Read all posts from ‘In sickness and in health’

   The state of Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people in the United States – 26 percent of a population of 26 million. Of the uninsured, 58 percent are Latino, including 1.3 million children under the age of 18. Under the Affordable Care Act, the Medicaid program would […]

When I was in high school, a family member was admitted to St. Elizabeth Hospital (SEHOS) in Curaçao. I’d been there before but this time while visiting I realized just how neglected the place was. Then one day, a nurse told me that the hospital had run out of oxygen, […]

Abstract: Today, only in Brazil, one in every three children between 5 and 9 years is obese. Despite the campaigns undertaken by the public health ministry, nothing indicates a decrease of these figures. On the contrary, recent researchs show that the common Brazilian diet is increasingly rich in sugars and saturated […]

My recurring stomach issues got me thinking that there are serious problems with the food available on the market. Whenever I’ve had the chance to eat out, the usual after effects were either diarrhea or stomach cramps. The stomach covers more than 80 % of our immune system so you […]

I can hardly find a hospital or clinic to go to if I fall sick, especially in the late hours of the night. I don’t have a family doctor, nor do I have a trusted hospital or a clinic, not to even mention the financial side. My parents often advise […]