Foreign-born doctors and nurses are becoming increasingly numerous in the health systems of developed countries, highlighted a report published Monday by the Organization for...
Costa Rica's health officials have stepped up alerts on the dangers of methanol poisoning from contaminated alcohol, aligning with similar actions across Latin America...
President Rodrigo Chaves has repealed Costa Rica's therapeutic abortion protocol, a move that fulfills a long-standing promise and tightens rules around the procedure. The...
Health officials in Costa Rica have confirmed the country's first case of yellow fever in almost seven decades. The Ministry of Health announced the...
Costa Rican scientists have created a patented medical device that allows for the lab-grown development of muscle and bone tissue—offering a new alternative for...
Recent studies claim that about one-third of adults in Costa Rica are considered obese and another third overweight. Which means about two-thirds of adults...
Panamanian authorities raided offices of Panama Ports Company, the former operator of two key canal terminals, as part of an anti-corruption investigation into alleged...
Panama President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday brushed aside the possibility of Chinese reprisals after his government moved to take control of two ports...
Drivers traveling Route 1 from Barranca toward Limonal and Guanacaste now spend more time on the road because of current construction going on. Heavy...