This year 106 people drowned in Portugal
One hundred and six people drowned in Portugal, 57 of them in the summer months, according to data from the 3rd quarter report of the Drowning Observatory of the Portuguese…
Non-urgent patients are no longer seen in the emergency room in exchange for a consultation the following day
Non-urgent cases without prior referral from SNS24 or INEM will be referred for consultations at health centers. According to the Público newspaper, the government has just taken a “first step”…
European Parliament confirms support for the creation of the European Health Data Space
Commenting on the position taken by the EP today, Sara Cerdas, the S&D negotiator for the regulation, explains that “the European Health Data Space will ensure the interoperability of electronic…
Christmas song gets new lyrics in protest over pay rises
Dozens of people took part in a protest parade in downtown Lisbon today, promoted by the CGTP’s Lisbon Union of Trade Unions, demanding better wages, singing a Christmas song, among…
Legionella detected in two showers at secondary school in Gondomar
Gondomar (Disrtict of Porto) Parque Escolar revealed today that on Tuesday Dec. 12th the ‘legionella’ SPP bacteria was detected in two showers of the Gondomar Secondary School. “As part of…
Climate activists block access entrance in Lisbon
On the morning of Dec. 14th eight activists from the Climate collective cut off one of the road accesses to the city of Lisbon near Amoreiras. The action began at…
Portuguese immigrants not in National Health Care included anymore
Portuguese emigrants will be taken off the NHS system and pay for services in Portugal Portuguese citizens abroad will be “inactive” in the National Health Service (SNS) and have to…
“There are locations where you won’t have a good holiday season”
Christmas and New Year road safety campaign starts today with tough images The Christmas and New Year’s road safety campaign has “tougher” images than in previous editions by showing the…
In Odivelas opens the first clinic with hyperbaric chamber for dogs and cats in Portugal
First clinic in Portugal with therapeutic veterinary hyperbaric chamber for dogs and cats. Technology widely used by high-performance sportsmen helps to oxygenate the bloodstream more quickly and regenerate tissues The…