One third of cancer cases can be prevented. However, there are risk factors that cannot be controlled, such as age and genetic predisposition, especially in women who have mutations in these genes. Shutterstock/The Republic
A genetic alteration or mutation points...
In March 2020, the Government announced the measure to establish the health vehicle circulation restriction due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Two years later, President Carlos Alvarado announced this past Wednesday the end of this measure as of March 7th.
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There is no doubt that the human being has been evolving for hundreds of years since the stone age. The physical component of humans that has been seen and is threatened more and more with the emergence for some...
The Costa Rican Government announced this past Wednesday at a press conference that the capacity during the month of March will continue with restrictions due to Covid-19, which means that sports, cultural and academic activities, as well as shops,...
The story of this man is still surprising for the health authorities of that country. Well, his case could be mentioned as unprecedented around the world. Since the first Covid-19 test was carried out last November 2020, he began...
Although many people think of medical tourism as a way to get medical treatment at less cost, there is a flip side to this. The majority of individuals looking for medical care outside of their own country hope to find more affordable healthcare than they find in their home countries
Growth activity requires energy, so cancer cells metabolize nutrients in different ways than the healthy cells around them. In an attempt to kill the tumor without killing normally functioning cells, chemotherapy drugs target these pathways within cancer cells. This...
