Malignant tumors, main cause of death in Holguin
Cancer mortality remains the leading cause of death in the province of Holguin, where 2 157 157 deaths occurred for this reason at the end of 2019, with the increase of 35 deaths compared to 2018.
- Written by Lourdes Pichs Rodríguez
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Cuban scientific center continues working on different vaccines
The Cuban Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB by its Spanish acronym) is working on several scientific projects, but is intensifying its efforts to obtain new vaccines to guarantee the quality of life of the population.
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U.S. Blockade hinders purchase of diagnostic means for the study of ataxias
The blockade imposed by the United States government against Cuba hinders the purchase of medicines and diagnostic means for the treatment of patients suffering from spinocerebellar ataxias and descendants at risk.
- Written by Mailyn Betancourt
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Cuban drug among those used to fight coronavirus in China
The recombinant Interferon alfa 2B antiviral (IFNrec), a leading biotechnology product in Cuba, is one of the medicines today used by China in treatments applied to patients with the 2019 coronavirus epidemic, according to a tweet from the Cuban embassy in the Asian country.
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