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- AI triage in the emergency room: what the studies say
A 2026 meta-analysis shows AI failed to recognize 39% of the most severe triage cases. BBC heard experts on AI in the lines of Brazil's SUS.
- WHO: the world will be short 11.1 million health workers
A WHO report of 9/18/2026 projects a shortage of 11.1 million health workers in 2030 and shows that nearly 1 in 4 doctors is over 55.
- Yellow September 2026: listening is being present
Yellow September became law in 2025, and in 2026 CVV's theme was "Listening is being present". What changed and where to get help: CVV 188, free, 24 hours.
- Meu SUS Digital: mental health care through remote service
In August 2026, Meu SUS Digital began offering up to 100,000 remote sessions a month to people struggling with betting, and youth gained Pode Falar.
- ANPD and 500,000 patients' data: what the LGPD requires
In July 2026, Brazil's ANPD opened sanction proceedings over an incident with health data of 500,000 patients. What the LGPD requires of record keepers.
- Language barriers in the consultation: the unseen risk
A 2026 study in Catalonia: 85% of health workers face language barriers, and machine translation can create a false sense of understanding.
- Grief in the pandemic: the risk to the heart, measured
A study of 5 million adults in JAMA Network Open shows that grief raises heart risk, even more so during the pandemic. What it calls for in care.
- CFM Resolution 2,454/2026: AI in medicine has rules
In force since 8/26/2026, CFM Resolution 2,454 treats AI as support: the doctor decides, the patient is informed and each system is classified by risk.
- Mental health sick leave: 546,000 cases in Brazil in 2025
Brazil's Social Security granted 546,254 sick leaves for mental disorders in 2025, up 15.66%. Anxiety and depression lead. What the numbers say.
- Chronic low back pain: what the WHO guideline recommends
The WHO's 12/7/2023 guideline on chronic low back pain backs exercise, education and psychological therapy and advises against opioids, belts, traction.
- Law 14,510/2022: what Brazil's telehealth law guarantees
Signed on 12/27/2022, Law 14,510 authorized telehealth for every health profession, with patient consent and the right to refuse.
- CFM Resolution 2,314/2022: Brazil's telemedicine rules
CFM Resolution 2,314/2022 created seven forms of telemedicine, left remote care to the doctor's judgment and required the patient's consent.