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The State of Portuguese-American Health Disparities

WEBThe earliest call for health disparities and services research was a 1974 article published by Francis Rogers. 5 Health and medical topics discussed in Roger’s original article included a need for …

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COVID’19: Vaccinations up, infections down, restrictions lifted – By

WEBAfter a slow start, Portugal is now ahead of schedule in vaccinating its citizens against COVID’19. “The goal of having 70% of the population of mainland …

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COVID’19: New surge the highest in the last four months

WEBPortugal mainland has recorded the highest daily increase in COVID’19 infections, in the past four months, according to the epidemiological bulletin of the …

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COVID’19: Azores appeal for emergency help within the US …

WEBThe Azores health authority has administered 66,557 doses of vaccines against covid-19 until April 15 to 46,165 people, of which 20,392 with two doses, which …

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COVID’19: The 50,000 daily count infections surpassed

WEBPortugal has surpassed for the first time the barrier of 50,000 daily COVID’19 cases this Wednesday, since the beginning of the pandemic. According to the …

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HIA: Hospital Internacional dos Açores opens March 8th

WEBPosted on 04 March 2021. The Hospital Internacional dos Açores (HIA), the first private health facility of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, will be dedicated on March 8, to …

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COVID’19: Health system in despair on the verge of collapsing

WEBPortugal’s public health system is on the verge of collapsing as hospitals in areas hit by a coronavirus surge are quickly running out of intensive care beds to treat …

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Portugal is the European country with the highest rate of depression

WEBThe overall prevalence of mental illness in Portugal is 22%. Every year, 7% of the population is diagnosed with depression and suicide is responsible for more than …

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COVID’19: Infections are rising on the mainland and the islands

WEBThe region currently has 68 active positive cases. So far, 369 cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in the Region, according to the Regional …

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Dementia: A much less talked about pandemic – By Len Port

WEBThe lives of about 50 million people worldwide have been shattered without any hope of recovery by Alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia. The number is …

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Pandemic: Portugal to declare State of Emergency – Update

WEBAccording to the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) 448 cases of COVID19 infection were confirmed on Tuesday, an additional 117 cases in the past 24 …

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Pandemic: Portugal expects infections to rise exponentially

WEBThe Azores Health Authority has detected 11 positive cases diagnosed, bringing the number while Madeira has confirmed 7 cases. Minister of Health, Marta …

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COVID’19: Portugal the most fully vaccinated country in the world

WEBAbout 80% of Portugal’s total population of just over 10 million have been fully vaccinated, according to Direção-Geral da Saúde (DGS) the national health …

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COVID’19: Vaccinations coming but have been slow to start

WEBMinister of Health Marta Temido said last Friday that 400,000 people had been given their first vaccination. Around 100,000 have also had their second, which is …

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Community: Dr. Edward Leitão Fund – Scholarships for Medicine …

WEBThe Dr. Edward Leitão Memorial Scholarship Fund is now accepting applications for scholarships from Portuguese-American medical students, as well as …

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Travel Alert: Council of Ministers approve new rules of COVID’19

WEBAccording to the last epidemiological bulletin of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), released on Thursday, of the 255 new COVID’19 diagnoses, 176 were …

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Atlantic Diet Portuguese gastronomy inspires new diet trend

WEBA recent study published in JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association) has determined that after researchers looked at 574 participants over six …

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Portugal: Unhealthy food ban at all public health services …

WEBThe Portuguese government is banning all unhealthy foods and drinks from all public health services providers, following the publication of an administrative order …

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COVID’19: Azores officially requesting vaccines from the United

WEBThe Vice President of the Regional Government of the Azores, Artur Lima, addressed today a letter to the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos …

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Community: Prof. Maryellen Brisbois creates ‘Bridging the Atlantic

WEBUMass Dartmouth Assistant Professor of Nursing, Maryellen Brisbois, Ph.D, APHN-BC, was awarded for creating a transatlantic health education project –Bridging …

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Community: New study reveals the way we are – FLAD, PT

WEBIn terms of health care, the study reveals that more than 88% of Portuguese immigrants and their descendants are covered by some type of health insurance. The …

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Porto: First two confirmed cases of coronavirus – Portugal

WEBPortugal is one of the latest countries to confirm two cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, Health Minister Marta Temido revealed. Two men were …

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