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A geriatric population suffering from multiple diseases is creating a shift in the home care market towards a more precision-based personal care model.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and medical device manufacturers are concerned with the increasing hacking attacks on medical devices.

Obesity is increasing at a high pace with one in every five Brazilians obese. More than half the population is overweight.

According to the report by the Medical Union of Uruguay, the country has become a recipient for foreign medical professionals.

The economic downturn resulted in 22% decrease in imports across all major medical devices and equipments.

Microbiologists have discovered a novel way to prevent bacteria from growing such implants which could have a direct impact on the recovery of patients after surgery.

Scientists from Argentina and Cuba have developed “Vaxira”, a vaccine against lung cancer which will be commercially available by Elea laboratories from July.

Americas including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, United States, and Venezuela signed an agreement on health ethics in the 2017 Conference on compliance in [...]

The global smart medical devices market was estimated at USD33.7 billion in 2015 and is anticipated to grow at 7.8% to reach USD66.1 billion by 2024. Amongst the smart devices, diagnostic and [...]

Brazil is the largest hospital infrastructure market in Latin America, but remains fragmented. While there are over 7,800 hospitals in the country, the average hospital is relatively small (24 beds).