Health
Free flu jabs to be offered to all over-60s
Flu vaccination in Portugal will be free for people aged 60 and over and for priority groups from 2023/24, the government announced on Sunday,...
Mental Health Act comes into force today and allows 46 undocumented people to be released
The new Mental Health Law, which ends the automatic extension of the hospitalization of incompetent people and allows involuntary treatment, comes into force today,...
Temperatures will rise and could reach 44ºC in the Alentejo and Tagus Valley
Temperatures in mainland Portugal will rise from Sunday, according to the Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute (IPMA), which warns of a "new episode of...
Order complains about the lack of regulation of companies hiring doctors
The president of the Portuguese Medical Association has filed a complaint with the Ministry of Health and the Health Regulatory Authority, after learning that...
In 2021, Portugal was the second EU country with the most doctors practicing per 100,000 inhabitants
In 2021, Portugal was the second European Union (EU) member state with the most doctors authorized to practice per 100,000 inhabitants, out of a...
Pharmacies to administer Covid-19, flu vaccines
Pharmacies will be able to administer Covid-19 vaccines at the same time as flu vaccines this autumn, according to an order published in the...
