Health

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Ombudsman of Costa Rica has established the prevention and treatment of HIV a priority, as part of the World Day to Combat AIDS, which will to be held next Sunday.In a statement,...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The number of people covered by some type of insurance through the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) reaches 85% of the population, a figure that remained unchanged from the same period last...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The project to support research in humans in Costa Rica took a step this week by receiving a positive first vote in Congress, but still faces opposition from various sectors who believe that...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The United Nations warned Latin America on the emergence of new psychoactive substances in the region, causing serious consequences on consumers and the need to begin to train their authorities in detection mechanisms...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Malaria cases have decreased by 58% in Central America, but there are still 106 million people at risk of getting it because they are living in endemic areas said José Ruales, the representative...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Doctors at a hospital in San Jose successfully performed the first lung transplant in Costa Rica to a man who suffers from a degenerative disease.The procedure was performed Monday at the Calderon Guardia...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Ministry of Health of Costa Rica confirmed the death of a woman due to dengue, who became the first fatality from the virus in the country since 2010.The director of the Ministry...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Americans, yet to discover how Obamacare will affect their coverage and savings in the coming years, patients and baby-boomers are choosing a growing health care phenomenon abroad called medical tourism.Lack affordable health insurance...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica recorded a total of 41,510 cases of dengue fever, of which 111 were of the severe hemorrhagic variety, but the authorities have not recorded any deaths so far, official sources said...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - So far this year, 30,134 health products have been seized entering Costa Rica. However, it is unknown how many of these are products for performance enhancing steroids for athletes.Four high-level cyclists have been...