Tests of Trump-touted drug suspended – Panama use banned
Tests of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a remedy for COVID-19 — touted by President Donald Trump, who said he was...
HEALTH
17 seniors in Red Cross shelter virus outbreak
A total of 17 elderly r adults living in a shelter administered by the Panamanian Red Cross were confirmed with ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Gorgas institute gets $2million for rapid testing as virus cases pass 10,000
As Panama passed the 10,000 mark of Covid-19, cases the Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported, on Thursday, May 21,...
Patients in ICU lowest since April 2
The number of patients in ICU in Panama at 68 is the lowest since April 2 said the epidemiological report...
HEALTH: Mad Cow Disease and Cosmetics
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reopened comments about its policy of allowing some intestines, but not...
6,194 coronavirus recoveries
The number of accumulated cases of Coronavirus in Panama reached 9,867 on Tuesday May 119 day 72 since the first...
