Portuguese company hopes to licence drug that prevents Parkinson’s progression
A company based in Covilhã is in the process of finalising pre-clinical tests on an enzyme responsible for producing oxidative stress that can be shaped to levels that prevent the
10 people die from Covid-19 per day in Portugal
Number of new daily cases (200-300) is believed to be a huge understimate Portugal has an average of 10 deaths from Covid-19 every day and between 200 and 300 new
Could moving to Portugal be the secret to better health?
New ‘Your Health in Portugal’ guide available as free resource for expats A free new guide for expats to healthcare in Portugal, Your Health in Portugal from Global Citizen Solutions
Excess deaths: August registers 8.8% year-on-year – official
Issue of excess deaths ‘dogging Europe since 2020’ Portugal recorded an 8.8% increase in the number of deaths in August compared to the previous month and a 2.1% increase compared
Nurses critical of millions of euros going to pharmacies for autumn vaccinations
‘Money would be better spent investing in health service’ Vaccination against Covid-19 and flu in pharmacies will cost the Portuguese health service around €11.5 million, the Portuguese Nurses’ Union estimated
HPA Group to host third Faro Knee Meeting
Scientific event will take place in Vilamoura The Dom Pedro Hotel in Vilamoura is preparing to host on Friday (September 22) the third edition of the Faro Knee Meeting, a
More than 100 doctors turn down any more overtime
With the government moving unilaterally on the reform of the health service (without agreement with unions) more than 100 doctors from four hospitals in the north of Portugal have already
First day of two-day regional doctors strike paralyses activity in Lisbon/ Vale do Tejo
Another day, another strike. This time it is a new doctors’ strike in the Lisbon/ Vale do Tejo region, led by SIM (the syndicate of independent doctors) which reports 89%
Polyphenols: natural allies for better health
For many years, polyphenols have been gaining increasing interest as natural compounds beneficial for health. This is confirmed by over 55,000 studies published in the last two decades. They are
“Everyone over age of 60” encouraged to roll up sleeves for autumn vaccinations
Every day now there is a soundbite or other on the ‘rise of Covid-19 infections’; even on the ‘rise of deaths’ from the virus. Today, health minister Manuel Pizarro has