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How Noncommunicable Diseases Are Redrawing Latin America’s Healthcare Map

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How Latin America Is on the Frontline in the Fight Against Fentanyl, Opioid Addiction

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Rounds of the Week: Brazilian Foodtech, Healthcare Staffing Startup Secure Funding

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Government Partnerships Are Key to Growth, Says Novartis President for Latin America

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Mexico Abortion Ruling from Supreme Court Brings Nationwide Decriminalization

The move comes two years after the court unanimously declared criminalizing early-term abortion unconstitutional

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How Inequality In Colombia Can Make Growing Old a Tougher Ordeal

For every $100 of wealth created in the last 10 years in the country, $45 has gone to the richest 1% and only $12 to the poorest 90% of the population

Línea Latina

One-Third of Immigrants In US Benefiting from DACA Program Still Lack Healthcare

The figures emerge amid a dispute over the suspension of the program proposed by nine Republican-held US states

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Healthcare Costs for Ethnic Minorities In the US Top $450 Billion, Up 40% Since 2014

Healthcare expenditure for minorities in the US has increased 40% between the years 2014-18, with the Black/Afro-American population representing the largest burden

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Why Is the US Banning the Most Controversial Abortion Pill in the World?

The FDA had given approval for the most common abortion method in the country over 20 years ago

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US-Born Latinos More Vulnerable to Chronic Illnesses than Other Ethnicities, AHA Says

A study by the American Heart Association says Latinos are more prone to developing asthma, chronic kidney disease, diabetes and severe obesity

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In Test for Gabriel Boric, Chile’s Private Healthcare System Is on Verge of Collapse

Insurers known as Isapres are falling further behind on payments to medical providers and warning of bankruptcy as they stare down a court order demanding they compensate clients for years of overcharges

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Latino, Black Dialysis Patients In US Face Greater Risk of Infection

Fifty-percent of the US population on dialysis are Hispanics or Afro-Americans, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Línea Latina

Immigrant University Graduates In the US Could Help to Fill the Talent Gap

Immigrants graduate in high-demand fields such as STEM and healthcare, while 60% of immigrant college graduates have at least a master’s degree, compared to 53% of US-born college graduates

Startups

Rounds of the Week: N1co, Liti, Perfekto and Leapr Secure Funding

Fintech, healthtech, foodtech and metaverse are the industries that raised seed-stage capital in Latin America this week

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Brazilian Former Central Bank Chief Invests in Gene Bank Startup

Armínio Fraga and Eduardo Mufarej, former CEO of Tarpon Investimentos, are putting $2 million into gen-t

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Healthtech mexicana capta pre-semilla por US$1,1 M para cuidar la salud mental

Cuéntame busca impulsar la salud mental de los colaboradores, no sólo en México sino en América Latina. La ronda conseguida fue liderada por Impacta VC

Brazil News

Florida Wants to Make Brazilian Butt Lift Procedures Less Deadly

The state is rolling out new safety rules for plastic surgeons to help cut the risk of the popular cosmetic procedure

Startups

Gympass Debuts the Trainiac App in Brazil; Is It Flexing Its Muscles for an IPO?

The wellness startup made its personal trainer app available to Brazilians and shared with Bloomberg Línea its next steps

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Black and Hispanic Americans Are More Likely to View Face Masks as Essential

Minority communities have seen an outsized impact from the pandemic almost from the start

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Chilena Examedi levanta US$17 millones en Serie A liderada por General Catalyst

La healthtech que lleva los exámenes médicos a domicilio en Chile y México usará el financiamiento para el desarrollo de productos y su expansión geográfica.

Tecnología

Ainnova Tech llega a México desde Costa Rica para prevenir la retinopatía diabética

La healthtech costarricense detecta a tiempo la retinopatía diabética con ayuda de inteligencia artificial y así previene la ceguera de los pacientes. Ahora llega a México de la mano del programa de SoftLanding de Startup México.

Tecnología

La healthtech argentina que usa AI para salvar mujeres con cáncer de mama

A principios de mayo Mamotest fue reconocida por el World Economic Forum como Pionera Tecnológica. Con ayuda de inteligencia artificial ha alcanzado a más de 600.000 mujeres de México y Argentina.

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How Brazil is Preparing for the Arrival of Monkeypox

The country’s health authorities recommend isolation and have created a ‘situation room’ to monitor the spread of the virus

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What Is Monkeypox and Should We Be Worried About It?

Cases of a rare virus related to smallpox have been reported in the US, UK, Canada and Spain. Here’s what we know

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