Health

Interconsultations in minutes: the technological bet to reduce queues and waiting times

In a healthcare system marked by user complaints, a technological platform seeks to become an ally for doctors to resolve one of the main bottlenecks: access to specialists.

Due to risk of yellow fever and measles, Government asks to update vaccines before Holy Week

Portafolio Journalist 03.25.2026 16:53 Updated: 03.25.2026 16:53

Amidst a Health Crisis, Funza Has Successfully Resolved Over 1,000 Cases: Here's How You Can Get Assistance

In a context where access to healthcare remains one of the main citizen demands in Colombia, the municipality of Funza, in Cundinamarca, reports 100% effectiveness in legal processes undertaken to guarantee this right, benefiting more than 1,000 people in recent years.

Nazareno de San Pablo 2026: mass, procession, and details of the religious tradition in Caracas

Church authorities informed the details for the start of Holy Week, marked by the descent of the Nazareno de San Pablo

Ex-Mayor's Son Dies in Strong Accident on His Motorcycle with a Van

The community of the municipality of El Banco (Magdalena) is dismayed after the death of Diego Luis Vanegas Londoño, 36, who did not survive the serious injuries sustained in a traffic accident in the central area of the municipality of El Banco. The death occurred in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Clínica La Misericordia, in the city of Barranquilla, after medical personnel exhausted all resources to save his life.

Magnitude 2.9 earthquake registered west of Pariaguán, according to Funvisis

The Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological Research (Funvisis) reported that on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 25, 2026, an earthquake of magnitude 2.9 was registered in the eastern zone of Venezuela. According to the official report of the organization, the event took place exactly at 14:15 local time, with an epicenter located at [...]

Eblin Torregroza, the motorcyclist who lost his life after a serious accident in Turbaco

The fatal traffic accident that occurred on the night of this holiday Monday, March 23, in the municipality of Turbaco, which caused the death of Eblin Enrique Torregloza Acevedo, a young man from that town in Bolívar, is under investigation.

I don't work with contexts I disagree with at a discursive level: Dipacho

On one of the pages of Red Bull (Milserifas, 2018), a black bull crosses a red field that seems to be burning. It advances with its horns lowered, it likes nothing: “neither anyone”, “nor the yellow sun”, “nor the green grass”. Rage occupies almost the entire page, until the landscape changes: water appears, the horizon opens up and the animal transforms.

This is the health status of the 5-year-old child attacked in a house in San Fernando

The 5-year-old minor, a victim of domestic violence in a house in the San Fernando neighborhood of Cartagena, remains at Hospital Serena del Mar. The child has second-degree burns on his left arm and wrist, bruises on other parts of his body, and it is known that he is being treated for a fracture in the same burned hand.

Free health day in Cartagena: these are the neighborhoods that will benefit

This Thursday, March 26, Cartagena will experience a massive health day with free attention in three strategic hospitals in the city. The initiative seeks to improve access to specialized medical services and respond to high user demand.

Nighttime HPV vaccination marathon in Cartagena: schedules and locations

Cartagena is preparing for a special public health event: this Thursday, March 26, a nighttime vaccination marathon against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), one of the main causes of cervical cancer, will take place. The initiative aims to increase vaccination coverage and prevent diseases associated with this virus.

Don't put away your umbrella: Colombia's rainy season could extend until June; 24 departments are on alert

The Ungrd and Ideam presented a balance of the impacts of the winter season that has been occurring in the country, and informed that the rains could extend until June in the Andean, Caribbean and Orinoquía regions. However, the Ungrd and other entities will continue with permanent monitoring of climatic, as well as meteorological and meteo-marine conditions, in order to anticipate risk scenarios and issue alerts for the territories.