Dr Maria Alice

The late Dr Maria Alice was a consultant in General and Family Medicine. General Manager/Medical Director – Luzdoc International Medical Service. Administration Assessor – Grupo Hospital Particular do Algarve

New year, new “things”?

After five years since my first book, my second book has now been published, even amidst a Covid pandemic, the surge of the new variant Omicron, and the thousands and

January 31, 2022by Dr Maria AliceIn

Backwards and forwards …

I wish this article could be all about Christmas and New Year, but we cannot escape reality. Sadly, tradition is on the back burner for the time being. It has

December 24, 2021by Dr Maria AliceIn

Here we go…Again!

Global data trends show that the pandemic is not over yet. We are, once again, at the epicentre. The actual reality Europe is facing a real threat of COVID-19 resurgence

November 25, 2021by Dr Maria AliceIn

More than Covid

It is about time the world realised that life … and health … is more than Covid. And it depends on individual behaviour. The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the world

October 30, 2021by Dr Maria AliceIn

Freedom

I have always believed that one person’s freedom ends where another’s begins. Freedom is not a one meaning word. There are several meanings, but two are very important at this

August 6, 2021by Dr Maria Alice

Are we near the end?

At this point, the pandemic is far from over. In an attempt to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic will end, scientists look to the past to try to see the

June 24, 2021by Dr Maria AliceIn

Better safe than sorry

The emergence of the coronavirus pandemic has forced governments around the world to implement severe restrictions on human activity in order to control the spread of the virus. Even so,

June 1, 2021by Dr Maria AliceIn

Infections and immunity

All throughout history, people have gone to extraordinary lengths to avoid infections. In 1582, in Alghero, a town on the island of Sardinia, Italy, a plague outbreak killed more than

April 23, 2021by Dr Maria AliceIn