Health

Disregarding the sanitary measures imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will lead to less economic recovery and, consequently, higher unemployment, Health Minister Daniel Salas warned. "Here we are all being responsible, assuming what can happen with health services and...

The COVID-19 Pandemic, which has infected more than 13 million people and caused nearly 550,000 deaths around the world, has changed us in many forms

As part of the support by the US embassy to Costa Rica to help in the fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic, 107,000 surgical masks, and 38,000 N-95 masks were donated to the Costa Rican Social Security Fund. The donations, valued...

The horseshoe crab has 10 eyes, has been around for over 300 million years, and its pale blue blood might be the key to keeping us healthy

The prototype to disinfect N95 masks from COVID-19, developed by scientists from the Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC) and the private company Plasma Innova

The First Prosthesis with a direct connection to bone, nerves and muscles was created by the Mexican Max Ortiz Catalán, who lives in Sweden

More than four months have passed since Costa Rica reported its first case of Coronavirus, which was diagnosed in a tourist who was visiting the country. Although since then the disease has spread throughout the territory, affecting thousands of...

Starting this Monday, we will once again enter the dynamic we had before," says Daniel Salas. The Minister of Health stated that the date of opening borders is maintained for August 1st, despite the rapid growth in the cases...

“Modern medicine emphasizes, and rightly so, the importance of science. The focus, however, frequently shifts our attention from the true goal of medical care: the patients.”This idea was stated by William Osler (1849-1919) for the integral care of patients...

The National Health authorities stated this week that they will again permit the therapeutic use of hydroxychloroquine to treat patients with COVID-19. This statement came from Román Macaya, President of the Costa Rican Social Security System (CCSS), but acknowledging...