Oral diseases represent a significant health burden in many countries and affect people throughout their lives,…
Category: Health
Current news reports on health issues that cover the province of Holguín, Cuba and the rest of the world.
Holguin Children’s Hospital Performs Complex Reconstructive Surgery
Complex reconstructive surgery was recently performed at the Octavio de la Concepción y la Pedraja Children’s…
Tango Against Parkinson’s Disease: Dance as Therapy
When the goal starts to play, Lidia Beltrán “expels” the Parkinson‘s disease that numbs her. She…
School Hygiene: A Healthy Environment for Learning
For many parents or caregivers of school-aged children, at the start of a new school year,…
UCMHo Commits to Humanistic Education in Holguin
The University of Medical Sciences of Holguin (UCMHo in the Spanish acronym), with more than 3,000…
Exercise and Mediterranean Diet Reduce Diabetes Risk
A low-calorie Mediterranean diet with physical activity reduces the risk of diabetes. Concludes a study published…
Russia develops reagents capable of detecting 25 viruses
Scientists from the Central Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology of the Russian consumer protection agency Rospotrebnadzor…
Dengue, a silent enemy lurking
For more than a decade, dengue has been the predominant arbovirus infection, with the highest incidence…
Holguin with a modern anesthesia workstation for neonatal surgery
The arrival of a modern and expensive Mindray A8 anesthesia workstation at the Octavio de la…
Pediatric Ophthalmology with New Procedures in Holguin
The ophthalmology service at the Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja Pediatric Hospital has…