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Low-intensity war against Cuba denounced in Bolivia
23 Apr 2024 18:15 GMT
Signed by Gabriel Campero, the text notes that the US Embassy presented the Acelérate Fund for media and content creators that Washington calls “independent” but depends on its financing.
The political analysis publication states that this project will be …
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In sickness and in debt: right to health
22 Apr 2024 07:07 GMT
… its GDP on healthcare in 2021. Bolivia, a lower- … older people, people with disabilities, and people living in … many imports, including essential medicines, were scarce or unobtainable … aspirational objectives. Even the “medical relief” objective is restricted …
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The Bucket Course on April 17, entitled “Graphic Storytelling: Medical Comics and the Patient Experience” featuring Professor Maria Tapias
09 Apr 2024 19:56 GMT
… health, and storytelling. Exploring the illness experience and the medical professions through graphics, medical … health disorders, or disabilities; and to serve as educational tools. Medical comics … on women’s health and emotions in Bolivia and Spain and …
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Federal troops arrive in Rosario as drug violence, paralyses city
15 Mar 2024 01:04 GMT
The drug violence-plagued city of Rosario raced to the top of national agenda this week after a bloody killing spree launched by narcotics traffickers and drug-gangs.
On Thursday more than 450 members of the federal security forces arrived in the central …
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Drug violence and fear paralyse Rosario as security crisis deepens
12 Mar 2024 15:14 GMT
Parts of Rosario were turned into something of a ghost town on Monday as four drug-related murders scared residents and shut down activity.
No taxis were running, nor buses, while many schools were shut in Argentina's third-largest city. Waste …
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Is dementia a 'modern disease'? New thought-provoking study claims that the memory-robbing illness was surprisingly rare in ancient Greek and Roman times
04 Feb 2024 22:06 GMT
… 'mild cognitive impairment';.
But there was … body of ancient medical writing by Hippocrates and … Indigenous people of the Bolivian Amazon, to support their findings … Alzheimer's disease inhibiting mental function.
As the disease progresses Alzheimer…
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Was Alzheimer’s almost nonexistent in Greek and Roman times? Why this devastating disease may be a modern plague
02 Feb 2024 21:16 GMT
… (USC) scoured classical medical texts from ancient Greece … be like mild cognitive impairment,” said Finch, a … Tsimane people of the Bolivian Amazon, whose preindustrial lifestyle … disease and brain aging. In contrast, the Tsimane people have unusually healthy …
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Bolivian Engineer Donating 3D Printed Prosthetics
24 Jan 2024 17:17 GMT
… improving solutions for other disfigured Bolivians with his 3D printers. … a 3D-printed prosthesis in Bolivia costs about $1,500, … 000.
Yet the public health system does not cover prosthetics … Committee of People with Disabilities.
Mamani himself chooses the …
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Bolivian toymaker restores limbs, dignity with 3D-printing
17 Jan 2024 02:16 GMT
… ' workshop in Achocalla, Bolivia, on January 8, 2024. … improving solutions for other disfigured Bolivians with his 3D printers. … 000.
Yet the public health system does not cover prosthetics … Committee of People with Disabilities.
Mamani himself chooses the …
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Dengue Spike Fuels Concerns of Public Health Threat in Previously Untouched Countries
25 Dec 2023 13:08 GMT
… health worker fumigates a house in Guayaramerín, Bolivia, to protect against mosquito-borne diseases … , severe bleeding or severe organ impairment, according to WHO.
It also … gone away”, catching carers and medical professionals unawares. Warning signs to …