Health

Urgent attention requested for wall at risk of collapse at Nuevo Bosque school

The community of the Nuevo Bosque neighborhood has once again expressed concern about the condition of a wall at the Nuevo Bosque Educational Institution, which has been unrepaired for over a year and poses a risk to students, teachers, and people who pass through the area daily. Read here: Community denounces the poor condition of a wall at a Cartagena school.

Cause of Death Revealed for Catherine O'Hara, 'Home Alone' Actress

Los Angeles forensic authorities have officially revealed the cause of death for Catherine O'Hara, the renowned actress who played Kate McCallister, Kevin's mother in the movie Home Alone.

BBVA will deliver humanitarian aid to more than 13,000 families affected by the winter wave in Colombia

Córdoba will concentrate the largest volume of BBVA donations Photo: BBVA Colombia website

Cartagena activates 2 collection centers to gather aid for Montería

The emergency in the department of Córdoba due to floods caused by the cold front moving through the Caribbean Sea has activated a wave of solidarity from different regions of the country. In this scenario, Cartagena has set up collection points to channel humanitarian aid for the affected families in Montería.

Cartagena neighborhoods that will not have water on February 11, 2026

Aguas de Cartagena (Acuacar), the public water utility company in the city, announced maintenance work on the aqueduct networks that will involve the suspension of service in some neighborhoods for several hours.

Nueva EPS Crisis Becomes Humanitarian Emergency: Afidro

Nueva EPS's debt grew 198% to 21.37 trillion pesos in March 2025. Photo: iStock

“A humanitarian emergency”: pharmaceutical industry regarding the Nueva EPS crisis

The Association of Research and Development Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Afidro) launched an urgent call to President Gustavo Petro's Government and oversight bodies due to the accelerated financial deterioration of Nueva EPS. According to the guild, this situation is directly affecting millions of patients in the country, who face barriers to accessing treatments and health services.

Beware of extra pounds: obesity increases the probability of dying from an infection by 70%

Obesity significantly increases the risk of hospitalization and death from most infectious diseases, including flu, COVID-19, pneumonia, gastroenteritis, and urinary and respiratory infections.

In the Barro Blanco sector of Santa Elena, the aqueduct will finally reach 220 homes

The Mayor's Office of Medellín recently announced that it has advanced 54% in the optimization project of the Piedras Blancas aqueduct in Santa Elena, which will allow the El Rosario sector of the Barro Blanco village to have aqueduct service for the first time, an intervention the District called a milestone for this rural community of Medellín.

'Let there be light': 875 rural homes in Cundinamarca were energized by Enel Colombia in 2025

Enel Colombia energized 875 rural homes in Cundinamarca in 2025. Photo: Courtesy: Enel Colombia.

Alert over potential collapse in prison healthcare: over 106,000 inmates could be at risk

More than 106,000 persons deprived of liberty could be exposed to serious risk in their healthcare, after the Ministry of Health's intention to reformulate the current model and transfer responsibility to Nueva EPS, an entity facing serious financial and operational difficulties, became known.

Basque Culinary Center presents a book on the ancestral process of fermentation

The work, structured in three levels of knowledge, invites readers to explore from simple preparations such as yogurt, vinegar, or sauerkraut, to more complex ones with fungi such as 'Aspergillus sojae'.