CCSS performing eight organ transplants per week
Email this page February 26th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Costa Rican Social Security System, CCSS, performed an average of eight organ transplants per week in 2012. The information comes from the health statistics database, based on statistics from all of the different medical centers, which form Costa Rica’s public health system. According to the […]
Bill aims to break up drug monopolies in Costa Rica in hopes of lower prices
Email this page February 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A new bill seeks, in essence, to open the drug market in Costa Rica. The news comes from legislator Jose Maria Villalta, who also said that the initiative would be discussed in May. The bill 17738, called “Regulating Drug Prices,” would create an Office of Drug Price […]
Group warns of diseases spread by fleas, lice, mites, and ticks
Email this page February 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Rickettsial diseases are caused by a group of bacteria that are transmitted by fleas, lice, mites, and ticks, and can have a high rate of mortality if not treated promptly. The problem with these diseases is that they are easily confused with other diseases, and the public has […]
After 5 deaths in 2012, no cases of swine flu so far this year
Email this page February 12th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Health Ministry reported that the country closed last year with 49 cases of H1N1 influenza, which has come to become known as “swine flu,” resulting in five deaths. Swine flu was listed as a global pandemic in 2009 and has killed thousands of people worldwide, […]
Respiratory infections continue, filling hospitals and clinics
Email this page February 8th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Respiratory infections continue to fill Costa Rica’s hospitals and clinics, representing 12% of all care given and ranking as the most common reason residents are seeking medical care, according to the Costa Rican Social Security System (CCSS). As a result, doctors are calling on residents to avoid […]
New CCSS cancer center to open in June
Email this page January 28th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) One of the largest public works being undertaken by the government right now is the new chemotherapy and radiotherapy building at Hospital Mexico, which is expected to be open in June. The cancer center is estimated to cost more than 7.7 billion colones (about $15.5 million USD) […]
Law allows unskilled doctors to perform surgery
Email this page January 22nd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Costa Rica admits that under current law, which dates from 1962, a loophole allows general practitioners to perform surgery without having any additional education or recognized specialty. The loophole is the result of the fact that general practitioners graduate from […]
Clinic performing cosmetic surgeries without a license
Email this page January 17th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Daisy Corrales, Minister of Health, stated that the Lindora Cosmetic Center in Santa Ana, where former model Cristina Garcia reported that her buttocks had been deformed from the use of PMMA biopolymer injections, only has a sanitary permit for outpatient services. “Nothing else can be carried out […]
