Feed MRSS-S Noticias, english.elpais.com, health en-us https://english.elpais.com Sat, 17 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-17/venezuelan-women-continue-to-have-secret-abortions-as-colombia-threatens-to-close-its-borders-to-them.html Sat, 17 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-17/venezuelan-women-continue-to-have-secret-abortions-as-colombia-threatens-to-close-its-borders-to-them.html Andrea Hernández Following Maduro’s capture, Venezuela is rapidly reforming its laws. But reproductive health is not a priority. At the same time, the option of crossing into Colombia is becoming increasingly difficult Following Maduro’s capture, Venezuela is rapidly reforming its laws. But reproductive health is not a priority. At the same time, the option of crossing into Colombia is becoming increasingly difficult Venezuela Caracas Nicolás Maduro Colombia Abelardo de la Espriella Andrea Hernández Briceño (EL PAÍS) VENEZUELA-ABORTOLEGAL-GALERIA A doctor takes a woman’s blood pressure at Domingo Luciani Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, in March 2022. A doctor takes a woman’s blood pressure at Domingo Luciani Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, in March 2022. Andrea Hernández Briceño VENEZUELA-ABORTOLEGAL-GALERIA A mother nurses her child while she walks towards a Red Cross camp in La Parada, on the border between Colombia and Venezuela, on September 17, 2018. A mother nurses her child while she walks towards a Red Cross camp in La Parada, on the border between Colombia and Venezuela, on September 17, 2018. Andrea Hernández Briceño (EL PAÍS) VENEZUELA-ABORTOLEGAL-GALERIA A woman taking misoprostol pills in a low-income neighborhood in western Caracas, Venezuela, on August 25, 2022. A woman taking misoprostol pills in a low-income neighborhood in western Caracas, Venezuela, on August 25, 2022. Andrea Hernández Briceño (EL PAÍS) VENEZUELA-ABORTOLEGAL-GALERIA A protest against femicides in the historic center of Caracas, Venezuela, on March 11, 2023. A protest against femicides in the historic center of Caracas, Venezuela, on March 11, 2023. Andrea Hernández Briceño VENEZUELA-ABORTOLEGAL-GALERIA A pregnant 14-year-old shows the tattoo on her belly, standing on the Simón Bolívar International Bridge on September 17, 2018. A pregnant 14-year-old shows the tattoo on her belly, standing on the Simón Bolívar International Bridge on September 17, 2018. VENEZUELA-ABORTOLEGAL-GALERIA Pregnant Venezuelan women waiting to be seen at the Erasmo Meoz University Hospital in Cúcuta, Colombia, on September 17, 2018. Pregnant Venezuelan women waiting to be seen at the Erasmo Meoz University Hospital in Cúcuta, Colombia, on September 17, 2018. Andrea Hernández Briceño (EL PAÍS) VENEZUELA-ABORTOLEGAL-GALERIA A woman in bed next to the altar she made for her fetus' sonogram, at her house in Caracas, on March 26, 2023. A woman in bed next to the altar she made for her fetus' sonogram, at her house in Caracas, on March 26, 2023. Andrea Hernandez Briceno VENEZUELA-ABORTOLEGAL-GALERIA An activist for the feminist organization Comadres Púrpuras marches on the Day of Global Action for Safe and Legal Abortions in Caracas, on September 28, 2022. An activist for the feminist organization Comadres Púrpuras marches on the Day of Global Action for Safe and Legal Abortions in Caracas, on September 28, 2022. Andrea Hernández Briceño VENEZUELA-ABORTOLEGAL-GALERIA A woman leading a dance group during a protest march by a Christian coalition against sexual and reproductive health education in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 13, 2023. A woman leading a dance group during a protest march by a Christian coalition against sexual and reproductive health education in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 13, 2023. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/I5P5YJRZUJERROH6TXW2Q3A2HI.jpg?auth=d4827d19efc22bebb9c6b4b9e1369d0012927349649e3f60c0db0358f47c5ac6" width="4000" height="2668" alt="A doctor takes a woman’s blood pressure at Domingo Luciani Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, in March 2022."></img><p>It is 2022. In a neighborhood in western Caracas, Yolanda (a fictitious name) walks through a checkpoint manned by hooded police officers. In her pocket, she carries a small transparent bag containing several misoprostol pills – the second part of the treatment recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-09-10/winning-the-right-to-abortion-the-revolution-of-latin-american-women.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-09-10/winning-the-right-to-abortion-the-revolution-of-latin-american-women.html">a safe medical abortion</a>. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-17/venezuelan-women-continue-to-have-secret-abortions-as-colombia-threatens-to-close-its-borders-to-them.