South America

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Why Brazil Needs EpiPens

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

The Mathematical Solution to Snakebites

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

Migration

Joyful and Painful Tales of Migrant Reunions

Why integration services for immigrant families matter

Gender

Revolutionizing Maternal Care in Colombia

How the Hospital Padrino strategy is bringing care to underserved communities

Food

What Brazil’s “Poison Package” Means for Global Food Supplies

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

Poverty

Argentina's Quarantine—The Long View

To build on the country's early success against COVID-19, we should envision an overall Latin American pandemic response

Governance

Estimating the Latin Wave of Coronavirus

Projections show potential impact of COVID-19 on Latin America—Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador among the hardest hit

Poverty

Handwashing Is Crucial for Combating Coronavirus

Expanded hand-washing access could save thousands of lives from diseases like COVID-19—especially in low-income settings

Governance

Coronavirus in Ecuador

Pandemic highlights need for a future broad, multidisciplinary, independent commission to inform science-based decisions

Trade

Coronavirus in Latin America

How will the region cope with COVID-19 pressure on health care systems, weak economies, and unstable politics

Food

How to Find Healthy Processed Foods? Just say Na+

Reducing the world’s sodium intake should start with industry, and lessons from the United Kingdom show it can work

Governance

The Human Toll of Political Strife: Malaria’s Rise in Venezuela

Crisis-fueled resurgence of disease in Venezuela threatens progress made by several South American countries

Urbanization

Unseen Diversity, From Jungle Hut to City Flat

Study explores how diversity of chemicals and microbes changes along an “urbanization gradient” across Amazon rainforest