
Um bebê de três meses ficou gravemente ferido em um acidente de trânsito em Vista Alegre, na Serra Gaúcha, e foi transportado de helicóptero da Polícia Rodoviária Federal para um hospital em Caxias do Sul após atendimento inicial em Nova Prata.
AI-generated summary
O acidente ocorreu em Vista Alegre, cidade pequena da Serra Gaúcha com cerca de 1,5 mil habitantes. A criança sofreu politraumatismos e precisou de transferência aérea devido à gravidade dos ferimentos.
Um bebê de três meses ficou gravemente ferido em um acidente de trânsito ocorrido no interior de Vista Alegre, cidade com aproximadamente 1,5 mil habitantes na Serra Gaúcha.
A criança sofreu politraumatismos e foi levada inicialmente ao Hospital São João Batista, em Nova Prata. Devido à gravidade do quadro de saúde, o helicóptero da Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF) foi usado para levá-la até um hospital de Caxias do Sul, na Serra Gaúcha, na tarde deste sábado (5).
"O bebê foi transportado sob acompanhamento de equipe médica a bordo até a unidade hospitalar de referência, onde profissionais de saúde já aguardavam prontos para iniciar o suporte avançado", afirma a PRF.
A ação contou com o apoio do Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência (Samu) e da Defesa Civil.
Após acidente grave, bebê de 3 meses é levado para hospital em helicóptero da PRF — Foto: PRF
Após acidente grave, bebê de 3 meses é levado para hospital em helicóptero da PRF — Foto: PRF

The Unified Health System (SUS) offers free IUD insertion in 23 health units in Maceió. The process includes medical evaluation, prior exams, signing of a consent form and post-procedure follow-up with ultrasound.

Former minister José Dirceu announced the completion of treatment against lymphoma and the disease's remission. Diagnosed in May, he underwent treatment at Hospital Sírio-Libanês, in São Paulo, and will focus on recovering at home during the final stretch of the electoral campaign.

In the United States, 66-year-old patient Timothy Andrews lived for nine months with a transplanted genetically modified pig kidney, allowing him to stop dialysis. The procedure, unprecedented in durability, was led by Brazilian doctor Leonardo Riella, from Massachusetts General Hospital. After the pig's kidney developed lesions, Tim received a human kidney transplant. Research suggests that pig organ transplantation could become an option in the American healthcare system within five years.

Anvisa authorized the exceptional import of the drug ALN-6457, still in the pre-clinical phase, for the treatment of influencer Lito Sousa, who will be the first person in the world to test the substance against Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare, progressive and incurable brain disease.

Medsafe, New Zealand's regulatory agency, has authorized two psychiatrists to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA for the treatment of severe PTSD, making the country the second in the world to approve the use of the substance for this purpose, after Australia in 2023. The decision was supported by Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour, who highlighted the potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy.

The main medical associations in the United States released recommendations for vaccines against seasonal flu and Covid-19 this Wednesday (2), after the CDC lost credibility due to the role of Robert Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health, known for his vaccine skepticism. The academies of pediatrics, family medicine and the infectious diseases society have presented their own guidelines for the fall of 2026 in the northern hemisphere, emphasizing the need for clear, science-based guidelines. Since the pandemic, vaccination rates have fallen in the US, triggering a resurgence of measles. Kennedy Jr. initiated vaccine policy reform in 2025, including the suspension of the hepatitis B recommendation for newborns and changes to Covid-19 and measles guidelines, measures suspended by a federal judge in March for ignoring scientific methods.