The Portuguese Society of Diabetology (SPD) today classified as an “unprecedented clinical setback” the decision of the National Medicines Authority (Infarmed) to allow the prescription of continuous glucose monitoring sensors to become generic. “The measure is considered an unprecedented clinical setback, with the potential to compromise the safety and quality…
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The stricken cruise liner, MV Hondius, was scheduled to arrive in Madeira on the 12th of May as part of its itinerary that included stops at Cape Verde and the Canary Islands. A ship is still under quarantine off the coast of Cape Verde after seven passengers contracted hantavirus, leading…
A case of meningococcal meningitis was reported at Santana Elementary School, according to Antena 1 Madeira and confirmed by East Zone health delegate JoĂŁo Vieira Martins on public radio. The patient is a secondary school student who was diagnosed last week and has been receiving treatment since Thursday. The student’s…
A child was in a coma for three days at the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital, in Funchal, after consuming gummies that allegedly contained illicit substances. The case involved a minor ingesting products taken home by her mother, who works as a cleaner in a local accommodation (AL) property. According to…
The Regional Government has resorted to the force of law to ensure that hospital beds occupied by problematic discharges are freed up and the patients occupying them are transferred into homes. This is one of the initiatives of the joint ordinance, which has just come into force, creating tripartite financing…
The Portuguese League Against Cancer – Regional Centre of Madeira will inaugurate Mural da Esperança at 10:30 on the 4th of April, in a tribute to patients, especially cancer patients. The inauguration will take place at the Casa da Liga at the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital, under the motto ‘Together…
Viewing it as a pioneering initiative, due to its size, organisation, and importance, the Municipality of Câmara de Lobos, in partnership with the Street Animals Association, will carry out a new Capture-Sterilise- Return (CED) programme this weekend. The initiative will take place on the 27th and 28th of this month…
Almost half of the 109 police officers of the Regional Command of the PSP of Madeira who participated in a scientific study had metabolic syndrome or were already classified as having a 10-year high cardiovascular risk, it was announced today. In information released today, the PSP points out that the…
Regarding the presence of cancer in Madeira, Head of the Madeiran delegation, Ricardo Sousa, said that, on average, between 1,000 and 1,100 new cases arise per year. The panorama is of an increase in cases, similar to the national and international realities, but this is also due, in his perspective,…
The petition “For the 100% Payment of the Sickness Allowance (Sick Leave) for Cancer Patients,” addressed to the Assembly of the Republic, has gained strong support and caught the community’s attention. Many are outraged by Parliament’s decision last Friday to reject bills that aimed to ensure full sickness allowance for…
Today, CDS-PP Madeira voiced its “deep disagreement and sadness” over the Assembly of the Republic’s rejection of a proposal that would have ensured full sick pay for cancer patients. In a press release released this Sunday, the centrists consider this “an incomprehensible decision from a human, social and political point…
The Regional Secretary for Inclusion, Work and Youth highlighted that about 3,300 elderly people in the Autonomous Region of Madeira currently receive home support, provided by 489 home helpers, stressing that European guidelines continue to privilege this type of care provided at home. The information was provided during a visit…
The Atalaia Living Care Association today rejected the conclusions of the Court of Auditors’ (TdC) audit report on the agreements with public funding between the Government of Madeira and private associations in the health area. The president of the association, Tony Saramago, said that the data in the report targeting…
On Thursday, the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital was swamped, leaving more than 60 patients on trolleys in corridors as beds were unavailable. A spokesperson who contacted JM. said that they were under ‘enormous pressure. With patients lining the corridors, nursing staff claim that this situation is becoming more and more…
Much of Europe has a broad risk of Chikungunya virus transmission, and Portugal is part of a high-risk area, warns a study by the UK’s Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. The Chikungunya virus, responsible for a debilitating tropical disease caused by the bite of infected mosquitoes, poses a “greater health…