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Fatty Pancreas: Disease or Finding?Lucas de Lucena Simões e Silva, Matheus Santos de Sousa Fernandes, Eline Autran de Lima, José Tadeu Stefano, Claudia P. Oliveira, José Jukemura
Clinics. 2021;76C:102
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“Scientific Evidence for Homeopathy”Marcus Zulian Teixeira
Clinics. 2023;78C:100255
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Highlights
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Homeopathy is based on heterodox and complementary four scientific assumptions.
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Pseudosceptics deny these assumptions and any scientific evidence that proves them.
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The dossier describes hundreds of clinical and experimental studies in homeopathy.
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The dossier demystifies the fallacy that “there isn't scientific evidence for homeopathy”.
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The profile of adolescents assisted by the emergency department of a Brazilian private tertiary hospitalAlberto Carame Helito, Ricardo Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Ana Helena D'Arcadia de Siqueira, Carol Machado Ferrer, Guilherme Ramos de Faria, Isabella Rocha Morais, Julio Cesar Arnoni Junior, Mateus de Paiva Breziniscki, Christian Valle Morinaga
Clinics. 2024;79C:100502
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Adolescent particularities are not always considered for consultations at the ED.
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Flu-like symptoms were the single main reason for adolescents to search for immediate health care.
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Limb trauma was more common in younger and male teenagers.
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Acute abdominal pain/trauma were the most frequent causes of hospital admissions.
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There was a strong correlation between age and both admission rate and severity.
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Medical errors, medical negligence and defensive medicine: A narrative reviewIvan Dieb Miziara, Carmen Silvia Molleis Galego Miziara
Clinics. 2022;77C:100053
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This article defines medical errors and medical responsibility from a Brazilian perspective.
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This article calls attention to the risks of medical liability and the unethical use of defensive medicine.
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The authors propose some procedures and attitudes to avoid medical errors like the use of technology at the bedside and computer-based protocols.
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The authors state that a good and ethical medical practice can avoid medical liability.