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An Aedes aegypti mosquito with the dengue-blocking Wolbachia bacteria is seen at a laboratory in the Wolbito do Brasil plant, in Curitiba, Brazil, on September 1, 2025.

Highway Expansion Linked to Dengue Surge in the Amazon

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Paving the Interoceanic Highway through Peru's Madre de Dios region led to more than 10,000 additional cases of dengue, study finds

Norma del Carme Blandin, a cancer patient, sits in a wheelchair inside her bedroom, at the Casa-Albergue, in Managua, Nicaragua, on October 20, 2017.

The Economics of Lung Cancer and Drug Delays in Latin America

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A new analysis unpacks the extent of how slow regulatory approvals hamper cancer drug availability in Latin America

COP30 and the Climate Consequences of Ignoring Sanitation

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The Belém Health Action Plan offers a blueprint for bridging climate and sanitation

A woman pours a pot of recycled grey water into a toilet in drought-stricken Graaff-Reinet, South Africa, on November 16, 2019.

Why Yellow Fever Demands a Seat at COP30's Climate Negotiations

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In November, leaders will gather in the heart of the Amazon, a living symbol for climate-driven epidemics

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, on February 2, 2016.

Brazil's Population Fragility Taxes National Health Systems

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Rising noncommunicable diseases and aging are exposing structural weaknesses in the world's largest public health system

Elderly people dance on a street during the International Day of Older Persons in Sao Paulo's Avenida Paulista October 1, 2013. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Health, Latin America, and the Promise of Artificial Intelligence

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Multiple crises burden health systems in the region, but AI offers potential for progress

Health, Latin America, and the Promise of Artificial Intelligence

Sloth Fever: Latin America's Oropouche Epidemic

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Without global collaboration and action to address root causes, Oropouche fever is likely to continue spreading

Sloth Fever: Latin America's Oropouche Epidemic

Why Brazil Needs EpiPens

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Easy access to anaphylaxis treatments such as epinephrine injectors is vital to preventing serious outcomes

Why Brazil Needs EpiPens

Brazil's Deadly Floods Expose Shortfalls in Disaster Preparedness

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A failure to create and implement policies for climate-related disasters left Brazil unprepared

Brazil's Deadly Floods Expose Shortfalls in Disaster Preparedness

The Mathematical Solution to Snakebites

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A Duke University team develops a math model to better distribute antivenom to the Amazonas

The Mathematical Solution to Snakebites

What Brazil's "Poison Package" Means for Global Food Supplies

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New legislation could weaken regulations on pesticide use, allowing for temporary approvals before risks are reviewed

What Brazil's "Poison Package" Means for Global Food Supplies

Blocs, the BRICS, and Global Health

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Recent geopolitical moves further reshape the international context for global health

Blocs, the BRICS, and Global Health