medicine

Vietnam sets up preservation centers for rare medicines

Published on: May 27, 2023
08:26

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Hanoi, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The Vietnamese Ministry of Health is urgently setting up three to six conservation centers for rare and limited-supply medicines, according to sources from the sector.

Cuba and Ghana celebrate Africa Day in Japan

Published on: May 26, 2023
13:26

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Tokyo, May 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuban and Ghanaian artists performed in a concert in this capital on Friday dedicated to Africa Day and motivated by the friendship rooted in blood, cultural, and historic ties that unite the two countries.

Cuban hemophilia patients are grateful for their treatment at IHI

Published on: May 19, 2023
13:47

By: Oraily Madruga Rios

Havana, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Relatives and people suffering from hemophilia on Friday thanked the work done by the Institute of Hematology and Immunology of Cuba (IHI), a scientific center that relentlessly seeks to improve its patients’ quality of life.

Bhutan supports Cuba’s cause against US blockade

Published on: May 18, 2023
13:11

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

New Delhi, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister of Bhutan Lotay Tshering expressed the Kingdom's support for Cuba's cause for the elimination of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by United States, diplomatic sources said here on Thursday.

Panama calls for return of Cuba’s Operation Miracle

Published on: May 16, 2023
13:46

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Panama, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The return of Operation Miracle to Panama, with the help of Cuban doctors, allowed thousands of people to recover their sight, so there is a renewed demand in that regard today in this Central American country.

Potential drug DT-109 brings hope for human fatty liver treatment

Published on: April 11, 2023
16:56

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) A recently developed amino acid compound successfully treats nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in non-human primates — bringing scientists one step closer to the first human treatment for the condition that is rapidly increasing around the world, a study suggests.

Cuban scientists adjust vaccine candidate against dengue fever

Published on: March 22, 2023
13:02

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Havana, Mar 22 (Prensa Latina) The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of Cuba (CIGB) informed on Wednesday that the vaccine candidate against dengue fever is in the stage of primary adjustments before taking it to the production area.

Maatouk Drugstores to launch Cuba´s Heberprot-P for diabetic foot

Published on: March 20, 2023
15:19

By: Pavel López Lazo

Damascus, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) The Maatouk Drugstores company on Monday has launched for the first time in Syria and the Middle East region Cuba´s Heberprot-p that favors to treat diabetic ulcers and reduces amputation risk.

Solidarity after earthquakes brings Cuba and Türkiye closer

Published on: March 11, 2023
12:44

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's solidarity with Türkiye after the earthquakes that struck that Eurasian country has brought both peoples closer, members of the Henry Reeve Medical Brigade who collaborated in that country assured here on Saturday.

Ozone pollution linked to cardiovascular disease

Published on: March 11, 2023
00:30

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Geneva, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) A scientific study warns that ozone pollution in the environment has increased the rates of hospital admissions due to stroke, heart failure and myocardial infarction, a specialized journal reported.

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