Health

Leprosy: a disease "forgotten", but not gone

January 21, 2020
Written by Lourdes Pichs Rodríguez
Category: Health
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Since 1954, the last Sunday of January is celebrated the World Day against leprosy, a disease "forgotten", but not gone, with a case report in about 100 countries each year.

Holguín achieves two twin pregnancies by artificial insemination

January 21, 2020
Written by Lourdes Pichs Rodríguez
Category: Health
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The Territorial Center of Assisted Reproduction of Holguín in 2020 has achieved two twin pregnancies by the method of artificial insemination, which ratifies this institution among the best of its kind in Cuba, for its effectiveness in treating couples having dificulty conceiving.

Holguín: New hospital room benefits children with severe disabilities

January 16, 2020
Written by Redacción ¡ahora!
Category: Health
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The Holguín pediatric hospital “Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja” expands its medical services to children with severe disabilities with the reopening of one of its rooms after undergoing a major renovation process that included the installation of modern technologies for the benefit of the mother and child care program.

Cuba stands out as the first country in Latin America in diabetes control

January 14, 2020
Written by Redacción ¡ahora!
Category: Health
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Cuba is the country with the best glycemic control and has the lowest diabetes mortality rate in Latin America.

Holguín Cancer Center, bastion in medical care

January 14, 2020
Written by Lourdes Pichs Rodríguez
Category: Health
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The role of the prevention and early detection of tumors in primary health care deserved fundamental analysis in the balance of the Territorial Oncological Center (COT) of Holguín, corresponding to 2019, with the purpose of reducing deaths by this cause and raising the quality of patients' lives.

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