The 2023 Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) redefines Atypia of Undetermined Significance (AUS) by introducing subclassification into AUS with nuclear atypia and AUS-other. This change reflects growing evidence that the risk of malignancy is subtype-dependent. For endocrine surgeons, this means that cytology can no longer be interpreted in isolation: AUS subtypes must be integrated wit...
Health education is complex and, in schools, involves not only specific teams, but also management, organizational climate, and curricula. In this context, we understand collaborative management as a model in which school leaders promote the involvement of the school community, are based on open communication processes, and are receptive to innovation. Networking, enhanced by digital technologies, is one of the...
Study question: What is the contribution of genetic defects in Portuguese patients with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH)? Summary answer: Approximately one-third of patients with CHH were found to have a genetic cause for their disorder, with causal pathogenic and likely pathogenic germline variants distributed among 10 different genes; cases of oligogenic inheritance were also included. What is k...
Tourism in Madeira has been a common subject of recent studies, which analyse the current tourist phenomenon, especially throughout the 20th century. About what took place prior to that, only a few annotations remain. We can guarantee, and are not the only ones to state, that the history of Madeira’s tourism is still in the making.Being the island of Madeira a tourist destination par excellence, it is required ...
A educação para a saúde é complexa e, nas escolas envolve não apenas as equipas específicas, mas também a gestão, o clima organizacional e os currículos. Neste contexto, entendemos a gestão colaborativa como um modelo em que as lideranças escolares promovem o envolvimento da comunidade escolar, assentam em processos comunicacionais abertos, são recetivas à inovação. O trabalho em rede, potenciado pelas tecnolog...
Portugal is a country with a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The prevalence of CVD and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors among T2D patients followed in hospitals in Portugal is not known. The primary objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of CVD and CV risk factors among T2D patients in a hospital setting in Portugal. The clinical management of CVD in the ...
“Reabilitação cardíaca: evidência e fundamentos para a prática” é um livro organizado e maioritariamente escrito por 6 pessoas geograficamente afastadas, mas que o destino quis juntar. O que nos une? A paixão pela reabilitação e, mais em concreto, pela reabilitação cardíaca. Para além dos 6 principais autores, este livro contou com a preciosa colaboração de mais de 30 autores distribuídos ao longo dos diferente...
Editorial
Portalegre é uma cidade do interior do país que enfrenta alguns constrangimentos no que concerne ao seu desenvolvimento.O setor do Turismo surge como uma oportunidade para desenvolver economicamente a cidade, ajudando ao surgimento de novos negócios, à criação de emprego e à fixação da população e atração de novos residentes.Neste artigo, pretendemos apresentar uma análise em torno do desen...
In about 28% of patients, dyslipidemia has a secondary cause. Many times, the treatment of these causes can lead to the total correction of dyslipidemia. We describe the case of a 50-year-old female patient with class II obesity and primary biliary cirrhosis, evaluated for mixed dyslipidemia with poor control (statins and fibrates were being administered) as well as abnormal liver tests. The investigation carri...