of Chile].

Background: Even though studying Medicine and perceiving abuse seem to be two opposite situations, recent investigations in Chile and abroad find that this is a frequent and pervasive combination. These studies also report the negative effects in the lives of students as well as the impact on the profession as a whole.

Aim: To ascertain the perception of abusive situations in medical students during training at the University of Chile.