Latest news and stories about healthcare in daily life in Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal for expats and residents.
Portugal is expanding its healthcare infrastructure to combat gambling addiction by planning two new public treatment centres, including one in Porto, building on the initial dedicated unit launched in Lisbon.
Emergency departments are experiencing significant wait times for urgent patients, with extreme heat identified as a contributing factor affecting vulnerable elderly individuals.
Portugal is aging rapidly and loneliness is increasing among the elderly. The Alegria de Viver Foundation works daily to combat unwanted isolation among seniors through various activities in Lisbon and Oeiras.
There is a baby among those infected.
Behind every statistic regarding breast cancer, there is a person. And there are also those who have to learn how to live without them.
Fifteen babies were among 206 people whose bodies went unclaimed by relatives or friends in Lisbon over the past year, according to a charitable brotherhood that arranges funerals for those The post Bodies of 15 babies left unclaimed in Lisbon appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Private healthcare institutions are holding discussions regarding the management and treatment of obesity within the Portuguese medical landscape.
Project from the NOVA Medical School will be tested at a primary health care unit of the ULS Lisboa Ocidental. The goal is to inform users about the benefits, risks, and limitations of screenings.
The demonstration takes place on the eve of World Mental Health Day.
An unvaccinated adult is hospitalised with measles and is in isolation at the Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon; the health unit confirmed today that authorities have already vaccinated the patient's close relatives.
ADTI attends the launch of a study examining the obstacles to vaccination coverage in Portugal.
An analysis of the changing landscape of childbirth and the impact of cultural diversity on birth rates within Portugal.
At issue is the tourist shot during a “disturbance” in downtown Lisbon. Also in this edition, the situation in the NHS emergency departments and the eclipse: the mayor of Bragança gives a positive assessment of the economic impact.
The recommended time is one hour.
Portugal has 2.6 million elderly people. About 100,000 live in institutions, mostly in the Lisbon area. 90% of residents pay up to two thousand euros per month.
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.
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.
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.
Loures-Odivelas and Western Lisbon are on yellow alert; São José, Santa Maria, and Amadora-Sintra are under reinforced surveillance. The National Health Service warns of risks to the elderly and chronically ill.
The APA has fired the starting gun on a conflict that promises to turn the sand into a boxing ring. Also, Moedas' stubbornness regarding the strike, the PRR being handled haphazardly, and the utopia of having a family doctor.
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.
On National Obesity Awareness Day, researchers discuss how media messages, social influence, digital contexts, and misinformation shape what we eat.
The Human Milk Bank at the Alfredo da Costa Maternity Hospital has collected approximately 6,700 litres of human milk since its creation in 2009, supporting an average of 240 premature newborns per year.
These constraints are felt in personal, family, and professional life. Thinking about adding associative, voluntary, and often unrecognised work to this is bold and challenging. Opinion by Ana de Carvalho Gonçalves
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'.
