News of medicine

Virus crisis forces distance learning on Argentina's student doctors

10-09-2020 08:42 Thousands of students from the faculty of medicine at the University of Buenos Aires have been studying virtually since educational institutions were shut down in Argentina in March.

Coronavirus pandemic

Clinical trials of equine serum for Covid-19 patients begin

28-07-2020 15:21 Argentina this week started clinical tests on patients using a hyperimmune solution based on equine serum, a potential medicament for treating people with Covid-19.

Science and technology

Groundbreaking 'portable ultrasound' could revolutionise Argentina's healthcare

11-03-2020 12:04 Executives at the Butterfly Network, which designed the product, unveiled game-changing tech to students and faculty at the Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Buenos Aires on Monday.

by Joseph Charney

Journalist's death

Supreme Court rules Pérez Volpin manslaughter case to move forward

11-06-2019 17:02 Supreme Court throws out appeal from defendant accused of manslaughter in the case of the late journalist and politician Deborah Pérez Volpin in 2018.