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/KDCO4Q5MWRCTXL2AX5PI7HSVKA.jpg?auth=a8bade1b9ce96778797e19b6452c638a976aec5df0417abb1648820728f19834" width="2668" height="4000" alt=" The owner of this pair of pants had an abortion two months before the photo was taken, but was still bleeding. Caracas, Venezuela, March 26, 2023."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/Q43ZF4TWJFDGHHKCBEUJKXAVXM.jpg?auth=9dd643147e9ceb03c5964db0877c79bfaa5366c3c9bafa2e5af1f1e379e9c19f" width="4000" height="2668" alt="A companion embraces a woman undergoing an abortion in a low-income neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on August 26, 2022. The procedure lasted about four hours. As she moaned in pain inside the bathroom, the companion held her and said, “You are strong, you can get through this. I'm right here.”"></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/NKB2M75GCRAVHL4YRZNGWCZ4OA.jpg?auth=d672cf6a94f3dee6f6b81b7a5c12a94c07ba449a5b3adb2fa8b95fa71497e10f" width="4000" height="2668" alt="A companion asks a woman undergoing a medical abortion if she can enter the bathroom, in order to hold her hair and body while she vomits and sits on the toilet. Photo taken in a house located in a working-class neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on August 25, 2022. Near this house, police forces are stopping everyone entering the neighborhood at a makeshift checkpoint."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-10-13/the-who-searches-for-a-new-leader-as-us-funding-dries-up-and-trust-in-science-wanes.html Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:07:27 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-10-13/the-who-searches-for-a-new-leader-as-us-funding-dries-up-and-trust-in-science-wanes.html Patricia R. Blanco Spanish candidate María Neira is vying to lead an organization seen as essential to tackling pandemics and the health impacts of the climate crisis Spanish candidate María Neira is vying to lead an organization seen as essential to tackling pandemics and the health impacts of the climate crisis Planeta Futuro Berlín Coronavirus Covid-19 World Health Summit (EL PAÍS) WHO new director From left to right: María Neira, Gevorg Tamamyan, and Hanan Mohamed al Kuwari, three of the candidates to lead the World Health Organization. From left to right: María Neira, Gevorg Tamamyan, and Hanan Mohamed al Kuwari, three of the candidates to lead the World Health Organization. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/BDDZKH2IQZHGVGW5CU7KTMKYN4.JPG?auth=4a397039dab811aae7653530e3c2bb019584e744c4190415a6f29cf6e780761e" width="4000" height="2667" alt="From left to right: María Neira, Gevorg Tamamyan, and Hanan Mohamed al Kuwari, three of the candidates to lead the World Health Organization."></img><p>A woman in her 70s holds a sign against the World Health Organization (WHO) in the rain outside the World Health Summit in Berlin, one of the main international forums on global health. The image catches the eye of Gevorg Tamamyan, an Armenian physician and candidate to lead the agency. “When I was a child, the WHO meant trust. Why has that trust become so fragile?” he asks hours later during the first debate among several of the seven contenders to succeed Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-10-13/the-who-searches-for-a-new-leader-as-us-funding-dries-up-and-trust-in-science-wanes.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-12/menopause-isnt-a-gentle-slope-its-a-cliff-the-consequences-of-a-womans-last-period-are-much-worse-than-previously-thought.html Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:46:13 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-12/menopause-isnt-a-gentle-slope-its-a-cliff-the-consequences-of-a-womans-last-period-are-much-worse-than-previously-thought.html Patricia Fernández de Lis An analysis of 300 million clinical tests from more than one million women reveals an abrupt biological shift affecting bone density, liver and kidney function, and cholesterol levels An analysis of 300 million clinical tests from more than one million women reveals an abrupt biological shift affecting bone density, liver and kidney function, and cholesterol levels Nature Halfpoint Images (Getty Images) Menopause A woman reads the instructions on a hormone therapy patch in the United States. A woman reads the instructions on a hormone therapy patch in the United States. <p>In 1990, NASA discovered that the mirror of the Hubble Space Telescope had a very small polishing defect that caused blurred images. While waiting for a repair, astronomers turned to mathematics. Because they knew exactly how that faulty mirror was distorting light, they could undo the blurring with a technique known as “deconvolution.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-12/menopause-isnt-a-gentle-slope-its-a-cliff-the-consequences-of-a-womans-last-period-are-much-worse-than-previously-thought.