The graph on the contagion of COVID-19 in Costa Rica leaves no room for doubt: the Pandemic is slowing down in the country and 2021 has brought good news. This is reflected in the official data of the Ministry...
There are 148,000 people, between 80 and more than 100 years old, according to statistics from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). The first to start the process were those located in long-stay senior homes, in December 2020,...
The brain has an area in charge of detecting threats against life and its integrity, it is called the cerebral amygdala, which also reacts to keep the body safe.The responses provided by this amygdala are healthy, but what happens...
When we hear the word Pandemic we probably think of the unnameable that takes away our ability to perceive aromas and flavors, however, that is not the only Pandemic that has existed, in fact we are still living another...
Pain, swelling, heaviness, difficulty standing for more than 15 or 20 minutes, varicose veins, spider veins and numbness in the legs, are some symptoms that indicate the presence of a venous disease in the body. The disease can cause...
Having good hearing health is a fundamental pillar for daily life and work. However, the new dynamics imposed by the Pandemic, where teleworking is predominant in many companies, could cause damage to the auditory organs of workers.
According to Ferllini...
On World Obesity Day, the President of the College of Nutrition Professionals, Dr. Norma Meza, recalled the importance of knowing the status of nutritional health of the Tico population. International organizations recommend updating data every 10 years; however, in...
A third of the 218 tourist sites in the world continue to be closed to visitors as part of the measures implemented to deal with COVID-19, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) revealed today.
A report issued indicates that at the...
The mental health of the Costa Rican population has been impacted by the political, economic, cultural, environmental, social and ideological changes caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic. This situation, according to the Master in Psychology, Javier Vindas, widens the psychosocial...
“The humanization of health services (it is not to say that it is doing it wrong), it is that the health professional needs these supplies, needs these tools, needs training according to the specific area
