12 / February / 2026 “It wasn’t my plan”: One researcher’s journey from academia to the business world Physicist Amanda Bernardes explains how her academic training paved the way for her work in developing biotechnological solutions in the private sector By Marina Gomes
27 / January / 2026 “You cannot do good science in your spare time,” says author of study highlighted at European cardiology conference Cardiologist Pedro Lemos explains the intricacies of a large multicenter study involving over 3,000 patients, the results of which could be used by Brazil’s public health system (SUS). By Moura Leite Netto
14 / January / 2026 Rita Lobo: “Science makes an impact when it reaches people’s tables” Chef and TV host discusses partnership with scientists and strategies for tackling unhealthy eating in Brazil By Bruno de Pierro
06 / January / 2026 Applying science to a nation’s most urgent challenges Karin Herrera, vice president of Guatemala, discusses how scientific training guides public decision-making in a country with marked inequalities By Bruno de Pierro
14 / November / 2025 José Gomes Temporão: “Prevention must guide the fight against cancer” Tackling cancer goes beyond treatment and must be viewed as a sociopolitical challenge, says FIOCRUZ researcher and former Minister of Health By Bruno de Pierro
28 / August / 2025 HIV diagnosis and management linked to national income Infectious disease specialist Fernanda Fonseca, from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, comments on a study that exposes inequalities in access to rapid HIV diagnosis and treatment. By Moura Leite Netto
25 / July / 2025 “Health needs to be the driving force at COP30,” says Wellcome Trust director Alan Dangour, Climate and Health director at the research support foundation, believes that health must be at the core of decisions taken at the Climate Conference in November By Moura Leite Netto
15 / May / 2025 Otavio Berwanger: “We need to increase the efficiency of randomized clinical trials” Executive director of the George Institute for Global Health UK and chair in Clinical Trials at Imperial College London advocates for more efficient, innovative, and representative clinical trials based on pragmatic designs, digital technology, AI applications, routinely collected data, and patient and public involvement participation By Gilberto Stam
15 / April / 2025 Scientific self-correction: How David Mech undid the concept of “alpha wolf” American researcher reflects upon scientific self-correction and the challenges of updating knowledge in the face of deep-rooted concepts By Diogo Rodriguez
20 / March / 2025 Cancer mortality on the rise Epidemiological transition from cardiovascular disease to cancer is challenging researchers and health systems, says a Brazilian researcher By Moura Leite Netto
