Life & Health Archives

Community, Life & Health, Human Rights

Mayor of Limon has promised an exclusive clinic for the elderly during three campaigns. Building it is illegal

Sep 18, 2020

In 2013, Nestor Mattis assured six associations of senior citizens that he would build a...

Region, Life & Health, COVID-19

Blue Zone Care Centers Reach the Homes of elderly people living alone

May 08, 2020

Ministry of Health issued guidelines for adult day care centers and nursing homes since March ...

Region, Life & Health

Creative Cures for Hospital Days

Feb 18, 2019

Ian Jácamo Rodríguez gets in and out of the car. He opens the...

Life & Health, Human Rights, Special Stories

Editorial: Russian Roulette with Pregnancy Rights

Oct 16, 2018

“A bunch of people is going to be there to watch. They are going to...

Life & Health, Human Rights, Special Stories

Women Decry Violence Suffered During Pregnancy at Medical Centers in Guanacaste and the Rest of the Country

Oct 15, 2018

Latin American Idol was on the television. Costa Rican participant María José Castillo was...

Life & Health, Human Rights, CKD

“Fatigue, changes in urine, itchiness, vomiting, difficulty breathing”, the Chronic Kidney Disease symptoms

Jul 07, 2018

Kidney dialysis is only done in hospitals in the central valley where there are specialists...

Community, Life & Health

Money to Help Kidney Patients is Stuck in Liberia City Hall Despite High Demand from Population

Jun 18, 2018

Patients can request ¢385,000 ($680) in aid to prepare their rooms or buy supplies ...

Life & Health, Paid Content, Health

Cut Back on the Salt

Apr 23, 2018

Have you ever wondered how much salt you are consuming? According to the World Health...

Life & Health

Guanacastecans Against Agrochemicals: Resistance Agriculture

Mar 20, 2018

Large cars loaded with boxes filled with vegetables, legume, and the life stories of those...

Life & Health

Kidney Patients in Urgent Need of Resources to Fight Saturated Care

Feb 19, 2018

Inés Fernández’s kidneys no longer work like they should. Since September, an...

Life & Health

Teens in La Cruz Learn How to Use a New Method of Birth Control

Sep 06, 2017

Cindy Peña had Franciny when she was 14 and in high school. “If my...

Life & Health

Guanacaste Scientists Want to Know If a Single Vaccine Dose Can Prevent HPV Infection

Jun 28, 2017

A group of scientists at the Agencia Costarricense de Investigaciones Biomédicas (Costa Rican Agency...

Life & Health

My First Time

May 30, 2017

We often talk about our health at home. We’re taught to take care of...

Life & Health

I’m a Foreigner. What Are my Options for Medical Attention at the Caja?

May 23, 2017

It’s tough to get sick on vacation. It’s even worse to be in...

Life & Health

7 OB-GYN Questions from Guanacaste Women

May 18, 2017

Overcoming the fear of asking important questions about your sexuality could save you a lot...

Life & Health

Guanacaste Lacks HIV/AIDS Clinics Despite Rising Infection Rates

May 13, 2017

At 2:45 a. m. José has to be at the Santa Cruz bus stop...

Life & Health

Eat against cancer

May 13, 2017

According to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (in Spanish, INEC) the second-leading...

Life & Health

María Magdalena: Story of a Femicide Attempt

May 08, 2017

I got pregnant when I was fifteen. My boyfriend was nineteen. That was sixteen years...

Life & Health

Rate of Violence Against Women in Guanacaste is 38% Higher Than the Rest of the Country’s

May 08, 2017

Antonio and Marta started living together thirteen years ago when she was 17 and he...

Life & Health

Cañas Reports 2nd-Highest Number of Zika Cases in 2016

Jan 02, 2017

A survey of the harm caused by Zika, dengue and chikungunya is not so reassuring...

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