HEALTH: Explaining sepsis risk
By Dr. Alice Gallo De Moraes, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Who’s most at risk for developing sepsis, and what are the...
HEALTH
Sexed stymied as school pregnancies soar
As teen pregnancies in Panama continue at over 10,000, moves to introduce sex-education in schools remain stymied, largely due to...
2nd health strike kills 4 in poorest community
The second epidemiological outbreak in three months in Panama’s poorest community has claimed another four lives on top of the...
Hantavirus watch for carnival
With Carnival 2019 set to begin on Saturday, March 2 the health authorities in Los Santos, a major center of...
State poisoning survivors get annuity increase Health
Some 1069 survivors of the massive poisoning of Social Security patients, almost 12 years ago with a cough mixture containing...
Business group opposes sugary drinks tax
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (Cciap) has stepped into the debate over the taxing of sugary drinks and...
Whooping cough cases spreading
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) has detected eleven cases of pertussis (whooping cough) outside the Ngäbe Buglé region, two of...
Whooping cough deaths climb to 11
The number of child deaths due to whooping cough in the Ngäbe Buglé region has risen to 11 said The...
HEALTHWATCH: Best Food to Slow Resting Heart Rate
By Michael, Greger MD FACLM Monitoring resting heart rate has strong advantages. Taking your pulse is cheap, takes little time, is understandable to...
Sex education blocked as child pregnancies soar
Pregnancies among Panama aged 10-19 years continue to climb with a total of 10,405 entering pre-natal control facilities of the...
HEALTH: Hearing of a billion young at risk from smartphones
GENEVA, Switzerland – More than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through excessive use of smartphones and...
HEALTH: Helping the body and environment
Beans, lentils, pigeon peas ... all of them are indisputable protagonists of the Central American diet and a fundamental part...
