Latest news and stories about medical services in daily life in Lisboa, Portugal for expats and residents.
Emergency departments are experiencing significant wait times for urgent patients, with extreme heat identified as a contributing factor affecting vulnerable elderly individuals.
Ten years ago, Garcia de Orta Hospital in Almada opened the first hospital-at-home unit. Today there are already 50 Local Health Units offering this service — a way of delivering healthcare to 400 patients receiving inpatient care outside the hospital.
Four gynaecology and obstetrics emergency departments have been closed. In Amadora‑Sintra only the gynaecology emergency department is shut; meanwhile the general emergency at Hospital Fernando Fonseca (Amadora‑Sintra) reported a three‑hour wait for patients classed as very urgent as of 20:00, according to the SNS Portal. Santa Maria recorded a two‑and‑a‑half‑hour wait for very urgent cases, and Hospital de Loures topped the waiting‑time list with around three‑hour waits for urgent patients.
Multicare, the health insurance arm of the Fidelidade Group, has opened its first proprietary clinic in Portugal, a dental medicine unit located on Avenida João XXI in Lisbon. This will be the first in a network of Multicare clinics. The clinic offers routine consultations and check-ups, dentistry, endodontics, periodontology, oral surgery, implantology, dental prosthetics, and paediatric dentistry.
With the help of augmented reality, three murals at the Dona Estefânia Hospital in Lisbon aim to reduce anxiety and transform waiting rooms into calmer places.
Between the pressure to become parents and the lack of information regarding fertility, experts argue that much needs to be improved to ensure women have the literacy and freedom to decide. A study presented this Tuesday in Lisbon indicates that seven out of ten women do not know their most fertile period. Discover the main conclusions of the event 'Talking about women's health looks good', organised by Wells, for which Expresso was a media partner.
The new unit will operate on an outpatient basis, with no provision for inpatient care.
Portugal sees a record surge in gambling activity, prompting the opening of the country's first dedicated treatment facility for addiction.
For now, the centre is intended for adults with addiction, but the ICAD does not rule out expanding the service to other issues and age groups. The unit will operate on an outpatient basis, without inpatient care.
The Amadora-Sintra Local Health Unit (ULS) is holding a two-day 'solidarity marathon' to encourage voluntary blood donations. The initiative, taking place on June 15 and 16 at the Fernando Fonseca Hospital, aims to raise awareness about the importance of blood donation and provide extended hours for donors. This follows World Blood Donor Day on June 14. Additionally, during Lisbon's popular festivals, the GNR police force arrested 78 people and caught 264 drivers under the influence of alcohol in four hours. Meanwhile, eight districts are under a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and showers until 9:00 PM.
The '24 Hours of Blood Donation' initiative, marking World Blood Donor Day celebrated today, will take place over the next two days between 08:00 and 20:00 at the Blood and Transfusion Medicine Service of Hospital Fernando Fonseca, the institution announced in a statement.
The Amadora-Sintra Local Health Unit is hosting a blood donation marathon on Monday and Tuesday, aimed at raising awareness of the importance of voluntary donation and mobilising patients and the community.
The Amadora-Sintra Local Health Unit is hosting a blood donation marathon over the next two days. Additionally, the Portuguese Institute of Blood and Transplantation (IPST) reports a downward trend in the number of donors in Portugal.
To donate blood, you must be between 18 and 69 years old, weigh more than 50 kilograms, and have healthy lifestyle habits.
In Lisbon, 73% of users carried out at least one preventative action.
Protecting healthcare professionals means protecting the system itself. Violence compromises the quality of care and affects the physical and mental health of professionals.
Have you heard of haemorrhoids? What is the difference between haemorrhoids and haemorrhoidal disease? And if it affects so many people in Portugal, why does it remain such a difficult topic to discuss in a consultation? In this episode of Consulta Aberta, we simplify the topic with doctor Pedro Botelho.
Project starts in the paediatrics department.
Not all headaches are the same. A neurologist for over 30 years, Isabel Pavão Martins deals with the most severe and debilitating ones: those that change the lives of those who experience them.
The initiative comes in a context where Portugal continues to have above-average rates regarding HIV and hepatitis. More than 50 pharmacies in Lisbon will provide free and rapid screenings.
Starting Tuesday, Egas Moniz Hospital in Lisbon is conducting free voice screenings, an initiative running until Friday to mark World Voice Day, celebrated on April 16th under the theme 'Caring for the Voice'.
The counters are expected to be available in the municipality's four parishes: Alcabideche, São Domingos de Rana, Cascais e Estoril, and Carcavelos e Parede.
Mother and baby are in good health and were transported to Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon.
Considered the most neglected global disease by The Lancet journal, sickle cell disease primarily affects people of African descent and is on the rise in Portugal. It is not rare, has no cure, but is treatable.
Statements from the key figures at the event organised by Servier to discuss the importance of treatment adherence, which featured Expresso as a media partner.
The birth took place at the doors of Santa Maria Hospital, around 6:00 am.
The birth took place at the doors of Santa Maria Hospital, around 6:00 am.