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-12/nuclear-war-and-the-malicious-use-of-artificial-intelligence-rank-among-the-threats-to-global-health-it-would-inflict-an-apocalypse.html Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:52:54 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-12/nuclear-war-and-the-malicious-use-of-artificial-intelligence-rank-among-the-threats-to-global-health-it-would-inflict-an-apocalypse.html Jessica Mouzo Quintáns A commission of experts identifies 17 major risks facing humanity through 2100 and warns that climate change could become an extinction-level danger in the centuries ahead A commission of experts identifies 17 major risks facing humanity through 2100 and warns that climate change could become an extinction-level danger in the centuries ahead The Lancet Coronavirus Covid-19 OpenAI ChatGPT Anthropic Claude (Anthropic) Daniel Buuma (Getty Images) ebola Healthcare workers disinfect equipment used to treat an Ebola patient at a hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Healthcare workers disinfect equipment used to treat an Ebola patient at a hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo. <p>If the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have demonstrated anything, it is that unexpected, entirely unforeseen and unpredictable events can drastically affect public health and even put humanity at risk. Danger can emerge at any time and from anywhere, but the scientific community has identified a handful of threats with particularly severe potential consequences for human survival.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-12/nuclear-war-and-the-malicious-use-of-artificial-intelligence-rank-among-the-threats-to-global-health-it-would-inflict-an-apocalypse.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-11/the-best-strategy-against-superbugs-wait-48-hours-before-taking-antibiotics-and-only-use-them-if-symptoms-worsen.html Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-11/the-best-strategy-against-superbugs-wait-48-hours-before-taking-antibiotics-and-only-use-them-if-symptoms-worsen.html Oriol Güell Domínguez Spain’s Health Ministry and regional governments are promoting delayed prescribing for respiratory infections, a safe strategy to curb antibiotic resistance that still faces resistance from patients Spain’s Health Ministry and regional governments are promoting delayed prescribing for respiratory infections, a safe strategy to curb antibiotic resistance that still faces resistance from patients Bacteria Aemps Jaime Villanueva (EL PAÍS) directo Antibiotic packaging on a pharmacy shelf in Madrid. Antibiotic packaging on a pharmacy shelf in Madrid. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/AF7TOVYIMNGXROQXSWFWDXK5LQ.jpg?auth=f56c23f025c8b329f819b92540b3e470914c1384ab231e421bc5670a1907cdd9" width="6690" height="4442" alt="Antibiotic packaging on a pharmacy shelf in Madrid."></img><p>The so-called “delayed prescribing” is an evidence-based strategy that remains underused despite concerns over the misuse of antibiotics and the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-11-04/superbacterias-double-defense-against-antibiotics-is-discovered.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-11-04/superbacterias-double-defense-against-antibiotics-is-discovered.html">rise of superbugs</a>, which are responsible for an estimated 1.2 million deaths worldwide each year. Under this approach, a doctor prescribes treatment for a patient with a respiratory infection but advises them to monitor their symptoms and wait up to 72 hours before collecting the medication from the pharmacy and starting the course.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-11/the-best-strategy-against-superbugs-wait-48-hours-before-taking-antibiotics-and-only-use-them-if-symptoms-worsen.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-08/who-offers-technical-support-to-russia-over-suspected-plague-case-in-siberia-we-need-more-information.html Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:54:30 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-08/who-offers-technical-support-to-russia-over-suspected-plague-case-in-siberia-we-need-more-information.html Pablo Linde ‘We are not able to conduct a full risk assessment,’ said the agency’s director-general, as Moscow’s lack of transparency fuels speculation about the source of the infection ‘We are not able to conduct a full risk assessment,’ said the agency’s director-general, as Moscow’s lack of transparency fuels speculation about the source of the infection Vladimir Putin Donald Trump Siberia Denis Balibouse (REUTERS) FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the WHO Dr. Tedros attends an ACANU briefing in Geneva Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization. <p>International health authorities are on alert over a possible case of plague that may not even exist. The <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-10-06/what-authorities-have-said-about-plague-alert-after-death-of-a-laboratory-worker-in-russia.