The Government is working on a bill to lower the price of medicines in private pharmacies. The Ministry of Health confirmed that Costa Rica’s drug cost is among the highest…
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Costa Ricans can now benefit from an amazing genetic test that improves cancer detection. The service started last year, with a technology not widely available in the rest of the…
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Costa Rica News – The Alajuela Hospital has mismanaged its resources to the extent that 16,000 appointments were wasted in just the last six months. This is happening at the…
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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…
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There are major issues with liver transplants in Costa Rica. 40% of liver transplant patients die and 25% of the patients die in the first-month post-operation. Of the 144 patients…
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The CCSS has asked the United Arab Emirates to donate a new hospital in Limón, a proposal that the country is seriously considering. Related negotiations have been taking place in…
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The morning after pill has been longed for by Costa Ricans for many years. The benefits and protection it brings are a relief to so many. Someone who has been…
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The strike to protect the rights of some is putting the rights of all of us at risk. A man died after being turned away from the San Rafael de…