Health

Sick passengers evacuated from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak to be treated in the Netherlands

Three sick crew members from a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will be evacuated via Cape Verde to the Netherlands. Photo: AFP

Medical Unit Rehabilitated at Jorge Navarro Penitentiary Center

Inmates at the Jorge Navarro Penitentiary Center in Tipitapa now have better care conditions following the inauguration of improvements to the facility's medical unit.

Course on Caring for People with Autism Begins at "Comandante Carlos" Training Center

In eight campuses of the National Technological Institute, the course "Social Care for People with Autism" began this Tuesday, May 5, developed by the Government of Reconciliation and National Unity from the "Comandante Carlos" Training Center.

Suspicion of hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship: patients to be evacuated to the Netherlands

Shipping company Oceanwide Expeditions reported this Tuesday that three people will be evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius, anchored off the coast of Cape Verde, due to suspected hantavirus.

Pilates Week in Bogotá 2026: dates, prices, and event programming

From May 21 to 24, the Chapinero Happiness Center will host Pilates Week, an event that will bring together 35 reformer machines simultaneously. Find out how to participate in this unique event in Latin America, which expects over 900 attendees with immersive classes, health talks, and a large fitness market.

Deficit of beds and patients waiting up to 30 hours for care warned in Pereira

The Inspectorate identified serious difficulties in emergency care in the main health centers of Pereira.

Digestive problems affect 8 out of 10 Colombians: What should be done?

Digestive discomfort has ceased to be an isolated symptom and has become a recurring problem in the lives of millions of Colombians. Abdominal distension, functional constipation, and a feeling of slow digestion frequently appear in medical consultations and daily conversations.

How many deaths and infections from a hantavirus outbreak on an Atlantic cruise?

Three passengers on an Atlantic cruise died and others became infected amid a possible hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius, currently anchored off the coast of Cape Verde.

What happens to a body after death? This is the medical and forensic journey few know about

In Colombia, death initiates a series of carefully regulated clinical, sanitary, and forensic procedures.

Cruise ship affected by possible Hantavirus outbreak will be welcomed in the Canary Islands

The MV Hondius is on health alert after the World Health Organization reported suspicions that a hantavirus may have caused the deaths of three passengers.

Indigenous baby dies in Bucaramanga amid alleged "death tour": Nueva EPS blamed

The indigenous U'wa community of the Aguablanca village, in the municipality of El Cerrito, Santander, accuses Nueva EPS of not guaranteeing timely medical attention to a three-month-old baby who died after a whooping cough outbreak.

Feat of feeder bus leaves injuries and blockage in northern Valle de Aburrá

Road authorities and rescue organizations are attending to a serious contingency registered on the North highway of Valle de Aburrá, in the stretch connecting Girardota with Barbosa.