Convocatória: III Congreso de Investigadoras de Iberoamérica

La sede será en la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), los días 9, 10 y 11 de noviembre de 2016.

Red latinoamericana de blogs de ciencia

La red nace con el propósito de reunir esfuerzos de divulgación científica realizada por blogueros de diversos países latinoamericanos.

A convenient way to give birth

The article discusses the development of the cesarean sections techniques in Brazil and its widespread use.

Fiocruz hosts international events on global health, ethics and leprosy

5-6 May 2016. Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro

The Cambridge History of Religions in Latin America

This recently launched book covers religious history in Latin America from pre-Conquest times until the present.

Nuevo número de Culturas Psi

El número temático “Prácticas psiquiátricas y cultura de la subjetividad en España, siglos XIX y XX” está disponible online.

A picture of the baby

This case study analyses the effects of ultrasound scans in women and babies in three Brazilian hospitals.

The medicalization of the body

HCS-Manguinho’s latest edition explores the effects of medical interventions in people’s bodies and lives.

Marcos Cueto and Steven Palmer win a LASA book award

The book “Medicine and Public Health in Latin America: A History”, has been declared the winner of this year’s book award by the Health, Science, and Technology section of Latin American Association, LASA.

2017 DHST prize for young scholars

Each Prize consists of assistance with travel and accommodation expenditures to the 25th IUHPST/DHST Congress in Rio de Janeiro in July 2017.