Latest news and stories about medical services in education in Portugal for expats and residents.
Fortunately, the urgency of a medical 're-humanisation' is already shaping the future beyond our borders at universities of excellence.
The proposed change could worsen the problem of the shortage of 'clinical teachers' and impact 'healthcare provision', says Carlos Robalo Cordeiro.
This article discusses the necessity for nursing education, research, and health service organization to adapt to the multicultural realities of society. It emphasizes the importance of aligning these aspects with the diverse needs of patients to improve healthcare outcomes.
The old Cerco School, previously inaccessible due to drug-related issues, is being repurposed into a local health unit, marking a significant shift towards improving community health and safety.
A new course at UTAD has introduced 40 additional places for students aspiring to study Medicine, while polytechnic institutions have expanded their offerings in special competitions. Overall, public education systems now provide a total of 78,283 places.
Institutions, however, continue to train the doctors who work at the institute that ensures pre-hospital emergency care.
The Spanish Kidney Foundation led the work published in the journal “Clinical Kidney Journal”.
The president of the National Association of Medical Students emphasises that “a few years ago” there were too few vacancies for the number of newly qualified doctors. Currently the problem is the opposite: vacancies now tend to remain unfilled.
The first residency programme in Emergency and Urgent Medicine in Portugal began this Thursday.
The Central Algarve Hospital is expected to open within four to five years, nearly two decades after the date promised when the foundation stone was laid during José Sócrates's first government. The date follows the signing of the strategic agreement for the new health infrastructure this Monday, between the ...
The incident affected 65 pupils and teachers.
The research has centred on resident alveolar macrophages, immune system cells that constitute the first line of defence in the lungs.
Two Cape Verdean researchers aim to strengthen the diagnosis of blood cancer and the “rational use” of antibiotics in Cape Verde through projects funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, with the goal of improving healthcare in the country.
A new study from the Karolinska Institute strengthens evidence that Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), the common cause of glandular fever, can trigger an immune response that damages the brain and may contribute to the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). The research supports the hypothesis that EBV infection is a key environmental driver of MS, a chronic inflammatory neurological disease affecting nearly three million people worldwide, in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system.
The aim is to create a scientific database to improve understanding of risk factors.
Scientists have developed a blood test that can predict Crohn's disease years before symptoms appear, paving the way for early diagnosis and potentially for prevention through a vaccine, it was announced today.
Two-thirds of people with cancer no longer die from the disease. Screening, prevention, management and public information should be the focus.
The teacher was reportedly pushed and required hospital treatment.
Bills from PCP, Chega and Livre were rejected due to votes against by PSD and CDS-PP and abstentions by PS and IL.
Researchers have shown that a dried drop of fingertip blood—collected via a simple finger-prick—can reveal biomarkers associated with Alzheimer’s disease, offering a less invasive, more accessible route to early diagnosis. Improving and validating blood-based tests remains a key research challenge to ensure sensitivity, specificity and clinical applicability compared with current invasive or costly methods.
The boy had several visible burns when he arrived at the school, which immediately called emergency services.
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Patients will be able to perform audiometric tests at home using a system developed by researchers at the University of Coimbra. Oncological treatments with cisplatin are associated with irreversible hearing loss.
At the Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics in Lisbon, Pedro Assis’s team is developing a system capable of delivering radiotherapy more effectively.
