17-Mar-16 India’s largest doctor discovery platform Practo has launched services in Brazil, its sixth location. This makes it one of the few homegrown Indian consumer Internet startups to capitalize on high-growth global markets. Practo is already present in Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. [image: Practo]

08-Mar-16 NuVasive Inc, a spine surgery medical device company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Mega Surgical, its exclusive distributor in Brazil. "This acquisition... will allow for direct contact with surgeons and key opinion leaders throughout the country where direct relationships are a preferred method of doing business," said Jason Hannon, EVP International. [image: NuVasive]

21-Feb-16 News organizations have been furiously covering Zika virus, a mosquito-borne disease which reappeared in Brazil in late 2015 and has since resulted in over 1.6 mn cases. The World Health Organization declared Zika a public health emergency in Feb-16. From tracking the disease over time to visualizing the spread of mosquitoes, Zika has been covered in different compelling, visual ways. [image: Vox]

05-Feb-16 The public health system run by Rio de Janeiro's state government reached breaking point at the end of 2015 after authorities admitted to a budget shortfall, which was blamed on a drop in oil revenue. But Rio's doctors' union, SinMed, and the state's Regional Medical Council also suggested that public funds had been misused. [image: Priscilla Moraes / Al Jazeera]

04-Feb-16 SThe US and Europe are the traditional leaders in medtech, but others are hot on their heels. China's market is expected to grow at 7.4% until 2019. Medtech companies in Mexico save 19% on manufacturing costs compared with the US. Turkey's industry is expected to grow at 8.5% until 2018, and Malaysia supplies 80% of the world market for catheters. [image: MD+DI]