Fine particles in air “could have killed 2,100 people” in Portugal
European Environment Agency highlights hazards of air pollution Following a deeply disturbing and little reported study of air pollution around Lisbon airport, the European Environment Agency has released its own
Private doctors to be empowered to issue ‘sick notes’
In a new effort to ‘make citizens’ lives easier’ (this was the pretext given), the minister of health has announced today that doctors in the private and social sector are
Crisis in hospitals: “December will be worse than November”
Portugal’s health service “cannot wait for new government to take office” On the day that doctors and the government return to negotiations, television commentator and lecturer in international health Tiago
Hospitals on knife-edge
“Chaos in A&E can only get worse” as temperatures fall With doctors still maintaining their work-to-rules over overtime – and politicians focused on either singing the praises, or trashing the
Vitra Clinic expands beyond dentistry
Vitra Clinic in Lagoa is not just another dental clinic – now it also offers general medicine and speech therapy. Vitra Clinic in Lagoa has expanded its services, allowing clients
afpop sheds light on prostate health as part of Movember
afpop has joined the global Movember movement Portugal’s largest foreign residents’ association, afpop, will hold a talk on prostate cancer awareness at the HPA Hospital in Alvor next Thursday (November
Refresh your look for a radiant and hydrated skin
Text by Dr Shirin Samimi-Fard (German Specialist Center Carvoeiro) Do you feel that the skin on your face, neck, hands and decolletage has become dry, a bit rough, with an
Lagos denounces lack of primary health care response in municipality
Among users’ main complaints are the lack of family doctors, the insufficient number of appointments available per day and long queues to book an appointment. Lagos’ City Council assigned the Algarve’s Regional
Six million Portuguese missing at least one natural tooth
More than half of the Portuguese population is missing at least one natural tooth Six out of ten people in Portugal are missing at least one natural tooth, and more
Doctors’ union calls for negotiations to continue despite crisis
Doctors want negotiations to continue despite ongoing political crisis The Independent Doctors’ Union (SIM) announced today that it will maintain the strike against overtime work in primary health care services