Health

Court orders Coosalud to be administered again by its former representative

In the last few hours, the Court of Bolívar ratified that Coosalud must be returned to its former representative, Jaime González.

Movement to stay "a month offline" gains strength in the United States

Digital detox programs that promise continuous support, counteract the negative effects of social media, and provide a community experience have become a movement, gaining traction and attracting young people in the United States.

Foscal and Unab Train Specialists in Neurovascular Surgery in Bucaramanga

At the Foscal clinic in Bucaramanga, in alliance with the Autonomous University, specialist doctors are being trained to treat patients with neurovascular pathologies. This is a specialty that until recently could only be studied outside the country.

Colombians Bet on Self-Care, Beauty, and Styling: The Most Purchased Hair Tools

The beauty ritual no longer exclusively depends on a hair salon appointment. In Colombia, the 'salon at home' phenomenon is transforming consumption habits and driving demand for hair tools like straighteners and dryers, a trend combining autonomy, technology, and access to digital information.

Loss of nutrients and affectation of taste: what happens to food inside the refrigerator?

The refrigerator has become one of people's main allies for refrigerating and preserving their favorite foods. In Colombia, where according to ANDI data, households spend more than 240 trillion pesos a year on food, the refrigerator is a key ally, but not infallible.

District Health Day in Cartagena Benefits Thousands of Children

More than 5,100 children and adolescents received care during a health day held in Cartagena, an initiative that sought to bring medical services closer to the child population in different sectors of the city.

Photo of the Day: April 25, 2026

Ukraine will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster on April 26, 2026. The explosion of reactor 4 at the nuclear power plant is still considered the worst nuclear disaster in history. // EFE.

Fatal collision between a car and two motorcycles on the Viaduct left a woman dead

The corregimiento of Tierra Baja, located on the outskirts of Cartagena, is in mourning after the death of Gisela Gómez Acosta, a woman over 30 years old, who lost her life in a tragic traffic accident that occurred early Saturday, April 25.

Eating through Colombia: The generational shift in traditional restaurants

By Álvaro Molina @molinacocinero For more than a quarter of a century, I decided that my notes in the press should be, above all, educational and constructive. ...

The Call

The ring of a telephone is heard. One of the old-fashioned ones. With a corded handset and a rotary dial. A man answers. He immediately recognizes the voice of a child no older than ten who greets him enthusiastically. 'Hello, it's me,' and without waiting for a response, launches into a barrage of questions as if there were no time to lose, as if it were a delayed task demanding immediate answers.

Diagnosis and confinement in Leysin, Switzerland

In February 1932, Teresa de la Parra wrote in a letter to a friend that she was at the Gran Hotel in Leysin, a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. “I have an injury in one lung, it was discovered recently. I have been here for fifteen days, alone, in bed, with the balcony wide open to the snow and a temperature of 3 or 4 degrees inside the room. […] Everything, everything around me is whiteness, light, and silence.

The Dry Air of Cercedilla, Sierra de Madrid

The years of illness and physical decline of Teresa de la Parra (1889-1936) are recounted in exceptional detail, in a life so little documented, by María Fernanda Palacios in her profile included in the Venezuelan Biographical Library published by El Nacional and Banco del Caribe.