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
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