Global Health Security Agenda

​Gestational diabetes is a condition characterized by increased blood glucose levels that appears during pregnancy, usually in the second or third trimester. In most cases, this change disappears after birth. For the baby, gestational diabetes can bring risks such as excessive fetal growth, a greater chance of hypoglycemia shortly after birth, breathing difficulties and an […]

Dark urine can be caused by a decrease in water consumption during the day or due to the habit of holding in pee during the day, and it can also be caused by a urinary infection, kidney stones, problems with the liver, bile duct, changes in the iron biosynthesis pathways, as in the disease called […]

Respiratory allergy is an exaggerated response of the immune system to allergenic particles, causing symptoms such as a runny or stuffy nose, difficulty breathing, wheezing or itchy nose and eyes. Respiratory allergies can be caused by contact with dust, pollen, animal hair or mold, for example, and are more common in people with a genetic […]

Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary genetic disease, passed from parents to children, which leaves red blood cells shaped like a sickle, which makes it difficult to transport oxygen to the body, resulting in symptoms such as excessive tiredness and paleness. Furthermore, the altered shape of red blood cells also increases the risk of blockage […]

Sickle cell anemia can cause symptoms such as recurrent attacks of pain, yellowing of the skin and eyes, swelling of the hands and/or feet and, in the most severe cases, episodes of stroke, due to the destruction of red blood cells and obstruction of blood vessels. This anemia is caused by a genetic change that […]