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Remdesivir and corticosteroids in the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Coelho, Luís; Falcão, Fatima; Povoa, Pedro; Viegas, Erica; Martins, Antonio Pais; Carmo, Eduarda; Fonseca, Candida; Campos, Luis; Mansinho, Kamalok; Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic infection caused by the newly discovered severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Remdesivir (RDV) and corticosteroids are used mainly in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure. The main objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of remdesivir with and without corticosteroids in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. We conducted a...
Global warming and heat waves risks for cardiovascular diseases
Caldeira, Daniel; Dores, Hélder; Franco, Fátima; Baptista, Sérgio Bravo; Cabral, Sofia; Cachulo, Maria do Carmo; Peixeiro, António; Rodrigues, Rui10.1016/j.repc.2023.02.002; Global warming is a result of the increased emission of greenhouse gases. This climate change consequence threatens society, biodiversity, food and resource availability. The consequences in health involve the increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease and cardiovascular mortality. In this position paper we summarize the data from the main studies that assessed the risks of temper...
A prospective, observational study to evaluate adverse drug reactions in patien...
Falcão, Fátima; Viegas, Erica; Carmo, Ines; Soares, Joana; Falcao, Margarida; Solano, Mariana; Cavaco, Patricia; Mendes, Dina; Rijo, João; Povoa, Pedro© European Association of Hospital Pharmacists 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.; OBJECTIVES: Since the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the pressure to minimise its impact on public health has led to the implementation of different therapeutic strategies, the efficacy of which for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-1...