Call for firing of ministerial adviser after doctor’s covid-19 death
Family members, medical colleagues of Dr. Carlos Manuel Mendoza Gobea, who died of covid-19, have requested "the dismissal of ministerial...
HEALTH
Fines up to $150 for misuse of masks on the Metro
Passengers who do not wear or misuse masks intended to combat the spread of covid-19 on Panama Metro will face...
Doctor killed by covid-19 lacked funds for transplant
Dr Carlos Manuel Mendoza 31, who was infected with COVID-19, while working with an ambulance service, died on Wednesday, October...
Party goers send alarm signals to health authorities
As images circulate on social media of weekend parties in El Chorrillo with strident music fireworks and people without masks...
HEALTH: ‘You can poison food if labeled properly’
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM In 1993, the Harvard Nurses’ Health Study found that a high intake of trans fat...
Panama University plans study of Trump-hyped drug
The University of Panama Medical School plans a clinical study of the drug, hydroxychloroquine, hyped by President Trump and used...
Bars and restaurants in Casco Viejo caught flouting covid health rules
Ministry of Health (Minsa) personnel and members of the Joint Task Force in Friday evening inspections in Casco Viejo, detected...
Panama has most Covid-19 cases in Central America as surge looms
On October 11, Panama had t 120,303 cases of Covid-19 the most in Central America and the number increases daily...
Remdesivir fails to cut covid deaths
The antiviral drug Remdesivir, considered one of the most promising treatments against Covid-19, turns out to be ineffective in preventing death...
HEALTH: Herd immuniry a mirage
The idea of letting the Covid-19 virus circulate freely to achieve herd immunity, postulated at the beginning of the pandemic,...
Doctor dies as overstretched staff battle virus
A day after the Panama Nurses Association announced the death from Covid-19 of a fourth nurse, the staff at Hospital...
London on high alert as UK bans home meetings
AFP- London and seven other areas of England will go to the "high" alert level at midnight on...
