Health

All About the So-Called EU “Vaccine Passport” and Its Implication to Latin American Travelers

Those who live and move about in Europe will now travel not with one passport, but with 2 passports. This past week the so-called Green Digital Certificate began to function with which the European Union will allow its citizens...

Protect Your Children! Vaccinate Them against Chickenpox

The World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that immunization is one of the greatest successes of modern medicine. And expanding access is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Today, vaccination prevents 2 to 3 million deaths each year. Costa...

“Safe Food”: The Importance of Proper Food Handling

The problem of food handling does not discriminate race or nationality, nor is it a problem of a specific part of the population; In fact, these dangerous practices for health come from poor hand washing to the purchase of...

Pill that Prevents HIV Transmission Will Now be Available in Costa Rica

Starting July 12th, the drug Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), used to prevent the spread of HIV, will be available in Costa Rica. This pill is ingested daily and orally and will be delivered in some care centers of the Costa...

Older Adults Can Prevent Diabetes by Increasing Their Muscle Mass

Confinement due to the COVID-19 Pandemic can cause an increase in sedentary lifestyle in older adults and, this lack of mobility, translates into less muscle mass, necessary to control blood glucose, produce movement, maintain postures, protect the joints and...

How to Strengthen the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents

At times when socialization restrictions such as the current ones that are in place must be maintained, attention must be paid to mental health, especially that of children and adolescents who tend to share freely with their peers. But how...

Costa Rican Social Security Will Apply 1.5 Million Doses of Influenza Vaccine

The vaccination against influenza will be developed in parallel with the immunization campaign against COVID-19

Experts Recommend Physical Activity to Those Who Have the Sequelae of COVID-19

Tiredness, muscle weakness, dyspnea,  shortness of breath and cough are the most frequent sequelae that people who were diagnosed with COVID-19 have. This was explained by Dr. Milena Molina, physiatrist in charge of coordinating the interdisciplinary team that approaches...

Learn About the Benefits of Yoga On the Body And Mind

Yoga is a discipline with multiple benefits that contributes to mind and body, practiced by more than 500 million people around the world. For this reason, June 21st is celebrated as International Yoga Day. Its habitual practice can change...
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Top Chefs Gather at Tabacón Thermal Resort & Spa for Exclusive October Gastronomic Series

LA FORTUNA, COSTA RICA — Eight guest chefs will join Saúl Umaña, Culinary Director of Tabacón Thermal Resort &...