British Embassy Lisbon notice: Department for Health and Social Care
The UK Department of Health and Social Care is strongly advising UK nationals in Portugal who hold an S1 and receive UK healthcare cover, to confirm their contact details with
140,000 seniors eligible for free prescription medication
This measure will cost €10.4 million and was approved this week by the Council of Ministers. The 140 thousand beneficiaries of the Solidarity Supplement for the Elderly (CSI) will now
Free prescriptions for approx. 145,000 low-income pensioners
The Council of Ministers has today approved free prescription medicines for the approximately 145,000 beneficiaries of the Solidarity Supplement for the Elderly (CSI). The decision comes into effect from June
HPA Alvor offers new cardiac treatment
HPA Alvor’s “heart team” has performed the closure of a left atrial appendage A new cardiac treatment has been performed for the first time at the HPA private hospital in
Oncologist applauds INFARMED’s approval of four new medications using cannabis
Oncologist Jorge Espírito Santo has applauded the recent approval by INFARMED (Portugal’s medicines authority) of four new medical products using cannabis to relieve suffering of cancer patients, epileptics and people
A&E doctor shortages continue throughout country
The lack of doctors to guarantee A&E services continues up and down the country, warns FNAM (the national federation of doctors) which says one of the most ‘complicated’ cases is
Concerns over breast cancer surgery restrictions
The Portuguese League Against Cancer has expressed concerns over the reduction in the number of hospitals performing breast cancer surgeries, calling for additional measures to ensure response capacity and avoid
Digital transition in health “leaving elderly behind”
A new study warns that women, people over the age of 81, those with low levels of education and inhabitants of the regional autonomies are at the “greatest risk of
PS names health, drought and housing as Algarve priorities
PS has set three key priorities for the region The Socialist Party (PS) has named health, drought and housing as the three key priorities that need to be addressed in
Living with Lung Cancer
“Lung cancer is currently the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, mainly due to lack of early diagnosis”, says Champalimaud Clinical Centre Pulmonologist Dr Susana Simões. But today, the lethal