Infant mortality in Portugal “is rising”
2024 sees highest number of infant deaths for last five years Infant mortality in Portugal has hit the highest level since 2019. This is the worrying first sentence of a
Pharmacists with expertise in oncology start work in public hospitals
Plan is to extend speciality into pharmacies nationwide This month 20 pharmacists with expertise in oncology will be working in Portuguese SNS public hospitals. It is a first, and a
Inquiry opens after health ‘hotline’ sends sick child to wrong hospital
Health minister Ana Paula Martins says an inquiry has been opened into how the SNS24 ‘hotline’ (which all citizens are meant to call before travelling to hospital A&E departments) managed
Hundreds of health professionals ready to boycott ‘new limitations’ on treating non-resident foreigners
Order of Physicians backs boycott; Minister concedes it’s “perfectly natural” Following the government’s decision to impose limitations on non-resident foreigners using the SNS public health service (to save time, money
Private health group Luz Saúde expands to Algarve
Luz Saúde has taken over the Hospital de Loulé group Private health group Luz Saúde is expanding to the Algarve, having taken over a hospital and four clinics in the
Aircraft noise from Lisbon airport affecting mental health hospital
The noise from planes landing and taking off from Lisbon airport is damaging the functioning of the Júlio de Matos Hospital, where people with mental health problems are treated. Exposure
Happy hormones & neurotransmitters: Endorphins
Endorphins are the last in my mini-series on our four feel-good happy hormones and neurotransmitters. Last but certainly not least. Endorphins are your body’s natural painkillers and mood boosters. Your
Obesity surgery? A metabolic surgery for health
Surgery for obesity goes far beyond weight loss, providing a significant improvement in patients’ quality of life, with an impact on the control of metabolic diseases, reduction of cardiovascular risks, and
PS leader criticises government’s plan to deny free health care to non-resident foreigners
“A decent, humanist country should not deny health services to foreigners” PS secretary-general, Pedro Nuno Santos, has said today that the country has the means to combat fraudulent access to
The power of stillness in the winter months
Picture this: you’re standing at the edge of the sea, feeling the cool winter air against your skin. The waves are rhythmic and steady, moving in their own time, neither