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Patient checking a digitally signed medical certificate as a PDF on her phone, straight after the video consultation on the laptop behind.

TelemedicinaAugust 2026

Online medical certificate in Brazil: when it counts and what it must contain

An atestado issued in a teleconsultation counts at work when there was a real consultation, a doctor registered with the CRM and a verifiable digital signature. What the document must contain, how HR checks it, and when a teleconsultation should not issue one.

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Doctor comparing earlier results while building the test request on the computer, sample tubes in a rack beside him.

Exames e diagnósticoAugust 2026

Requesting laboratory tests in Brazil: how the medical request works

A test request exists so that the result means something. What the request must contain, which tests a laboratory will run without one, how the digital request works, and why testing without an indication hinders more than it helps.

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Informative Global Health infographic about diabetes, with the slogan "Medicine Anytime Anywhere." In the center, a hand holds a blue glucose meter showing a reading of "120 mg/dL" after a fingertip blood-drop test. On the left, the main headline reads "DIABETES THE SILENT DISEASE."

EndocrinologiaJuly 2026

Diabetes: The Silent Disease

Brazil now ranks 6th in the world for diabetes cases, with 16.6 million people affected — many still undiagnosed. See the warning signs, the most effective treatments available today, and what the future of care may look like.

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