Who knew that Babies Born in the Azuero would have Heavy Metals in their Bodies?
Panamanian scientists warn that babies in Azuero are born with heavy metals in their blood, acquired from the womb. The discovery reveals an alarming relationship between environmental pollution and genetic damage.
A group of scientists from the Azuero Institute of Medical Sciences has issued a serious warning: babies in the region are being born with heavy metals in their blood, transmitted from their mothers during pregnancy. Beyond the presence of these toxic substances, what concerns the research team is their potential impact on newborns’ DNA, with consequences that could manifest throughout their lives. This is unprecedented research in Panama and one of the first in Latin America to seek to understand how environmental pollution can affect health even before birth.
Babies born with metals in their blood? Deputies ask the Ministry of Health to investigate. A scientific study in Azuero detected the presence of heavy metals in the blood of newborns, raising alarm in the National Assembly. Deputies are demanding an urgent investigation into the pollution of the La Villa River and its effects on public health. Several deputies expressed their concern yesterday in the National Assembly over a study by the Azuero Institute of Medical Sciences that warns that babies are born with heavy metals in their blood transmitted during pregnancy.
