Despite the restrictions imposed on the general population (resulting in a substantial drop in major accidents), we still need to provide appropriate care for high-ene...

In Portugal, as in many other countries worldwide, medical doctors are rarely allowed to have protected research time. As a result, almost all research conducted by ph...

The current epidemiological situation caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has forced us to adjust our lifestyle and most of our behaviors as no other rec...

Introduction: COVID-19 is caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Ocular manifestations have been reported including conjunctivitis and retinal cha...

The new SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is an example of an international public health emergency, which is associated with considerable social and economic challenges. At th...

Nogueira et al showed a counterintuitive consequence of Portugal’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic: the non-COVID-19 excess mortality outnumbered the COVID-19 ...

Introduction: Technical skills training is fundamental for clinical practice although poorly emphasised in undergraduate medical curricula. In th...

We are grateful for the interest and comments of our recently published study on excess mortality estimation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.
The aim o...

O impacto da pandemia pela COVID-19 é transversal a todas as áreas médicas, influenciando significativamente a prática clínica e, ai...