Of the 779 Madeirans who participated in colorectal cancer screening, about 25% of those tested were found to have cancer.
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Approximately 800 cases of cerebrovascular incidents (CVA) per year are recorded in the Autonomous Region of Madeira each year, the Secretary of Health and Civil Protection said today, noting that 55% of patients arrive outside the "therapeutic window."
The vaccination campaign against influenza and Covid-19, which began on the 25th of September for health professionals
After the fires in Ribeira Brava and Ponta do Sol, Calheta's residents have said that they have been through the fires of hell.
Since the 1st of June, when the Operational Plan for Fighting Rural Fires (POCIR) came into force, the Autonomous Region of Madeira has registered 154 occurrences, of which 80% - 123 - relate to unauthorised burning/fires.
On Sunday, the 6th of August the SESARAM-EPERAM computer system was the target of a cyberattack suspending all non-emergency clinical activities.
Doctors and the Regional Government are preparing to begin the revision of the Convention, which will affect consultation prices, but for now, no one wants to rush in and create panic values.
On the day that local newspaper, JM, announced in its print edition - that the A& E Department chaos at the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital remains unresolved, the Regional Health Department issued a contrary statement, confirming that services were running normally and everything was under control.
Although Madeira's firefighters are equipped with sufficient heavy duty 'extraction' equipment, future investment is imperative, especially as much of the already existing equipment has reached its 'use by date.'
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medicine is increasingly becoming a reality and one that the Regions Health Service is prepared to optimize in the future, namely in the fight against breast cancer.
In a press conference yesterday, the Regional Secretary of Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, stated that 40% of the population has been infected with the covid virus.
Due to changes within the pandemic, Madeira's vaccination centres are also changing their working hours.
Pedro Ramos, the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, said today that he hopes that some of the island's schools will not have to close again, due to the high number of positive Covid-19 cases registered within school communities.
The Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection released a press statement today, stating that tomorrow, the 21st of November, the following Vaccination 'Drop In' Centres will be open to meet growing demand.