Flu vaccine – 2019/2020 season
Everyone over the age of six months should every season, with rare exceptions, be vaccinated against the flu. Vaccination is particularly important for people who are at high risk of
Addiction to video games
The World Health Organization (WHO) officially included in the last review of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11) a video game disorder as a mental
Is a vegan diet beneficial to one’s health?
There are various reasons why people have adopted a vegetarian or even a vegan regime, which excludes all animal products. It could be for religious reasons, or due to animals
Specialists meet in Portimão to discuss autoimmune diseases
Hundreds of specialists will be meeting in Portimão to share knowledge about autoimmune diseases in the fourth edition of the Grupo HPA Saúde’s ‘Encontro de Autoimunidade’ (Autoimmune Meeting). The event
Rheumatoid arthritis: the importance of an early diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease that tends to affect the smaller joints but may also cause damage in other locations. This condition is also responsible for
Preventive Medicine – Medicine of the future
Preventive Medicine is aimed at disease prevention and includes various specifically targeted measures and counselling, based on the principle that one should not only consult a doctor when one is
New paediatric wing opens at Gambelas Hospital
A new paediatric wing was inaugurated at the HPA group’s private Gambelas Hospital in Faro last Friday (May 12). The ceremony took place on the same day the group celebrated
HPA group celebrates 20th anniversary
The Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA) group will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Alvor Hospital on Friday (May 13) with the opening of a new hybrid operating room and
British divers first to be treated at HPA’s hyperbaric chamber
The Hospital Particular do Algarve’s (HPA) new hyperbaric chamber was used for the first time on Monday (September 14) to treat two British victims of decompression sickness. The dive guides,
HPA group holds first Algarve Golf Medicine Meeting
Vilamoura || The Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA) group will be holding its first Algarve Golf Medicine Meeting on October 10 at Hotel Tivoli Victoria in Vilamoura. Taking place between