Dead childs treatment delayed as help sought from healer”
An autopsy is being held to determine the cause of death of a six-year-old child whose arrival for hospital treatment...
HEALTH
Closing days for registration for cost saving health plan for expats
There are only a few days left to register for an evening seminar to explain a group health insurance plan...
Panama radiation levels climbing
Radiation levels in Panama’s sunny paradise are increasing, leading to increased danger of skin cancer.. (more…)
H1N1: Ministry of Health advising vaccination
With the first case OF H1N1 recorded in Panama this year, followed by a surveillance alert to medical centers, Panama’s...
Group health insurance plan coming for expats
Expats fortunate enough to belong to the CanadaPLUS Club will soon have the availability of group health insurance as a...
The fast food killer marketplace
By Flavia Fontes Non transmissible diseases (diabetes, obesity, hypertension,cancer and chronicrespiratory diseases) are the five main causes of death in...
Walking, talking, and breathing in a jungle in the heart of a city
Out and About with Dra Lourdes Quijada "Walking", for many of Panama’s citizens, comfortably off enough to own a car,...
Condom distribution to fight AIDS during Carnival but no government help
If you thought Panama’s upcoming Carnival (March 4 -8) was just dancing, singing and getting soaked with fire hoses, others...
Free health insurance paying off for tourists in Panama
Panama’s free health insurance package for tourists is already working with 50 visitors receiving treatment since the program was introduced...
Christmas is not always Merry and for some a time of pain
By Dr. Gaspar Aramis Da Costa Foster Psychiatrist, Master of Public Health, National Coordinator for Palliative Care In this season,...
Jump in flu and pneumonia cases but cholera still biggest concern
Concerns about the possible outbreak cholera in Panama override a big increase in flu and pneumonia cases. (more…)
Cholera scare leads to monitoring of Haitan tourists
A group of 500 Haitian tourists currently staying in Panama are being monitored as health authorities express concern about the...
