Introduction: Medical affairs have evolved over the last years from being a support function to a proactive and strategic pillar of pharmaceutical companies. Consequently, the characteristics and strategic priorities of medical departments have adapted to this constantly changing environment. The last study that characterized pharmaceutical companies´ medical departments was performed ten years ago, and many ev...
Background: Cooking skills represent an important yet often overlooked form of social and cultural capital, influencing dietary quality and health outcomes. As modern societies face growing challenges related to unhealthy eating patterns and a loss of traditional food practices, understanding the societal role of culinary competence becomes critical. This study explored the association between culinary skills, ...
A síndrome de Marine-Lenhart é uma causa rara de hipertiroidismo, que se caracteriza pela coexistência de doença de Graves e um nódulo funcionante ou bócio multinodular tóxico. Apresenta uma prevalência de 0,8% a 2,7% em pacientes com doença de Graves, com poucos casos descritos na literatura. Aqui descrevemos o caso de uma mulher de 67 anos, sem antecedentes pessoais relevantes, enviada à consulta por hipertir...
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Background: Obesity is one main 21st-century pandemic, emerging at younger ages and presenting several health problems and increasing risks of multiple diseases involving metabolic pathways related to inflammation (e.g., cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer risk). Recent data suggest that the microbiome is connected with obesity pathophysiology. Nonetheless, scarce information is available about gut mi...
Os desafios associados ao desenvolvimento do desempenho humano e atlético constituem uma preocupação permanente dos diversos treinadores que, diariamente, procuram auxiliar os seus atletas a alcançarem os melhores resultados. Considerando a natureza multifatorial associada ao desempenho humano, poder-se-á especular sobre se a metodologia do treino será apenas uma peça do puzzle que explicará a melhoria ou declí...