Abstract Background: The impact of risk factors (RF) on morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) for most Portuguese-speaking countries (PSC) is little known. Objectives: We aimed to analyze the morbidity and mortality from CVD attributable to RF and its variation, from 1990 to 2019, in PSC, based on estimates from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019 study. Methods: We evaluated changes in cardiovascular RF, mortality rates and age-standardized disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) between 1990 and 2019. The correlation […]

In 2016 the Journal of the American Medical Association published a theme issue on medical education, which included an editorial by Golub emphasizing the importance of looking backward on past to advance towards the future. Golub went on to say that the changes in society, such as the shifts in ethnicities, in cultural norms and in health care systems, will lead to new comprehensive, creative and innovative educational models to improve the quality of medical education and patient care. Therefore, […]