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Costa Rica Hospitals Cancel Surgeries Amid Specialist Shortage

More than 199,000 patients were waiting for surgery in Costa Rica’s public healthcare system at the end of 2025 as a severe shortage of...

A Little-Known Tick Virus Turns Up in Costa Rica for the First Time

Costa Rican scientists have detected the Jingmen tick virus in the country for the first time, the earliest confirmed presence of the pathogen anywhere...

How to Avoid Fake Weight-Loss Injections in Costa Rica

If you are shopping for a weekly weight-loss shot in Costa Rica, start with one fact that changes everything else: the drug most people...

Costa Rica Pelicans Test Negative for Avian Flu as Mystery Continues

Pelicans found weak, disoriented or behaving unusually along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast have tested negative for avian influenza, but authorities still do not know...

Costa Rica Confirms Two Mpox Cases in San José

Costa Rica confirmed two mpox cases in San José, prompting health authorities to activate epidemiological surveillance, case investigations and contact tracing. The patients are...

Costa Rica Pushes Vape Regulation Back One Year

Costa Rica has delayed new restrictions on flavored vape products for one year, pushing enforcement back to August 6, 2027, while health authorities prepare...

Costa Rica Confirms Chikungunya Outbreak in Guanacaste Beach Town

Costa Rica has confirmed a chikungunya outbreak in Playa Langosta, a popular beach community near Tamarindo, after health officials identified four confirmed cases and...

Costa Rica Confirms Bird-Flu Case in Wild Marine Bird at Manuel Antonio

Costa Rican animal health officials confirmed a new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 in a wild marine bird found in Manuel Antonio,...

Costa Rica Warns Smoking and Vaping Raise Heart Attack Risk Under 40

Costa Rica health officials are warning that smoking and vaping are putting younger adults at serious risk of heart attacks, with specialists from the...

Costa Rica Public Health System Faces Growing Surgery Waitlist Crisis

Costa Rica’s public health system is facing another increase in surgical delays, with 204,622 insured patients waiting for an operation through the Caja Costarricense...
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Daniel Ortega Says Nicaragua Will Not Hold Elections Again

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who has been in power for nearly two decades, ruled out on Sunday any possibility of future elections in the...

Windy Start to the Week in Costa Rica With Heavier Rain Coming Tuesday

If you're planning your week around the weather, it's going to be windy and humid today but the real rain shows up Tuesday, and...

Costa Rica turned out for the 2026 World Cup final

By early afternoon on Sunday, the concert grounds at Parque Metropolitano La Sabana had turned into an open-air stadium of their own. Families, groups...

Costa Rica Nature Hotel Earns Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award

A hotel and private nature reserve in Costa Rica’s northern lowlands has received a 2026 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award, placing it among the top...