3 illicit pharmaceutical laboratories shut down in joint Colombia-Interpol operation
Interpol reported Thursday that thee illicit drug laboratories were dismantled in Colombia as part of an operation that also closed thousands of online pharmacies.
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Vallenato hero Diomedes Diaz hospitalized with pneumonia
Famous Colombian Vallenato singer Diomedes Diaz and his family have been hospitalized with pneumonia in the northern department of Cesar, newspaper El Tiempo reported Monday. The singer was brought to…
‘11,000 Colombian health insurance company claims had irregularities’
An investigation by Colombian authorities have found that out of approximately 14,600 requests for reimbursement submitted health insurance companies (EPS) over four years, some 11,000 had irregularities, El Tiempo reported Thursday.…
Expired drugs from rich countries sold in Colombia
Expired medicinal drugs from developed countries are being smuggled into Colombia through Venezuela and Ecuador, before being repackaged and sold, El Tiempo reported Thursday. The Colombian Association of Retail Druggists…
Colombian brain surgeon passes away age 81
Respected Colombian doctor Salomon Hakim, who worked extensively in the field of brain surgery, has died at the age of 81, reported local media. Dr. Hakim passed away in a…
Colombia ‘kryptonite’ surgery proves patient is not superman
A woman in Cali has become the first person in Colombia to undergo surgery in which a special glue named “Kryptonite” is used to speed up bone regeneration…
Bogota reports no prenatal HIV transmission
There have been no reported cases of HIV in new-born babies in Bogota over the past four years, reports RCN. Since 2006, Bogota has screened 83,279 pregnant women and found…
Caribbean nations study Colombian medical tourism
Health officials from the Caribbean island nations of Antigua and Barbuda, and Barbados, visited Colombia to learn more about the Andean nation’s medical tourism industry. According to website Absolut-Colombia, Colombia…