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Mpox mortality decreases in DRC

Published on: November 12, 2024
11:31

Kinshasa, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) Mortality due to monkeypox (Mpox) has decreased in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reaching 0.36 percent on November 4-9, Health Minister Roger Kamba informed.

Another tropical depression could form in the Caribbean

Published on: November 12, 2024
10:26

Washington, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) As the hurricane season draws to a close, meteorologists warned of the development of another tropical depression in the central Caribbean Sea, with an 80% chance of forming during the next seven days.

Seven hours of sleep a night shield against ailments

Published on: November 12, 2024
06:00

Washington, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) More than seven hours of sleep a night could help people age and live better and longer, while warding off common health problems, according to research involving more than 3,000 volunteers and released Monday.

Authorities assess earthquake damage in eastern Cuba

Published on: November 11, 2024
15:12

Granma, Cuba, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Eduardo Martínez, along with authorities from this eastern province, assessed the damage caused by two earthquakes here on Sunday.

Angola bent on eradicating sleeping sickness

Published on: November 11, 2024
14:50

Luanda, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Angola is currently getting closer to eradicating the Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, which registered only nine cases this year, against 52 in 2023.

Almost all Dominican territory on alert for heavy rains

Published on: November 11, 2024
13:43

Santo Domingo, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) The Emergency Operations Center (COE) of the Dominican Republic maintains today 25 provinces and the National District on different levels of alert due to rains associated with a tropical wave and a trough.

Patients in Scotland waiting over a year to have teeth pulled out

Published on: November 11, 2024
13:25

Edinburgh, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Patients in Scotland have spent more than a year in agony while waiting to have a tooth pulled, the Scottish Labor Party warned on Monday.

Russian doctors develop new method for treating rib fractures

Published on: November 11, 2024
12:57

Moscow, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Doctors from Russia's Surgut region have received a patent for an innovative method of surgical treatment of rib fractures, TV BRICS reported on Monday.

DPRK shows scientific-technical breakthroughs in health sector

Published on: November 11, 2024
12:54

Pyongyang, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) showcased its scientific and technological breakthroughs in the health sector at an exhibition in which the country's leading medical institutions and medical equipment manufacturers attended.

Cuban President announces upcoming visit to eastern province

Published on: November 11, 2024
12:10

Havana, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced today he will return to Guantánamo this week to check on the recovery efforts in the eastern Cuban province, affected by the ravages of Hurricane Oscar.

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