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-10-06/what-authorities-have-said-about-plague-alert-after-death-of-a-laboratory-worker-in-russia.html">death of a laboratory worker</a> at a plague research facility in Russia’s Irkutsk region on October 2 sparked concerns, and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday offered technical assistance to the Russian government while requesting additional information needed to assess any potential risk.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-08/who-offers-technical-support-to-russia-over-suspected-plague-case-in-siberia-we-need-more-information.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-04/carl-cederstrom-sociologist-wellness-has-become-a-corporate-tool-it-doesnt-make-you-happier-just-more-productive.html Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-04/carl-cederstrom-sociologist-wellness-has-become-a-corporate-tool-it-doesnt-make-you-happier-just-more-productive.html Enrique Alpañés In his 2015 book ‘The Wellness Syndrome,’ the author argued that, when health and happiness become moral imperatives, the end result usually isn’t liberation. Rather, it can lead to guilt, anxiety and withdrawal from the world  In his 2015 book ‘The Wellness Syndrome,’ the author argued that, when health and happiness become moral imperatives, the end result usually isn’t liberation. Rather, it can lead to guilt, anxiety and withdrawal from the world  Ozempic Zadie Smith Jean-Paul Sartre Jane Fonda Cortesía de la editorial Carl Cederström, sociologist The sociologist Carl Cederström. The sociologist Carl Cederström. <p>What happens when <a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2024-03-20/why-achieving-happiness-is-not-the-same-as-being-happy.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2024-03-20/why-achieving-happiness-is-not-the-same-as-being-happy.html">happiness ceases to be a desire</a> and, instead, becomes an obligation? This is a question that Carl Cederström has been posing for years. The sociologist teaches at Stockholm Business School and is the author of several critical essays on workplace culture and the happiness industry. His popular book <i>The Wellness Syndrome</i> (2015) is a sharp and engaging work, co-authored with André Spicer, dean of Bayes Business School in London. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-04/carl-cederstrom-sociologist-wellness-has-become-a-corporate-tool-it-doesnt-make-you-happier-just-more-productive.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-02/new-atlas-of-respiratory-infections-suggests-covid-is-no-longer-just-a-winter-virus.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:40:37 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-02/new-atlas-of-respiratory-infections-suggests-covid-is-no-longer-just-a-winter-virus.html Oriol Güell Domínguez A comprehensive study of the circulation of 18 pathogens, conducted in Spain’s Catalonia region, shows clear peaks during the spring and summer A comprehensive study of the circulation of 18 pathogens, conducted in Spain’s Catalonia region, shows clear peaks during the spring and summer Coronavirus SARS Coronavirus Covid-19 AP Respiratory virus atlas Colorized electron microscope image shows cells (pink) infected by the coronavirus (orange). Colorized electron microscope image shows cells (pink) infected by the coronavirus (orange). <p>A <a href="https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.38.2600065" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.38.2600065">comprehensive atlas</a> of the 18 main respiratory viruses circulating in Catalonia, produced for the first time in Spain by researchers from that northeastern region, reveals that the coronavirus that caused <a href="https://elpais.com/especiales/coronavirus-covid-19/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air/" target="_self" rel="" title="https://elpais.com/especiales/coronavirus-covid-19/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air/">the Covid-16 pandemic</a> — SARS-CoV-2 — “is currently not a winter virus. In recent years, it has shown clear peaks during the spring and summer, which is different from what was initially expected.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-02/new-atlas-of-respiratory-infections-suggests-covid-is-no-longer-just-a-winter-virus.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-10-01/a-living-tissue-factory-printed-cells-to-create-everything-from-bone-marrow-to-lab-meat.