Navigating Mexico: End of Life
A general principle of Mexican law is that that which is not prohibited, is allowed
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Male Infertility on the Rise as Reproduction Rates Drop Worldwide
While women are often “blamed” for reproductive problems, low sperm counts are responsible for an astonishing 60 percent of all infertility cases
Read moreMexico Ends Covid-19 Health Emergency
López Gatell explained that Mexico decided to end the emergency due to a continuous downward trend in covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. In addition, the health undersecretary pointed to Mexico’s high level of immunity against the virus, either by infection or by vaccination
Read moreAfter Years of Delay, Mexico Launches Proprietary Covid Vaccine
Three years after Mexico announced the development of its own covid-19 vaccine, Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology Director María Elena Álvarez-Buylla revealed that the “Patria” vaccine is finally ready and has been approved for inoculation against covid-19
Read moreAMLO Allows Transgenic Corn for Animal Feed, Industrial Use
For 20 years, various groups in Mexico have been seeking a ban on GMOs or transgenics
Read moreMexican Cartel Sponsors Chemical Degrees to Promote Fentanyl Production
By KELIN DILLON According to a new report from U.S. intelligence, Mexican cartels have begun sponsoring chemistry degrees for some of their members in an effort to expand fentanyl production, attempting to keep up with the high demand for the drug – which has now supposedly passed both heroin and cocaine in recreational use. The intel likewise revealed that these
Read more3,622 Health Workers in Mexico Have Died of Covid-19
By MARK LORENZANA In the last two years, 3,622 workers from the health sector of Mexico’s federal government have died of the covid-19 virus. Among these health workers were doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians and administrative staff. A report by Mexican daily newspaper El Universal on Monday, Oct. 3, revealed that from March 12, 2020, to March 12, 2022, 2,746 doctors employed by three government agencies
Read moreAt Least 60 Monkeypox Cases Registered in Mexico
XINHUA The Mexican Public Health Secretariat (SSA) has confirmed at least 60 cases of monkeypox. Speaking during the daily morning press conference of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Tuesday, July 26, SSA Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion Hugo Lopez-Gatell said that, to date, there have been no fatalities from monkeypox in Mexico. “Only about five or
Read moreFAO: Hunger on Rise in Latin America, Caribbean
XINHUA The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) last week warned of a “dire” rise in hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, after the number of people suffering from hunger in the region grew by 4 million between 2020 and 2021 amid the covid-19 pandemic. From its regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, Chile,
Read moreUS Drops Covid Test Requirement for International Travelers
PULSE NEWS MEXICO As of Sunday, June 12, international visitors entering the United States will no longer be required to present proof of a negative PCR or antigen covid-19 test, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced late Friday, June 10. The decision to lift the requirement came amid mounting pressure from airlines that considered the measure as excessive
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