Over 30 medical groups urge vaccination condemn anti-vaxers
More than 30 medical societies across Panama have issued a statement encouraging parents to get their children aged 5-9 years...
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HEALTHWATCH: Do Cell Phones Affect Cognitive Function?
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM The World Health Organization concluded that cell phone radiation may cause brain tumors, but...
Investigation into no-consent sterilization of indigenous women
An investigation has been opened after a dozen Panamanian indigenous women reported having been sterilized without their consent in...
Doctor fined $6,000 for posting covid-19 misinformation
Dr. Marta María Roa De Gracia de Salteiro has been fined $6000 by the Ministry of Health (Minsa), because she...
Canada eases controls against covid-19
AFP - Canada announced on Tuesday the reduction of controls against Covid-19 at its borders, more than two weeks...
12 covid deaths as positivity falls to 14.5%
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported on Sunday, February 13, that 12 people died from Covid-19 bringing the accumulated...
97.3% of covid-19 deaths not fully vaccinated
Some 97.3% of patients who have died due to covid-19 did not have the full cycle of immunization reports the...
Full vaccination mandate for food handlers
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) has announced that people who require or carry white and green health cards to handle...
Uruguay and Panama health leaders meet virtually
THE HEALTH authorities of Panama and Uruguay held a virtual meeting on Thursday to exchange on the actions that both...
South Korea changes path on Covid control
AFP (Seoul) -- South Korea announced on Wednesday that it is abandoning its health policy of "trace, test and...
New covid cases decline but 22 deaths
The decline in active in new cases of Covid-19 continues but on Tuesday, February 8 there were 22 deaths, largely...
Health Ministry bosses arrested in swab scandal
Two senior officials separated from the Ministry of Health were arrested at their home in San Miguelito on Tuesday, February...
