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ISPUP NEWSLETTER
SEPTEMBER, 2021
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COVID-19 infection and lethality in nursing homes was higher in the first wave of the pandemic |
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During the first wave of the pandemic, the risk of death from COVID-19 in nursing homes in the northern part of the country was 48% higher than outside these institutions. The information comes from an ISPUP study, with data referring to the period between April and June of 2020, when the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was experienced in Portugal. |
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ISPUP at the Infarmed meeting: September 16th |
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Henrique Barros spoke at the Infarmed meeting on September 16th, with the presentation "Testes e COVID-19: as respostas da epidemiologia", which we made available for consultation. |
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Exposure to green spaces protects children from allergic diseases |
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An ISPUP study has concluded that greater exposure to green spaces can protect children from developing allergies. |
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ISPUP study identifies gaps in suicide registration in Portugal |
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The study analysed mortality trends in Portugal over 132 years and concluded that there are flaws in recording the number of suicide cases in the country. |
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ISPUP awarded at the XX Congress of Food and Nutrition |
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Researchers from ISPUP won the first three prizes for best oral communications at the XX Congress of Food and Nutrition & II International Congress of Food and Nutrition, organised by the Portuguese Nutrition Association (APN), which took place online on the 23rd and 24th of September of 2021. |
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- RÁDIO RENASCENÇA. “Return to normalcy "cannot forget the lessons of the pandemic" (HERE).
- TVI24. "Covid-19: Henrique Barros insists on the need to continue testing to monitor the pandemic" (AQUI).
- EXPRESSO. "Covid-19. In the first wave, the risk of an elderly person dying in a nursing home was double that of dying outside it. There are two reasons that explain the difference" (HERE) and "Want to prevent your children from developing allergies? Live close to vegetation" (HERE).
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- Competition for the admission of a Superior Technician of Occupational Hygiene and Safety for the Occupational Health Service (HERE).
- Competitive application for Research Grant (Scientific area: Health Sciences) (HERE).
- Call for Scholarship for Research (Scientific area: Public Health) (HERE).
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- Introduction to Biostatistics and its Applications in Clinical and Epidemiological Research (HERE)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis: From diagnosis to treatment (e-learning format) (HERE)
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