It is important for rankings to be based on facts and not subjective measures. When done properly, rankings are insightful, giving a sense of perspective through comparison. Healthcare systems [...]
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).
Bupa Chile has entered into a cooperation agreement worth EUR 8 millions with Siemens Healthineers in order to make advances in diagnostics in its business units, specifically in IntegraMédica [...]
Despite strong differences among individual countries in their approaches to healthcare and development, as a region, Latin America remains a key market of interest for the pharmaceutical and [...]
Brazil contributed for the largest share, i.e. around 35% of the Latin America home healthcare market in 2013. Increasing healthcare awareness and rising healthcare expenditure on chronic [...]
The US President Donald Trump has affirmed to replace the affordable care act (also known as Obamacare) without informing precisely what will replace it. Until the new administration clearly [...]
