Health

With the authorization of the first vaccine against COVID-19 in Costa Rica and the preparations for its application, a glimmer of hope looms in the population; However, the health authorities are emphatic in pointing out that neither the Pandemic...

The capacity to treat critical patients with the novel Coronavirus reached its peak, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) warned on the night of December 19th. Through a statement, in which no figures were specified, the institution reported...

The country has been through more than nine months of coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Pandemic leaves more than 146,421 accumulated cases, 608 hospitalizations (225 in ICU) and 1825 deaths

Christmas and the end of the year are synonymous with celebration in the company of family and friends, of festivity, hugs and good moments in group. However, this year due to the Pandemic and health protocols to prevent the...

The president of the National Emergency Commission (CNE), Alexander Solís Delgado, and the representatives of the companies Pfizer and BioNTech formally signed a contract to manufacture and supply the vaccine against COVID-19.This signature represents the legal consolidation of the...

A new report on COVID-19 in Costa Rica prepared by the Research Unit of the School of Medicine at the Universidad Hispanoamericana

People think that germs are in certain places but they really do concentrate in others. Which without any fear, they always have contact as are the elevator buttons and door handles

Hemp and its sexy cousin Marijuana come from Cannabis Sativa. This single plant species encompasses thousands of different varieties and strains, grown for different purposes. For centuries, hemp has been closely related to human history, satisfying a wide variety...

The equine plasma studies to treat Covid-19 and the one that evaluates whether some 2,000 people developed antibodies to that disease are two examples of biomedical research that the country is currently conducting

When a loved one has been lost, sadness is felt even stronger at Christmas time, for that reason, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) offers a four-session virtual course on grief management. The therapy consists of four sessions...