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:44:20 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-10-01/a-living-tissue-factory-printed-cells-to-create-everything-from-bone-marrow-to-lab-meat.html Michaela Nesvarova A group of European researchers is developing a 3D bioprinting technique that promises to open multiple possibilities. But scientific progress is only part of the challenge; a new regulatory approach is also needed A group of European researchers is developing a 3D bioprinting technique that promises to open multiple possibilities. But scientific progress is only part of the challenge; a new regulatory approach is also needed Bacteria CRISPR Horizon Izabela Mittwollen (dpa/picture alliance/Getty Images) IMPRESORA 3D Two researchers present a 3D printer for medicines in a laboratory in Oldenburg, Germany. Two researchers present a 3D printer for medicines in a laboratory in Oldenburg, Germany. <p>Nature has perfected the art of creating living cells over billions of years. A team of researchers is now learning from that process and looking for ways to speed it up. For Massimo Vassalli, chair of bioengineering at the University of Glasgow, the goal is to understand not only <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-08-19/breakthrough-in-neuromedicine-as-human-mini-brains-are-kept-alive-for-years.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-08-19/breakthrough-in-neuromedicine-as-human-mini-brains-are-kept-alive-for-years.html">how living tissues form</a>, but how they can be recreated in the laboratory.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-10-01/a-living-tissue-factory-printed-cells-to-create-everything-from-bone-marrow-to-lab-meat.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/eps/2026-10-01/the-just-world-hypothesis-and-other-mental-traps-that-guide-us-but-that-we-can-avoid.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:42:55 GMT https://english.elpais.com/eps/2026-10-01/the-just-world-hypothesis-and-other-mental-traps-that-guide-us-but-that-we-can-avoid.html Olga Carmona Five reasons why our brains operate through cognitive distortions and biases. In an increasingly polarized world, identifying them is an act of resistance Five reasons why our brains operate through cognitive distortions and biases. In an increasingly polarized world, identifying them is an act of resistance Gerard Sancho (EL PAÍS) Mental traps <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ZMKH5HMHDRBKZJBUDSUSMBFKTA.jpg?auth=3827d35608f0781d9accb9ceb033c1a7e71053f0f538aee65478a79a2949ec61" width="2700" height="2364" alt="."></img><p>We like to believe we are rational. That we make decisions based on data, that we analyze reality objectively and that our opinions stem from clear thinking. But the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-05-02/carmen-estrada-neuroscientist-science-and-god-cannot-coexist.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-05-02/carmen-estrada-neuroscientist-science-and-god-cannot-coexist.html">human mind works differently</a>: it is full of shortcuts, biases, distortions and prejudices whose purpose is to simplify complexity and make the vertigo of uncertainty manageable.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/eps/2026-10-01/the-just-world-hypothesis-and-other-mental-traps-that-guide-us-but-that-we-can-avoid.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-09-27/fuad-gasi-coordinator-of-the-svalbard-global-seed-vault-we-have-more-than-14-million-samples-and-the-door-is-only-opened-three-times-a-year.html Sun, 27 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-09-27/fuad-gasi-coordinator-of-the-svalbard-global-seed-vault-we-have-more-than-14-million-samples-and-the-door-is-only-opened-three-times-a-year.html María Arranz The professor of genetics and plant breeding heads the institution that safeguards the biodiversity of our planet’s crops: ‘We are preserving the history of agriculture’ The professor of genetics and plant breeding heads the institution that safeguards the biodiversity of our planet’s crops: ‘We are preserving the history of agriculture’ Novo Nordisk Oslo Yugoslavia Bosnia Herzegovina KIKE TABERNER Fuad Gasi Svalbard Global Seed Vault Fuad Gaši, pictured last week during his visit to the ftalks Food Summit in Valencia, Spain.  Fuad Gaši, pictured last week during his visit to the ftalks Food Summit in Valencia, Spain.  <p>It has been referred to as the “Doomsday Vault” or the “End of the World Vault.” But Fuad Gaši, who has been in charge of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault’s coordination since June of this year, prefers to speak about this seed bank in a somewhat more poetic and hopeful way. He sees the institution — which is located in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard — as a repository of knowledge that ensures <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-09-25/what-can-fossils-teach-us-about-biodiversity.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-09-25/what-can-fossils-teach-us-about-biodiversity.html">the biodiversity</a> of our planet’s crops.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-09-27/fuad-gasi-coordinator-of-the-svalbard-global-seed-vault-we-have-more-than-14-million-samples-and-the-door-is-only-opened-three-times-a-year.