BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian agency that regulates health insurance plans has opened an investigation into allegations that a hospital […]
Brazil's COVID-19 response cost thousands of lives, says humanitarian group
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The Brazilian government’s “failed response” to the pandemic led to thousands of otherwise avoidable deaths […]
Nowhere as worrisome for COVID-19 infections as South America, Brazil concerning: PAHO
BOGOTA (Reuters) – South America is the most worrying region for COVID-19 infections, as cases mount in nearly every country, […]
Uruguay confirms presence of Brazilian COVID-19 variant
FILE PHOTO: Health workers register prisoners before they receive the Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during a campaign to vaccinate […]
Brazil COVID-19 testing shrinks as cases and deaths accelerate
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil has scaled back coronavirus testing in recent months even as infections soar and it […]
Brazil notches new daily COVID death record
Brazil broke its record for new daily COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday with nearly 2,000 fatalities, as the pandemic overwhelms hospitals […]
Study traces the origins of Chikungunya in Brazil
New evidence suggests that Chikungunya virus arrived in Brazil at least one year earlier than it was detected by public […]
In a medical first, baby born from a deceased donor uterus transplant
In what could prove to be a major advancement for couples facing infertility, the first baby born from a deceased […]
‘We’ve lost a lot of kids to gun violence’
I got to Rio in ’97 and was working for a big Brazilian charity organisation, but it quickly became clear […]