Health

Supersalud begins audit of Fomag for alleged cost overruns

The National Superintendency of Health launched a special audit of the National Fund for Social Benefits of Teachers (Fomag) amid accusations of alleged irregularities in the management of resources intended for the health care of teachers.

Mother's Day 2026 in Colombia: when it is and four plans to celebrate in Medellín

Next Sunday, May 10, millions of families in Colombia will celebrate Mother's Day, one of the most important dates on the national calendar...

China: Giant explosion in the world center of pyrotechnics, more than 20 dead

A giant explosion in a fireworks factory in central China caused the death of at least 26 people and more than 60 injured, info...

The Antioquia municipality with the lowest birth rate: the hospital only attended one birth this year

Juan José is the name of the only baby born this year at the San Pablo de Tarso hospital. Just one. This municipality located high in the mountains of southwestern Antioquia — 11 kilometers from the 4G highway that crosses the Cauca River canyon and famous for being the birthplace of the blessed Jesús Aníbal Gómez, assassinated in the Spanish Civil War in 1936 — has the lowest fertility rate in Antioquia, with just 0.3 children per woman, a drop of 77.7% since 2008.

Mine in Sutatausa had flaws warned by ANM before the tragedy that left 9 dead: this is known

After hours of rescue efforts for the miners trapped in the La Ciscuda mine, located in Peñas de Boquerón, a rural area of the municipality of Sutatausa, Cundinamarca...

This is the health status of the elderly person who suffered burns in a fire in Ituango

The elderly person who was burned last Sunday in a fire that occurred in the urban area of Ituango, in the...

New opportunities from home, access free diplomas in Colombia

Thanks to educational initiatives like Free Diplomas, thousands of people can advance their professional development without economic barriers...

Welcome to the world, here is your screen

Among all the headlines read daily on X, one caught my attention this week. It said: “The brains of 60 children aged 3 to 5 years were scanned and it was discovered that time in front of interactive screens is causing a measurable loss of white matter in their developing brains. Even just 2 hours a day are linked to impaired neural connectivity, as well as language development and literacy.”

Offimedicas rejects having denied medication to a minor and responds to Quintero's accusations

The pharmaceutical manager Offimedicas responded to the controversy generated by Daniel Quintero, after he made public that he had transferred money...

“We cannot go back to depending on legal injunctions”: President of the Supreme Court admonishes the Government over health crisis

Amidst the growing deterioration of the healthcare system and government decisions that have generated uncertainty in the provision of services, the Supreme Court of Justice warned that legal injunctions (tutelas) to access healthcare cannot become the rule again. The pronouncement was made by the president of the high court, Iván Mauricio Lenis, who recalled that thousands of citizens are resorting to tutelas to obtain medications, surgeries, and treatments that should be directly guaranteed by the system.

Origin of Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship: Prior Infection and Food Among Hypotheses

The MV Hondius, which was traveling between Ushuaia, Argentina, and Cape Verde with 88 passengers and 59 crew members from 23 nationalities, has been under health alert since hantavirus, a disease transmitted by rodents, was suspected to be behind the deaths of three people on board.

WHO Asks Spain to Accommodate Cruise Ship with Hantavirus Outbreak in the Canary Islands

The World Health Organization (WHO) has requested that the Spanish Government accommodate the cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak in the Canary Islands, the Ministry of Health reported tonight. The WHO's request, in coordination with the European Union, is based on "compliance with International Law and the humanitarian spirit," according to sources. The MV Hondius is in Cape Verde, where it docked after detecting a hantavirus infection outbreak, according to Health.