"Libre de Plástico" (Free of plastic), is an initiative that began to have more momentum through the incredible EcoFeria Camino Real project in Dominical, which takes place every Friday from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm at Plaza Patron’s.
Keyna, Grettel,...
One more death re-ignites the discussion: Should the general practitioners practice plastic surgeries, even though they did not specialize for it? In Costa Rica, this is allowed. However, associations and the same College of Physicians and Surgeons recommend looking...
At that moment my feet were submerged in hot water inside of a beautiful metal container, floating petals, and leaves. Around me, shelves full of small jars that looked like potions, in all of the white atmosphere there was...
The Unique Digital Health File (EDUS), implemented by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), has the function of integrating the different levels of medical care in the country, through an online system that allows consulting the history of...
A patient suffering from cystic fibrosis developed cancer shortly after receiving a lung transplant from a smoker in France, according to a study published in the journal Lung Cancer, which warns about the risk of using such organs.
The deceased...
MarÃa Laura Chacón is a young Costa Rican woman who started her most rewarding experience 5 years ago by joining the medical-humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders and traveling to African countries to offer her help. She studied general medicine...
As the century progresses, there will be less beer and it will be more expensive to get. Climate change is causing a greater frequency and intensity in droughts and heat waves, which will affect cereal production. A recent study...
For some time up to now, Costa Rica has debated a bill for the cultivation of marijuana which, until now has not had any agreement. In various countries of the world (Uruguay, Netherlands, Portugal, the United States -specifically the...
A trio of scientists from the Clodomiro Picado Institute of the University of Costa Rica (ICP-UCR) collaborated in the creation of the first antidote capable of neutralizing the venom of the Black Mamba serpent made with human antibodies.
The antivenom...
Few people know that food is related to emotions and when pictures of stress are presented during the day, food becomes a method to control them.
"Unfortunately, when everyday careers are presented, the most common products to buy are packed,...
