Dr Edward Saltys celebrates 30 years of chiropractic care in Lagoa
Over the last 30 years, Dr Edward Saltys has built up a reputation as one of the most trusted chiropractors in the Algarve. Working from his office in Lagoa, the
University of Coimbra to lead €9.5 million EU research project to combat obesity
A project led by the University of Coimbra (UC) bringing together 18 entities from eight European countries will receive €9.5 million over five years to combat obesity in children and
Portuguese children “increasingly medicated for hyperactivity”
The sale of medication for hyperactive children is “beating records in Portugal”, reports SIC television news. In the last year, more than 280,000 prescriptions were handed out – representing a
Construction of new nuclear medicine unit begins at Portimão Hospital
Unit will feature “high-end” equipment Construction of a new nuclear medicine unit which will feature “high-end” equipment and will no longer force countless patients to seek care outside of the
Tender launched for Algarve Oncology Centre
Construction is due to begin “soon” The Algarve’s future Oncology Centre is one step closer to reality after an international public tender for its “speciality projects” – which refers to
Portugal “has new vaccine against all types of dengue”
Offers 80% efficacy over 12 months; “previous contact with virus not needed” Portugal’s institute of hygiene and tropical medicine (IHMT) is plugging a new vaccine that protects against all types
Obesity to affect 39% of Portuguese by 2035
A report by the World Obesity Federation estimates that by 2035 almost 39% of the Portuguese population will be obese. The same document puts the country in 8th place out
Health minister “under suspicion, being investigation by Public Prosecutor”
Manuel Pizarro has “no knowledge of any case” According to State news channel RTP, the suspicions involve alleged crimes of prevarication and/ or abuse of power. But health minister Manuel
Number of people without family doctors rises 29% in one year
The number of patients in Portugal without a family doctor has increased by 29% in a year, now amounting to almost 1.7 million, due to retirements and the lack of
Health authority guidance on childbirth dives headlong into controversy
Doctors official body calls for “immediate revocation” No sooner had the health new guidance on childbirth been announced, than doctors’ official body (Ordem dos Médicos) went on the attack. The