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On January 21st, between 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, the initiative “Hands-On Tutoring: Building Tutoring Practices in Higher Education” will take place online,...
January 9, 2026
Dr Joana Teixeira has completed her PhD at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon with a dissertation entitled “Influence of cognitive...
December 19, 2025
Dr David Berhanu has recently completed his PhD at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, with a dissertation focused on non-invasive...
December 19, 2025
It is with great pride that Católica Medical School announces that on December 16, 2025, Professor Cláudio Areias Franco, CBR researcher and faculty...
December 18, 2025
Mahdiya Erfani was born in Afghanistan, but today she says that her "home" is Lisbon, the city that gave her ‘safety in a way she had never experienced...
December 16, 2025
The Católica Medical School (CMS) is partnering with the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL) to offer the course “Statistics and Data...
December 11, 2025
Applications are now open for a representative on the Transform4Europe (T4EU) Student Council. The selected candidate will represent students from the...
December 9, 2025
CBR hereby announces the opening of an international call for applications for one vacancy of applied research assistant to perform duties of science and...
December 4, 2025
Advancing knowledge in parasitology, a field crucial to global health Sara Silva Pereira , a researcher at the Católica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR)...
December 3, 2025
CBR hereby announces the opening of an international call for applications or one Research Fellowship for a Master's degree holder, under the terms of UCP...
November 25, 2025

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January 9, 2026
Healthnews
Between March and May 2026, the Faculty of Medicine of the Catholic University of Portugal and Hospital da Luz Lisboa will host the fourth edition of the Global Pharma executive course, a leading training program for leaders in the pharmaceutical...
09/01/2026 - 19:24
Healthnews
January 7, 2026
Antena 1
How to get back into a sleep routine after vacation | Episode 3 January 7, 2026 For both children and adults, sleep is fundamental to our physical and mental health. Pediatrician Ana Rita Constante helps parents get back into a sleep routine after a...
07/01/2026 - 18:01
Antena 1
January 7, 2026
Visão
Opinion article by Ana Rita Constante Children exposed to screens play less and spend more time sitting or standing still (sometimes starting sedentary habits before they even begin to walk). They have reduced concentration and difficulty controlling...
07/01/2026 - 17:55
Visão
December 23, 2025
Público
This difference between the idealization of Christmas, with its dominant narrative of happiness, and the experience of life not being so enchanting, can trigger feelings of personal failure. Traditional Christmas is a family celebration, a huge event...
23/12/2025 - 13:06
Público
December 17, 2025
Renascença Online
With a 90% confidence rate, reducing doubts among family doctors and delays in diagnosis are the main objectives of the " Dermamatica " technology, which may be implemented in Portugal. When a patient suspects that a skin lesion may be skin cancer , they...
17/12/2025 - 14:24
Renascença Online
December 17, 2025
Medjournal
Católica Medical Scool will launch the first edition of a pioneering program in Portugal dedicated to the study and clinical practice of sleep in childhood. The international course starts on January 16, in a blended learning format, and will be taught...
17/12/2025 - 10:22
Medjournal
December 15, 2025
Observador
Even accepting the irreversibility of nature, it is possible to strive for healthier aging. But there is still a long way to go; in many areas, almost everything remains to be done. Autumn is considered the season of nostalgia: it evokes more twilight...
15/12/2025 - 12:22
Observador
December 3, 2025
O Jornal Económico
Sara Silva Pereira has led the Parasite-Vasculature Interactions Laboratory since 2023, integrated into the Católica Biomedical Research Centre, where she investigates how African trypanosomes, parasites responsible for sleeping sickness, interact with...
03/12/2025 - 17:40
O Jornal Económico
December 3, 2025
Sapo
International Day of Persons with Disabilities, observed on December 3rd, raises awareness of rights, dignity, and inclusion. In this context, there is an essential figure who too often remains invisible: the informal caregiver. In this article, Vítor...
03/12/2025 - 17:34
Sapo
December 2, 2025
Expresso
A research team at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa has discovered how the flu virus manages to manipulate human cells to reproduce and is developing an antiviral that promises to prevent severe illnesses in the future. (...) You can read the full...
02/12/2025 - 15:09
Expresso

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