Health

Being a woman in Bogotá implies greater risks for mental health, according to research

According to the Bogotá Council, by 2025, 75% of women in Bogotá considered the city to be dangerous for them, especially at night.

Kevin Acosta's Mother Clarifies to Petro Why She Did Not Accept Surgery: 'Without the Medication, the Child Would Have Bled Out'

Reactions to the death of Kevin Acosta, the minor with hemophilia who died in Bogotá, continue to generate debate. While the Prosecutor's Office is conducting an investigation to clarify what happened...

Fire emergency caused fright in La Iguaná, Medellín

Medellín's relief authorities provided details of the structural fire that occurred this morning in the center-west of the city.

Sad Ending: Squirrel Monkey Rescued in Medellín Cannot Return to the Wild

Wild animals continue to pay a 'life sentence' due to the recklessness of those who trade them and the heartless individuals who buy them and seek to domesticate them through abuse. The rescue of a squirrel monkey in Medellín by the Environmental Police. This is what could be concluded after the Metropolitan Area detailed the rescue of a squirrel monkey, which will not be able to return to its natural habitat due to the lasting effects of its time in captivity.

Did the State strip Kevin Acosta, the deceased child with hemophilia, of his right to live?

The death of Kevin, a 7-year-old boy with hemophilia who had been waiting months for his medication, has exposed the harshness of the health system crisis in Colombia.

Health experts and scientific community on the case of Kevin Acosta: 'Prevention is the medicine'

Wake for Kevin Acosta, a boy with hemophilia who died waiting for medication. Photo: Private archive

Medellín will have an adopt-a-thon to give homes to older dogs and cats: here's how the event will be

There are dogs and cats that have been waiting for a second chance at the La Perla Animal Welfare Center for years. Dozens of tired paws that still dream of having a family...

Eithan Sebastián, Kevin's Little Cousin, Also Suffers from Hemophilia and Has Gone Two Months Without Medication

Eithan Sebastián Barrera is the cousin of Kevin Acosta, the 7-year-old minor who suffered from hemophilia and passed away after two months without receiving medication from Nueva EPS.

“A humanitarian tragedy” the crisis of patients and EPS: former minister Alejandro Gaviria

Patients of the EPS, particularly Nueva EPS, face a humanitarian crisis due to a lack of medicines, especially high-cost ones.

Kevin Acosta's cousin also suffers from hemophilia, how long has he been without medication?

Eithan Sebastián Barrera, a two-year-old baby with severe hemophilia A, has gone more than two months without receiving his vital treatment from Nueva EPS.

Patient associations file criminal complaint against Minister Jaramillo for non-compliance with court health rulings

The organization Patients for Colombia, which brings together 202 associations, filed a criminal complaint against Guillermo Jaramillo (Minister of Health) for allegedly failing to comply with several Constitutional Court decisions on health.

Three dead, including the attacker, in shooting during a hockey game in the US

At least two people, including a girl, died and three others were injured in a shooting during a school hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The attacker also died, and authorities are investigating a possible family dispute as the motive.