Vol. 50 No. 148 (2026): Saúde em Debate

Opening editorial of the first regular issue of ‘Saúde em Debate’, signed by the president of CEBES, Carlos Fidelis da Ponte: “In September 2026, the Brazilian Center for Health Studies (CEBES) will mark 50 years of existence and continuous struggle for the universalization of the right to health and the guarantee of dignified living conditions for all people. […] The commemorations […] far from being limited to institutional celebrations, are moments of critical reflection, reaffirmation of principles, and renewal of the militant commitment to the construction of a more just, solidary, and democratic society. This commitment runs through the history of the journal ‘Saúde em Debate’, which, since its foundation, also 50 years ago, has been a privileged space for critical reflection, knowledge production, and intellectual intervention in the field of collective health”.

Topics covered: Bullying victimization among Brazilian students; Employment relationships and length of service of primary care professionals in Brazil; Biodanza as an Integrative and Complementary Practice within Brazil’s Unified Health System; Care after treatment for breast and endometrial cancers; Maternal deaths due to COVID-19 in Pará; The distribution of ophthalmologists in Brazil in 2024; School Health Program; Regional inequality in public dentistry in the state of São Paulo; Risk factors in the nursing category of a private hospital; Mental health care for adolescent drug users in the socio-educational care; Knowledge and attitudes of primary healthcare professionals and managers regarding aging; cervical cancer mortality in the state of Paraná; Regulation of substances by ANVISA; Gender inequalities in violence against sexual minorities in Brazil; Women workers in the Antônio Júlio settlement; Evaluation of training in Primary Health Care; Federal funding of Primary Health Care in Brazil; Assessment of medical education; The etonogestrel subdermal implant into the Brazilian Unified Health System.