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Security beyond borders: why travellers in Portugal are opting for international medical cover in 2026
7+ hour, 3+ min ago (504+ words) Read The Portugal News with fewer ads for 1. 99" per month or 19. 99" per year. Most Portuguese travellers these days seem unwilling to leave their health to mere luck. Strangely, while a decade ago the main concern was just not forgetting your…...
Arts Longevity
12+ hour, 6+ min ago (293+ words) Read The Portugal News with fewer ads for 1. 99" per month or 19. 99" per year. Regular engagement with arts and cultural activities may slow biological ageing, according to a new study by University College London researchers." By TPN, in United Kingdom, Culture…...
Portugal rejects additional vacation days for regular blood donors
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (450+ words) Read The Portugal News with fewer ads for 1. 99" per month or 19. 99" per year. On 22 May, Parliament rejected a bill from the Iniciativa Liberal (IL) that would have granted additional vacation days to regular blood donors to encourage and recognise this practice....
CJD promotes Health and Wellbeing Open Day
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (461+ words) Read The Portugal News with fewer ads for 1. 99" per month or 19. 99" per year. Col'gio J'lio Dinis (CJD) recently hosted its Health and Wellbeing Open Day, bringing together families, professionals and visitors for a day dedicated to learning, prevention and meaningful…...
Portuguese can now see on SNS 24 how much their healthcare cost the State
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (560+ words) Read The Portugal News with fewer ads for 1. 99" per month or 19. 99" per year. Patients can now find out how much the consultations, exams, hospital admissions, and other healthcare services they received over the last five years cost the State, via…...
5 early signs of SMA for parents to look out for
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (983+ words) Read The Portugal News with fewer ads for 1. 99" per month or 19. 99" per year. Key signs of spinal muscular atrophy include severe muscle weakness, difficulty breathing or swallowing, and missing developmental milestones. By PA/TPN, in Health for the new age…...
Cancer survival rate in Portugal reaches 66%
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (485+ words) Cancer survival rates in Portugal reached 66% within five years for patients diagnosed in 2019, according to a report to be released by the National Cancer Registry (RON), which highlights significant differences between the sexes. By TPN/Lusa, in News, Health " 19 May…...
To increase blood donations in Portugal an extra day off is proposed
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (558+ words) The Iniciativa Liberal (IL) submitted a bill on 18 May that guarantees one or two extra vacation days for those who donate blood, with the aim of encouraging and recognising this practice. By TPN/Lusa, in News " 18 May 2026, 10: 33 " 0 Comments The liberal leader…...
When Portuguese innovation saves lives and almost no one notices
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (468+ words) There is news that should open the news, generate public debate and be a source of collective pride. And yet, they often go unnoticed. By Paulo Lopes, in Business " 17 May 2026, 15: 03 " 0 Comments The innovation developed in Portugal in the area of…...
Portugal developing medication intelligent system
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (516+ words) A project, scientifically coordinated by the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, aims to create an intelligent system to support therapeutic adherence, making medication intake safer, more autonomous, and more closely monitored, said researcher Marisa da Costa Gaspar. By TPN/Lusa, in…...