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The CCSS is planning to use the “day hospital” modality of care more and more. It also plans to treat more patients in their homes. Starting in Calderón Guardia Hospital…
The CCSS has been making strides towards making prescription medicines more accessible. While in the past, we had to go to hospitals in city centers to wait on long lines…
The national transplant program has been failing in so many ways. One of the results of these failures is that the number of people waiting for organs has doubled in…
All these abbreviations look rather intimidating at first blush. However, it is better to know what you are dealing with. If you have a wish to try CBD, probably, you…
Starting a new, healthy life without alcohol or drug addiction is not easy. But, it’s important after undergoing treatment for alcoholism or drug addiction. Almost everybody knows the drill when…
According to the Global Competitiveness report 2018, Costa Rica ranks second among the most competitive countries in Latin America (right after Chile). The educational system is labeled as “high quality,”…
Dental Care Costs: United States vs Costa Rica Dental care in the United States costs significantly more than dental care in Costa Rica. It doesn’t even matter what the procedure…
The Calderón Guardia hospital has isolated a patient carrying a dangerous fungus. Protocols have been activated for disinfection of areas the patient was in as to not put other patients…