Caja To Be In Full Operation For Semana Santa
The Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (CCSS) announced on Monday that it will keep...
New Union for Health Companies
Q COSTA RICA - Pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, medical tourism companies, laboratories, pharmacies and research...
43.700 On Waiting List Of Months For A Mammogram or Gastroscopy, While Breast and Stomach Cancer Takes Lives
The latest figures from the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) - Social Security,...
What Is Zika? Ministry of Health Website Aims To Inform Population and Health Workers
QCOSTARICA | What is the Zika virus? How is it transmitted? What are the...
Health Authority Warns Of False Antibiotic
The Ministry of Health warns about the discovery in the country of a false...
112 People Died In Costa Rica Last Year Due To Respiratory Viruses
Q COSTA RICA NEWS - A total of 112 people died in Costa Rica...
Spoon Restuarants Will Be Giving Away Breast Shaped Cupcakes To Promote Breast Cancer Awareness
QCOSTARICA - As part of the International Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and motivated by...
Can Ayahuasca, the ‘sacred plant’ of the Amazon, help addiction and depression?
Ayahuasca goes by many names: Daime, Vegetal, Hoasca, Kamarampi, Huni … whatever you call...
Study Finds: Latinos Actually Do Age Slower Than Everybody Else
(Q24N) Researchers at UCLA recently published the findings of a study that suggests that...
Health Is Looking To Prohibit Smoking in Boulevards
Having to endure breathing second hand cigarette smoke in San José's boulevard may soon...
One Boiled Egg All It Takes To Control Sugar In The Blood
QHEALTH - Nearly 350 million adults worldwide have diabetes, according to the newest research...
CCSS Endorses Medicinal Use of Marijuana
QCOSTARICA - The use of marijuana for medicinal purposes and research has received the...
Hello Touch May Be the Best Adult Toy Ever Invented
JimmyJane’s new Hello Touch may be the best sex toy ever invented. It will...
Ticos Returned From Russia Infected With Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The World Cup in Russia left some Ticos (Costa Ricans) who traveled there for...
Costa Rica Anti Smoking Law A Money Maker For Health Ministry
While smoking costs the country's health system money, the law prohibiting smoking in public...
Man Sues Caja For Delays In Surgery And Wins
Q COSTA RICA NEWS - The story begins in 2005, when a man, identified...
Yoga Marathon (Mon, Apr 15th – Fri, 19th)
Starting today, Monday, April 15th Gringo Central in San Ramón will be starting our...
Following An Appeal To The Sala IV, Patient Does Not Have To Wait 9 Years For An Ultrasound
For an increasing number of patients of the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS),...
Respiratory Viruses Claims 49 More Lives This Year Over Last
Respiratory viruses claimed the 49 more lives than last year, according to the Ministry...
Doctors Recommend Flu Vaccination
The start of the school year is around the corner and Costa Rica's Health...
Bacterial Meningitis that Killed 7 in New York Attacked 4 in Costa Rica
The same bacterial meningitis that killed seven in New York has attacked four people...
How to Get Back in Shape this Summer
By:Jane Marchant- Licensed physiotherapist and yoga teacher, Vozdeguanacaste
With the New Year may come the...
37 Patients Treat Their Chronic Diseases With Medicinal Cannabis Made in Costa Rica
37 patients in Costa Rica with diseases such as cancer, lupus, fibromyalgia, hernias or...
CCSS To Buy Donkeys To Provide Medical Services In The Southern Zone
QCOSTARICA -- They don't how or where, but what is clear is that the...
Costa Rica Vigilant To Prevent Cases of Enterovirus D68
COSTA RICA NEWS - The Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud) is maintaining a...
Health Confirms Death of Six Month Old Baby To H1N1 Flu Virus (Swine Flu)
QCOSTARICA The Health Ministry (Ministerio de Salud) confirmed the 29th victim of the H1N1...
11 Transplants Performed In First 15 Days December
QCOSTARICA - Costa Rica's public hospitals have given the gift of life to 11...
Chikungunya Virus Threatens Tourism
QCOSTARICA - Seven confirmed cases and 180 suspected is the tally of the Chikungunya...
Valentina Goes Home Today!
QCOSTARICA - Valentina, the third of the sextuplets, managed to beat the odds and...
Junk Food For The Festival de Luz Can Set A Family Back ¢20.000
The annual Festival de la Luz (Light Festival) is perhaps the most attended festival...
Cases Of Dengue Keeps Increasing
The number of cases of Dengue keeps increasing, with more than 7.000 cases so...
Health of Rabies Patient Has Deteriorated Slightly
The health of the patient who was admitted to the San Juan de Dios...
