More than Covid
It is about time the world realised that life … and health … is more than Covid. And it depends on individual behaviour. The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the world
Osteoarthritis and chiropractic care
When we think of osteoarthritis, we immediately associate it to older people. Understandably, when we advance in age, we are more likely to develop osteoarthritis, but everyone can suffer from
Acute kidney failure versus chronic kidney disease
Kidney failure is the deterioration of renal function. If the loss of function is slow and evolving for longer than three months, it is considered chronic. If failure occurs in
Longing to belong
The latest news is, Portugal is good to go … we have even run out of adults to vaccinate and mask regulations have loosened up. We can move towards being
‘Bed blockers’: another escalating concern for Portugal’s hospitals
Bed-blockers, or people who no longer need to be in hospital but have nowhere else to go, are returning to haunt the SNS health service. Explains SIC, before the pandemic,
What to expect at your first hearing consultation
It takes time to get used to the idea of wearing hearing aids. Maybe you’ve talked to friends and family about your hearing loss. Now it’s time to make an
SNS health service attracts “less than half of new doctors”
Following the announcement of a three-day doctors’ strike in November (click here), headlines today are focusing on the SNS public health service’s struggles to attract new doctors. Data cited by
SNS pharmacists call “first strike in 20 years”
“For the first time in 20 years,” the SNS national health service’s pharmacists are calling a six-day strike in what they describe as a “last resort”. The strike will run
Mutations, immunity and vaccines
Less than two years ago, the world was happily floating along, dangerously ignorant of the existence of a coronavirus that would soon turn life on earth upside down. Since the
Need to undergo a colonoscopy?
Colorectal cancer is the second cause of cancer-related death in Portugal. It is due to the uncontrolled production of cells in the inner lining layer of the colon or rectum,