NEWS, INSIGHTS AND ANALYSIS ABOUT Innovation in health

From DNA research to AI in genetics, genomics is transforming disease diagnosis, treatment, and personal health care

The future of “Software as a Service” and what it means for the healthcare sector

Check out the interview with the leadership of Azidus, a company specializing in clinical research

The new supplementary health sandbox and the expected consequences, according to lawyer Rogério Scarabel

Especialistas apontam tendências para o mercado de saúde em 2025, destacando avanços tecnológicos, novas terapias e desafios regulatórios, além de perspectivas estratégicas para os próximos cinco anos

How sustainability and innovation can improve efficiency and access to care

What do experts say about what works or doesn't work in artificial intelligence technologies applied to health

The factors that caused the rise and fall of Chinese health insurance, Xiang Hu Bao, and Rogério Scarabel's perspective on the case

We interviewed Daniel Zylbersztejn and Eduardo Miranda, members of the Brazilian Society of Urology, about culture, prevention and the future of men's health.

The beginning of the construction of the brazilian nuclear reactor and its impact on the fight against cancer and other diseases

From representation in clinical trials to new treatments, the women's health market is gaining attention and investments to meet unique needs

Destrinchando o mundo das terapias avançadas com a ajuda de Francisca Peixoto, da LifeLink Ventures e Suy Anne Rebouças, da JGP Health Care.

Problems related to compensation and supply chain supply challenge the country's health systems

Cardiovascular health in the last 20 years and the main news for this specialty in 2024, according to cardiologists Diandro Mota and Roberto Cury.

In the healthcare market, it is possible to come across several terms ending in “tech”. Some concepts sound similar, but they're not really the same. And it is precisely in this difference that the market potentials lie. See what each one represents.

Psychiatrists share how apps, wearables, and software are changing the way they deal with mental health

Understand the potential impacts of the new clinical research law on the Brazilian health market

Interview with Jorge Armando Rodríguez, economist, professor of economics at the National University of Colombia and former minister of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia

What to expect from the psychedelic market in 2024? A brief overview with insights from the CEO of Scirama Psychedelic Science and the CEO of Clínica Beneva helps us to think about the future

Understand how access to healthcare works in Mexico! A Brief Guide to Health Rocks

Understand how Chilean Health works! A Brief Guide by Health Rocks

What Mauro Couri, operational superintendent of Unimed FESP and Rogério Scarabel, a lawyer specializing in supplementary health, say about the heated discussion regarding the treatment of ASD in private health

Experts Leila Bagaiolo, Claudia Romano Pacifico and Raquel Del Monde talk about the future prospects for the TEA scene in Brazil and the importance of dialogue with society

A Brief Guide to the Argentinian Health System

Understand how Colombian Health works! A Brief Guide to Health Rocks

The current panorama of rare diseases and the prospects for the future, according to geneticist Ciro Martinho and Antoine Daher, president of Casa Hunter, Casa dos Rares and Febrararas

Other diseases are in the spotlight, the difference between techbio and biotech, difficulties in raising funds and what should change in the biotechnology market in the coming year

Learn more about the evolution of precision medicine, the challenges, possibilities, and investments in Brazil and the world.

In 2022, the country had a total of 153,831 patients on dialysis, marking a growth of 57.6% over the last decade and a notable increase of 182.1% in the period from 2003 to 2022

With the pandemic, awareness has increased about the importance of daily choices for a longer and healthier life, stimulating the vitamin market, which has a great potential to be explored in Brazil.

In the field of health in the silver economy, a latent demand is related to the mental and cognitive health of the elderly population, who are often neglected and isolated from society

Alexandre Chiavegatto navigates the universe of artificial intelligence in health, answering the biggest current questions on the topic

In the midst of a market with a large supply of professionals, complaints about dental plans and a supplementary system concentrated on major players, W. Dental is differentiated by its focus on experience.

The area of dentistry has undergone a period of appreciation and is one of the targets of attention and interest in health care in Brazil and in the world.

Eduardo Medeiros tells how healthtech Welbe emerged and consolidated in the occupational health market in Mexico.

The pandemic boosted health innovation in Latin America, which has been led by healthtechs, especially Brazil and Mexico.

In an interview, Olivier Capoulade and Morgan Autret, founders of Omens, comment on the male sexual health scene in Brazil.

In an interview, Marina Ratton and Marília Ponte, from Feel, share their perception about femtechs and the women's sexual health market.

In an interview, Ubiraci Mercês, founder and CEO of Sanar, recounts the company's trajectory and ponders medical education in Brazil.

Medical education in Brazil faces challenges that range from the lack of residence vacancies to the emergence of ChatGPT.

Alexandre Santini, CEO of the Altana Network, discusses dehospitalization in Brazil and the world, addressing the model of transition hospitals and home care.

Dehospitalization has been seen as a possible trend in health, but there is still a lot of space in the Brazilian market, both for home care services and for transition hospitals.

Denis Cruz, CEO of SimCo, who is in the middle of the market for popular clinics, shares his vision on this scenario.

In short, popular clinics emerge from a gap left by the SUS and operators, expanding access to health in Brazil.

The current health model, marked by fee for service, is experiencing a crisis. The possibility of a value-based model is questioned.

In an interview, Cesar Abicalaffe discusses the current health scenario and the challenges of the value-based healthcare model.

Fernando Soares, CEO of CM Tecnologia, assesses the potential of data integration in health and the main market challenges.

Interoperability is one of the most discussed guidelines in the health sector today, in the public and private spheres, with the expectation of contributing to a more efficient system. But what does that mean?

Exclusively, CEO of HRTech Closecare ponders the context of fraud in medical certificates and talks about the gap that the company saw.

Health fraud is still a somewhat invisible topic, but it causes losses that impact the entire chain of supplementary health.

The supplementary health system faces difficulties at the tip of operators experiencing losses, service providers who are slow to receive, and clients who suffer from readjustments. Is there a way out?

Population aging is a reality and has implications for the health system and the market. In response, there is the growth of the silver economy, which generated US$ 300 billion worldwide in 2019.

Lukas Fischer, CEO of Endogen, ponders the main challenges of the Brazilian medical cannabis market and believes that there will be a prevalence of the model proposed by RDC No. 327, which allows it to be marketed in pharmacies.

Despite obstacles closely related to the stigma of recreational use, the medical cannabis market is growing in Brazil and around the world, especially for the treatment of refractory conditions.