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-27/the-sahrawi-pharmaceutical-lab-battling-against-sand-and-shortages-we-are-a-rose-in-the-desert.html Sun, 27 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-27/the-sahrawi-pharmaceutical-lab-battling-against-sand-and-shortages-we-are-a-rose-in-the-desert.html Silvia Laboreo In the Algerian desert of Tindouf, 11 Sahrawi workers manufacture antibiotics, eye drops and dermatological creams for a refugee population that has been surviving in exile for half-a-century In the Algerian desert of Tindouf, 11 Sahrawi workers manufacture antibiotics, eye drops and dermatological creams for a refugee population that has been surviving in exile for half-a-century Anemia El Aaiún Argelia Mònica Torres (EL PAÍS) planeta futuro Mohamed Lamin Abdi, director of the Mohamed Embarek Fakal·la Pharmaceutical Production Laboratory, poses in one of the facility’s rooms, on April 29, 2026. Mohamed Lamin Abdi, director of the Mohamed Embarek Fakal·la Pharmaceutical Production Laboratory, poses in one of the facility’s rooms, on April 29, 2026. Monica Torres planeta futuro Mulai Mesaud Jarrachi prepares eye drops in the sterile room at the laboratory in Tindouf, Algeria. Mulai Mesaud Jarrachi prepares eye drops in the sterile room at the laboratory in Tindouf, Algeria. Monica Torres planeta futuro Two lab technicians at the facilities. Two lab technicians at the facilities. Monica Torres planeta futuro The Mohamed Embarek Fakal.la medicine production laboratory. The Mohamed Embarek Fakal.la medicine production laboratory. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/KHUF7N5SGZFYZF6FSZFYQ5PJV4.JPG?auth=133a8f3fcb9408d6e1ae108a968fde6b5005070f99feb64d35e02851e8153988" width="8072" height="5384" alt="Mohamed Lamin Abdi, director of the Mohamed Embarek Fakal·la Pharmaceutical Production Laboratory, poses in one of the facility’s rooms, on April 29, 2026. "></img><p>The Mohamed Embarek Fakal·la Pharmaceutical Production Laboratory is sometimes called “a desert rose,” because no one expected something like this to grow here. Mulai Mesaud Jarrachi, the lab’s logistics manager and deputy director, explains it to EL PAÍS. And, when he says “here,” he gestures broadly toward the Algerian <i>hamada</i>: <a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-05-12/the-first-worldwide-oasis-map-lays-out-an-uncertain-future-human-expansion-and-the-exhaustion-of-sources.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-05-12/the-first-worldwide-oasis-map-lays-out-an-uncertain-future-human-expansion-and-the-exhaustion-of-sources.html">a stony, hostile desert</a> with scorching temperatures, where the wind constantly whips up sand that seeps under doors (and even gets between your teeth).</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-27/the-sahrawi-pharmaceutical-lab-battling-against-sand-and-shortages-we-are-a-rose-in-the-desert.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/TXC2KVYDPJEHHG23B2WKCQ3PG4.JPG?auth=1ecd90b10a83bcb7f7414623a54c9677e52ecdcc9a9db8ff60c9b645ebaaf706" width="7886" height="5260" alt="The portrait of Mohamed Embarek Fakal·la, a historical figure in the Sahrawi healthcare sector, hangs in the hallway that leads to the laboratory."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/RMT76BGOJJAX5LSR2LXRIFNIQU.JPG?auth=297caddea2303e6c3892fbae0e2a868eff8cbef63c9db04f2be217c12066147d" width="8129" height="5422" alt="In this image, lab technician Brahim Saleh Labeid handles IV bags intended for treatments in the Urology Department, on April 29, 2026. "></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/NX5RQYJOMJFNDFXFAJERU45JTE.JPG?auth=08848957f6034c430e123c902b0b28c4a78bca1a9b10e7b7b93231488970887a" width="7763" height="5178" alt="Exterior of Bachir Saleh National Hospital in Rabuni, in the administrative center of the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tinduf, Algeria."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/2TY2E6RYE5BJLEUJ7OYXCSGKYY.JPG?auth=d42c96ea759911e598f2e5076596595b1b99f227435a2794c355d3cc194bf3ea" width="8192" height="5464" alt="Brahim Saleh Labeid and Mohamed Lamin Abdi talk at the laboratory door on April 29."></img> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-24/riding-electric-scooters-multiplies-the-risk-of-serious-injuries-compared-with-cycling-or-motorcycling.html Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:12:28 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-24/riding-electric-scooters-multiplies-the-risk-of-serious-injuries-compared-with-cycling-or-motorcycling.html Enrique Alpañés A study of 15,000 crash victims pinpoints the low use of helmets and the scooters’ design—built to male body proportions—as culprits A study of 15,000 crash victims pinpoints the low use of helmets and the scooters’ design—built to male body proportions—as culprits Lime Lyft Trauma Segway-Ninebot Patinetes electricos The design of these vehicles can make riders more likely to be thrown headfirst in a collision. The design of these vehicles can make riders more likely to be thrown headfirst in a collision. <p>Electric scooter users face a higher risk of brain and internal organ injuries <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-17/miamis-scooter-boom-fizzles-amid-trumps-immigration-crusade-if-youre-on-a-moped-they-assume-you-dont-have-papers.