Health

"We don't have a vaccine for our mental health as we do for our physical health." These are the words of Lisa Carlson, former president of the American Public Health Association, in recent statements. She expressed her concern about...

After evaluating various requests, the National Vaccination Commission made adjustments to the immunization campaign against COVID-19 that is taking place in the country. Although the five groups into which the program was divided were maintained, in the case of...

Experts recommend to the National Vaccination Commission adjustments in the Costa Rican immunization program against COVID-19 to achieve greater effectiveness. Luis Rosero, the demographer, and Ronald Evans, epidemiologist and head of research at the School of Medicine of the...

Costa Rica has recently acquired a modern cancer treatment equipment, being it a particle accelerator that allows the production of radioisotopes. It is the first cyclotron to reach Central America and is located at the University of Costa Rica.This...

The first vaccinated citizens against the novel Coronavirus in Costa Rica will receive their second dose of treatment on January 14th. The coordinator of the Expanded Immunization Program of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), Leandra Abarca Gómez,...

The study "Marketing trend of fruits and vegetables in time of COVID-19" indicates that consumers orient their purchases of fruits and vegetables according to four trends: safety, sustainability approach, consumption of local products and consumption of food that reinforce...

The Costa Rican authorities reported this week that the vaccination process against COVID-19 in the first priority population group is progressing smoothly according to the number of doses that the country is receiving each week from the pharmaceutical company...

On Wednesday, January 6th the country reached a total of 177,614 confirmed cases of COVID-19. In total we have 87,191 women and 90,423 men, of whom 155,025 are Costa Rican and 22,589 are foreigners, who have been affected by...

Staying active, resting well and eating healthy are part of the recommendations provided by experts to gain mental and physical healthSelf-care is an activity learned to maintain personal and collective well-being; it is characterized by self-esteem, autonomy, among other...