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A human fetus was discovered Thursday morning inside a public hospital emergency room restroom in Panama West Province. The incident…

A Panamanian legislative committee approved a bill this week that would require fast food restaurants to include bottled water as…

Public health experts in Panama are issuing urgent warnings about the potential for a spike in sexually transmitted infections (STIs)…

A significant portion of Panama’s public ambulance fleet sits idle in a parking lot, complicating patient transfers for the nation’s…

Health workers in Panama City administered more than 100 free rapid tests for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis C in a…

Panamanian health officials are confronting a persistent public health crisis as new data reveals at least 21 girls and adolescents…

Panama’s Ministry of Health has confirmed a continued national decrease in tuberculosis incidence and mortality. Official data shows the rate…

Panama’s Ministry of Health established a National Blood Bank Network on Tuesday, January 27, in a direct response to a…

Residents in Panama’s Herrera and Los Santos provinces have now endured nearly eight months without being able to drink water…

Panama has officially begun a two year process to merge its two main public healthcare providers. The Ministry of Health…