Doctors back away from Trump touted medicine
Doctors who are part of the advisory team of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) say that Panama should rethink the...
Year: 2020
HEALTH: Will meat follow smoking exit path?
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM When famed surgeon Michael DeBakey was asked why his studies published back in the 1930s...
OPINION: Throwing crumbs to science
The scientific knowledge and high training of Panamanian researchers have been essential to face the pandemic. Our talent has innovated in...
PANAMA Phase 2 reopening set for May 26
Step 2 towards the reopening of Panama’s economy will begin on Tuesday, May 26, if the Rt (number of transmissions...
Costco worker gets raise after mask incident
NEWSER– "I'll just put you on my 3,000-follower Instagram feed, mostly locals," said an irate customer to a Costco worker...
OPINION: Nothing wrong What’s to hide?
The challenge presented to Latin American countries by the Covid-19 pandemic fueled some of the worst instincts of governments in...
96,000 virus patient study debunks Trump drug claims
A study published Friday, May 22 in a prestigious medical journal found that the anti-malarial drug President Donald Trump claims he is...
Anti face mask rebels out of step with polls
Author Anand Giridharadas on Friday shared on social media what he called an "end-of-empire" video featuring a compilation of Americans...
Homicides up 27% in “citizen security” era
Quarantine and curfew restrictions in the wake of the pandemic have not slowed the rise in homicides with an increase...
$12 million luxury yacht goes up in flames
Firefighters from three Panama stations and Panama’s Sea and Air Service (SENAN) battled a fire on a $12 million Discovery...
Oxford University includes children and seniors in vaccine trials
The University of Oxford announced on Friday that it will include children and the elderly among the more than 10,000...
Panama President gets media broadsides
Panama President Laurentino got blasts from both of the country’s journalism associations and from La Prensa, on Friday, May 22,...
