Varadero, December 4 (RHC/Prensa Latina)-- The challenge of safe foods based on biotechnology are the focus of debates during Biotechnology Havana 2017, that began in Varadero on Monday, with participating specialists from more than 30 countries.... More


Havana, November 29 (RHC)-- The Eighth Congress of the Cuban Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation began Wednesday in Havana with the participation of national and foreign delegates to discuss the results achieved in that specialty.... More


Havana, November 17 (RHC)-- The 3rd International Congress on Genetics concluded Friday in Havana after three days of intense exchanges between Cuban and foreign geneticists and scholars from the U.S., Ecuador, Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Germany and Spain.... More


Havana, November 16 (RHC)-- The 3rd International Congress on Genetics opened sessions Wednesday in Havana with the participation of experts from 10 countries exchanging on the advances of human genetics. ... More


Havana, November 16 (RHC-ACN)-- The 40 Cuban health professionals who helped the victims of the last September's earthquakes in Mexico, returned today to Cuba after a moving good-bye filled with endless expressions of gratitude by the authorities and the population of the City of Ixtepec, in the state of Oaxaca.... More


The Region of the Americas is a leader in vaccinating pregnant women against influenza, a public health problem that for future mothers, newborns, and other high-risk populations can mean severe disease, complications, and hospitalization.... More


Cuba will present its experience in the program on the care of diabetic people with emphasis in education about this illness from the level of primary health care during the 9th Endo-crinology Congress and the 3rd on Reproductive Health for Diabetic Women, which will be held here in Havana from November 8th to the 10th.... More


Havana, November 7 (RHC/ACN)-- The President of the American Confederation of Urology, Jorge Gutierrez praised on Monday in Havana the scientific level of Cuba’s professionals and highlighted their enormous experience.... More


Havana, October 30 (RHC)-- Prestigious experts from Cuba, Chile, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Luxembourg, Peru, Russia and Mexico participate in the 8th International Conference on Health Psychology, which opened Monday, October 30th, in Havana and runs through November 3rd. ... More


Havana, October 30 (RHC)-- The 38th Cuban Congress on Pediatrics will take place January 24th through the 26th in Havana. Organized by the Cuban Society of Pediatrics, the event will run parallel to the 7th International Symposium on Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care.... More


Oslo, October 25 (RHC-Agencies)-- Researchers in Norway and Britain have found a method for predicting development of bacteria that can result in new and better vaccines, Norwegian public broadcaster NRK has reported.... More


Beijing, October 23 (RHC-Xinhua)-- China has approved a domestically developed Ebola vaccine, according to the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA).... More


Massachusetts, October 21 (RHC-Agencies)- U.S. researchers have said they have developed a synthetic "gene circuit" that triggers the body's immune system to attack cancers when it detects signs of the disease.... More


Cuba: A Nation of Scientists

On January 15, 1960, then Prime Minister of the Revolutionary Government Fidel Castro stated: "The future of our country has to be necessarily a future of men and women of science."... More


Cuba will host a regional meeting on Zika and other diseases on October 20 and 21.... More


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