The elimination of 35 Official Mexican Standards, including for illnesses such as breast, cervical and prostate cancer, will leave the Mexican population without a standard quality of care in public and private hospitals across the nation
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Cardiovascular disease is a silent killer that can strike nearly anyone at any time. And it does. According to the Mexican Association of Cerebral Vascular Diseases (Amevasc), stroke and other cardiovascular diseases constitute the number one cause of death nationwide, accounting for roughly100,000 fatalities each year. “About 30 percent of all stroke victims will die from the
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The dryness, the itching, the chafing — vaginal atrophy, the thinning, drying and inflammation of the vaginal walls, is one of the most common yet underdiagnosed symptoms of menopause. But while it affects at least six out of every 10 Mexican women over the age of 50, the condition is not limited to those going through or
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS When Mexico’s Previta medical group first came up with the idea of an at-home hospital service five years ago, the concept was primarily geared to treating long-term patients with chronic diseases that required consistent, but not urgent, care. Then covid-19 came along, and the notion of “Hospital en Casa” (“Hospital at Home”) took on a whole new
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By CAROLINE BRENNAN It was after the devastating loss of her brother to cancer in 2013 that Mariana Hernández Téllez created the organization Antes de Partir. Her brother’s battle with the disease brought Hernández Téllez to the realization that Mexico was lacking the necessary resources for the most economically challenged and vulnerable children in society, those suffering with terminal cancer.
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By KELIN DILLON Despite more than 86.8 percent of drugs ordered from the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) by Mexico having not yet arrived at the necessary institutions, the federal government and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) have touted the purchase as a victory. According to the Mexican Secretariat of Health, only 25.8 million of 196.5 million
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … Modern medical advances are making even highly advanced breast cancer treatable…
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