Morgado do Quintão launches sensorial massages
The holistic Algarve winery has partnered with the reputed La-Eva cosmetics brand to offer a selection of aromatic massages. Algarve winery Morgado do Quintão, located on the border between Silves
Hundreds march in Lisbon to “save the SNS”
State health service “is sick”, say organisers At a point where children’s vaccinations for this year still haven’t been purchased; where various specialities are ‘rotating’ because of a chronic shortage
ARS Algarve warns of breast cancer screening scammers
Scammers are asking for personal information and “photos of breasts” The Algarve Health Authority (ARS Algarve) has issued a warning about fraudulent phone calls relating to fake breast cancer screenings.
Health service executive announces reopening of pediatric/ maternity services in Portimão Hospital
Sudden closure yesterday ‘had always been planned’, says statement Yesterday’s shock announcement that maternity and pediatric services at Portimão were closing until further notice saw an urgent meeting between the
Teenage girl becomes first child in Portugal to receive ‘innovative new therapy for leukemia
A 13-year-old girl has become the first child in Portugal to receive ‘innovative new immunotherapy’ for leukemia. The treatment, costing a reported €350,000, involves modifying cells and reintroducing them to
Health centres “forced to delay vaccines for children”
Doctors and nurses have begun complaining about the delays in receiving children’s vaccines required under the national vaccination programme: those against diphtheria, whooping cough, polio, tetanus etc. The reality, explains
HPA Group unveils pioneering prostate cancer treatment
The HPA Health Group has unveiled a “pioneering prostate cancer treatment” which uses a “minimally invasive” surgical technique that offers patients a procedure without incisions, scars, blood loss and radiation.
Health service pharmacists call three days of strike action
Pharmacists syndicate to continue talks with ministry in meantime Portugal’s SNS health service pharmacists have delivered ‘pre-strike notices’ for three days in June (22, 27 and 29), adding that they
Health minister admits problems in maternity units in Lisbon/ Vale do Tejo for second summer
One year on from the drama of ‘imminent rupture in maternity units of Lisbon/ Vale do Tejo’ and the situation seems very similar: health minister Manuel Pizarro has “guaranteed today
Porto researchers create injectable fetal biomaterial to treat low back pain
Promises to regenerate intervertebral discs Researchers at the Institute for Health Research and Innovation (i3S) of the University of Porto have developed an injectable fetal biomaterial to regenerate the intervertebral