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Scientist with mask handling a pipette.

Working on neglected diseases in Chile

In a column written by Dr. Luis Pizarro and Pedro Bouchon they explain the urgency for countries like ours to tackle Neglected Diseases and the advantage for…

Gloved hand holding a patient’s hand

A painful public health problem

Over 10% of Chile's health care budget goes on treating chronic pain, which is the equivalent of the country's total yearly research investment, including…

Faculty members Arturo Borzutzky, Carolina Iturriaga, and the researcher José Antonio Castro-Rodríguez.

Concord 19: The First Clinical Study Worldwide Starts in Chile to Stop Outbreaks of Covid-19

In the context of the international study "CONCORD-19" in Chile, faculty members of the UC School of Medicine will lead the follow-up process of more than 300…