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New therapeutic procedures in Cuba to treat movement disorders

Published on: May 5, 2024
00:30

Havana, May 5 (Prensa Latina) Non-invasive brain stimulation in its two variants (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation) are the new therapeutic procedures used by Cuban experts to treat movement disorders.

Mexican president greets Mujica after hearing about his illness

Published on: April 30, 2024
13:22

Mexico City, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Tuesday sent a hug to former Uruguayan President José Mujica, who announced that he has a tumor in his esophagus.

Power outages affect treatment of kidney patients in Ecuador

Published on: April 24, 2024
00:16

Quito, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) The Association of Dialysis Centers in Ecuador warned that some 16,000 kidney patients require hemodialysis and their life is at risk due to the energy crisis.

US blockade against Cuba impacts children’s cancer treatments

Published on: February 21, 2024
11:08

Havana, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) The United States blockade against Cuba limits access to medicines and cutting-edge medical technologies for the treatment of children's cancer, the first cause of death today among Cuban children aged one to four years old.

Italy develops new treatment for pancreatic cancer

Published on: January 2, 2024
10:31

Rome, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) One of our researchers has identified a potential new treatment target for pancreatic cancer. Dr. Miriam Martini, based in Torino, Italy, recently made this exciting breakthrough. Fewer than 1 in 10 people in the UK can be expected to survive 5 years or more after their diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, so this is fantastic news for patients.

Latin America to use thermotherapy to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis

Published on: December 18, 2023
18:00

Washington, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) With the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Venezuela have begun to implement new therapies to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis, a disease that affects around 42,000 people each year in Latin America and which can leave disfiguring scars.

French warship to assist wounded people in Gaza

Published on: November 28, 2023
16:49

Paris, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The French helicopter carrier Dixmude has docked in Egypt and could start treating wounded children from Gaza later this week, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday, as Western powers look to ramp up efforts to aid the enclave.

López Obrador satisfied with results of San Francisco meeting

Published on: November 21, 2023
15:06

Mexico, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, today expressed satisfaction with the results for his country of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum held in San Francisco, California.

Study suggests broadening obesity concept for better treatment

Published on: August 8, 2023
15:11

Washington, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) A study assured that not all obesity cases have the same cause, nor the same clinical repercussions, so it suggested broadening this concept for better a treatment.

Scientists find new way to fight off leprosy infection

Published on: July 13, 2023
15:42

Washington, Jul 13 (Prensa Latina) Once considered debilitating, antibiotics can now knock out an infection quickly and effectively, a scientific source revealed Thursday.

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