Health + Puerto Rico Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

October 30, 2009

Puerto Rico lawmakers have voted to adopt one of the world’s lowest legal limits for drunk driving.

LULAC Hails the Inclusion of Puerto Rico in the House Healthcare Bill

October 14, 2009

A needle exchange program in Puerto Rico is testing a vending machine that provides drug users with clean syringes after-hours to fight the spread of HIV and hepatitis C.

September 22, 2009

Puerto Rico and other territories left out of healthcare reform

September 15, 2009

Asthma affects about 33 Puerto Rican children for every two non-Latino Caucasian children.

August 21, 2009

Government of Puerto Rico and Together Rx Access Join Forces to Improve Prescription Access for Uninsured Residents

August 6, 2009

A UM study indicates that the incidence of cancer increases dramatically for Hispanics who have moved to Florida from Cuba, Puerto Rico or Mexico.

August 3, 2009

Michigan State University has received a $1.5 million federal grant to work with the University of Puerto Rico-Cayey to increase the number of Hispanic doctoral students in neuroscience

July 15, 2009

Patients in Puerto Rico die at statistically higher rates from heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia than those admitted to mainland hospitals, a USA TODAY analysis of new government data shows.

July 14, 2009

Puerto Rico reports 1st swine flu death

December 10, 2008

Ivy Queen Gives Away FREE Breast Exams In Puerto Rico

November 17, 2008

El gobierno de Puerto Rico le reconoció derechos de salud a las parejas del mismo sexo en una orden que prohibe a las oficinas y agencias públicas discriminar por orientación sexual, identidad de género, estado de embarazo y civil, entre otros.

November 12, 2008

La Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) obtuvo 15 millones de dólares de fondos federales de Estados Unidos para investigar la alta prevalencia de diabetes y asma entre la población de la isla.

July 17, 2008

Puerto Rican veterans shorted on benefits

June 12, 2008

National Council of La Raza – THOUGH TEEN MORTALITY RATES DECREASED, CHILDREN IN PUERTO RICO STILL FACE GREATER RISKS THAN CHILDREN ON THE MAINLAND U.S.

March 20, 2008

A Puerto Rican Poets Fight With Alzheimers – Jack Agüeros

March 6, 2008

Largest Medical Center in Puerto Rico Deploys Force10 Networks in Campuswide Upgrade to Integrate Systems and Patient Records

February 28, 2008

Tough lessons from mean streets in Puerto Rico program

February 4, 2008

Puerto Rico Home of Deadly Syndrome – world’s highest incidence of a fatal type of albinism

January 14, 2008

HIV in Puerto Rico from a Puerto Rican perspective

November 15, 2007

Activists “Die-In” to Save Lives in Puerto Rico

September 27, 2007

Puerto Rican doctor in fraud probe now accused in infant death

July 25, 2007

NCLR and AECF Make Puerto Rico’s Children Count in New Report on Child Well-Being

July 18, 2007

Puerto Rico aims to strengthen faltering AIDS treatment program

June 26, 2007

Did You Know? Puerto Rico’s Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Markets Total Value Is Expected to Reach US$2.01Bn by Year-End 2010

June 5, 2007

Puerto Rico’s AIDS Care in Disarray Over Funds

May 21, 2007

Puerto Rico tackling childhood obesity – (26% of youth are obese)

April 24, 2007

Cristina Saralegui to Host Show in Puerto Rico During AARPs Feria de la Segunda Juventud

March 8, 2007

US rejects Puerto Rico AIDS programme

March 6, 2007

Puerto Rican ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces takes effect

February 7, 2007

Latino Commission on Aids Urges HRSA to Fix Puerto Rico Aids Crisis