Health

Barranquilla hosts the international summit of the global education network Teach For All

Event in Barranquilla. Photo: Courtesy Enseña por Colombia.

Alarming increase in malaria, dengue, and pneumonia cases in Nicaragua

Despite the very high percentage increases in epidemiological diseases, Murillo did not detail any action plan.

Aerophobia: How to Easily Overcome the Fear of Flying

Traveling by plane remains one of the safest means of transport in the world, but for thousands of people, takeoff, turbulence, or even the idea of being in the air can cause distress.

For his wife and son? The story of the armed young man who caused panic in a hospital

Last weekend, a violent incident went viral in the country at the Hospital Universitario del Valle, in the city of Cali, where a young man entered with a machete and caused chaos and fear, in addition to damaging the facilities with the cutting weapon and a fire cabinet axe that was in a corridor of the medical center.

A paramedic in Italy allegedly murdered six elderly people while transporting them in an ambulance

Physical frailty showed a strong association with cognitive decline in centenarians. Photo: iStock

With or without clothes?: experts revealed the best option for sleeping at night

The environment in which people sleep drastically influences the quality of rest and sleep, so experts have opened a debate about the best way to sleep.

Bombs Don't Just Destroy Buildings

Juliana Martínez Franzoni April 13, 2026

Will the price of Ozempic drop in Colombia? This will happen after the end of patents

Ozempic, drug on alert. Photo: Courtesy: National Geographic

Famisanar accelerates closure of PQRS and reduces backlog in member care by 25.2% in just six days

57% of the cases resolved corresponded to requests from Supersalud Photo: Mauricio Moreno - Portafolio

Tragedy in Cartagena: Body of a man found on Marbella beaches

Residents of Marbella, Cartagena, experienced a dawn marked by tragedy after the discovery of a lifeless man's body on the rocks in the Mar del Norte sector, in events currently under investigation.

6-Year-Old Boy Has Been Waiting Six Months for His Medication, and His Life Is in Danger

Juan Sebastián Beltrán is a six-year-old child who is going through a delicate health situation that puts his life at risk due to the lack of essential medications that he has not received for more than six months. His case joins the list that patient associations report weekly on the difficulties in accessing treatments for rare and orphan diseases in the country.

A whim of Pablo Escobar leads Colombia to opt for euthanasia for 80 hippos

The Colombian government announced on Monday a plan for managing hippos, which includes the euthanasia of at least 80 specimens during the second half of this year to prevent their reproduction.