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Thousands of patients await leaving Gaza for medical treatment

Published on: November 29, 2025
11:04

Ramallah, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) More than 22,000 sick and wounded people are currently awaiting evacuation from the Gaza Strip to receive medical treatment abroad, a health source in the territory revealed.

Gaza: Patients at risk of dying due to lack of food and medicine

Published on: August 17, 2025
08:53

Ramallah, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The director of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, Mohammed Abu Salmiya, warned that more than 200 patients could die due to the lack of medication and malnutrition caused by Israeli attacks and the blockade of Gaza.

Guatemala reports 10 cases of cattle screwworm in humans

Published on: June 5, 2025
10:41

Guatemala City, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala today adds 10 cases of cutaneous myiasis in humans by the cattle screwworm, according to the latest information from the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (Mspas).

WHO insists on the evacuation of wounded and patients from Gaza

Published on: February 1, 2025
09:47

Ramallah, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Some 15,000 Palestinians need to leave the Gaza Strip to receive urgent treatment abroad, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned.

Russia to test cancer vaccine on patients

Published on: June 22, 2024
05:57

Moscow, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) Russia will begin clinical trials of cancer vaccines in patients with oncological diseases in mid-2025, as reported by the Director of the National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology Gamaleya, Alexandr Gintsburg.

Exercise can help ease pain for people with cancer – Study

Published on: February 16, 2024
18:16

Washington, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) Engaging in intense exercise might not be the first thing that people fighting cancer think to do, but a new studyTrusted Source reports that a workout can help ease cancer-related pain.

Paraguay reports 24 deaths and 11,000 patients with dengue fever

Published on: December 4, 2023
12:13

Asunción, Dec 4 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan health authorities reported 24 deaths and some 11,000 sick people from dengue fever so far this year, ABC Color newspaper reported today.

Ecuadorian province alerts increase in dengue infections

Published on: November 14, 2023
10:50

Quito, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) The Ecuadorian province of Manabí is today approaching seven thousand dengue infections, leading the statistics of the Ministry of Public Health nationwide.

ICRC calls on Israel to respect hospitals and patients in Gaza

Published on: November 11, 2023
08:40

Ramallah, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urgently calling for the respect and protection of medical facilities, patients and healthcare workers in Gaza.

Ecuador’s Health Minister denies admissions due to fentanyl addiction

Published on: August 18, 2023
07:28

Quito, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Public Health of Ecuador, José Ruales, ruled out the existence in the country of patients admitted for the consumption of fentanyl, a drug that is a health problem in nations such as the United States.

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