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-17/miamis-scooter-boom-fizzles-amid-trumps-immigration-crusade-if-youre-on-a-moped-they-assume-you-dont-have-papers.html">than motorcyclists</a> and cyclists. That is what a study published this summer claims. The study analyzed data from more than 15,000 patients.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-24/riding-electric-scooters-multiplies-the-risk-of-serious-injuries-compared-with-cycling-or-motorcycling.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-15/svend-brinkmann-psychologist-if-you-place-conditions-on-forgiveness-love-or-freedom-you-have-already-destroyed-them.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:22:46 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-15/svend-brinkmann-psychologist-if-you-place-conditions-on-forgiveness-love-or-freedom-you-have-already-destroyed-them.html Daniel Mediavilla The psychologist champions classical values and thinkers as an antidote to a culture that treats everything as a means to becoming the best version of oneself The psychologist champions classical values and thinkers as an antidote to a culture that treats everything as a means to becoming the best version of oneself Internet Coaching Hannah Arendt S. B. Svend Brinkmann, psychologist Danish psychologist Svend Brinkmann. Danish psychologist Svend Brinkmann. <p>Svend Brinkmann, 50, admits that he has a tendency toward nostalgia. The psychologist and philosopher, who teaches at Aalborg University in Denmark, has spent years pushing back against one of contemporary culture’s fixations: the constant quest to become the best version of yourself. He says we live in a society that values everything — work, education and even personal relationships and leisure — only insofar as it brings us closer to personal success, turning every aspect of life into an <a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2022-03-10/twenty-five-minutes-of-work-five-minutes-of-break-meet-the-productivity-ninjas-who-obsess-over-time-planning.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/society/2022-03-10/twenty-five-minutes-of-work-five-minutes-of-break-meet-the-productivity-ninjas-who-obsess-over-time-planning.html">instrument for self-improvement</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-15/svend-brinkmann-psychologist-if-you-place-conditions-on-forgiveness-love-or-freedom-you-have-already-destroyed-them.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-14/how-trumps-pharmaceutical-plan-threatens-europe-higher-drug-prices-and-delays-in-new-therapies.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:20:57 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-14/how-trumps-pharmaceutical-plan-threatens-europe-higher-drug-prices-and-delays-in-new-therapies.html Oriol Güell Domínguez International researchers warn of the consequences Washington’s policies to lower US prices could have for the EU International researchers warn of the consequences Washington’s policies to lower US prices could have for the EU Donald Trump Kevin Lamarque (REUTERS) FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement at the White House, in Washington, D.C. U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy. U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy. <p>Donald Trump’s demand that drugmakers raise medicine prices in Europe so they can be lowered in the United States is now more than just another bombastic demand from the president of the world’s leading power. The leading scientific journal <i>The Lancet</i> publishes <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01555-2/fulltext555-2/fulltext" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01555-2/fulltext555-2/fulltext">a pioneering study</a> this Monday warning of the real risk that measures pushed by Washington could reconfigure global pharmaceutical markets, lead companies to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-11-03/the-paradox-of-non-transparent-drug-prices-why-governments-do-the-opposite-of-what-they-say.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-11-03/the-paradox-of-non-transparent-drug-prices-why-governments-do-the-opposite-of-what-they-say.html">raise prices for drugs in other countries</a> and delay the launch of new therapies there. The study was carried out by experts from renowned institutions including the London School of Economics and the universities of Harvard and Zurich, among others.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-14/how-trumps-pharmaceutical-plan-threatens-europe-higher-drug-prices-and-delays-in-new-therapies.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/2GRMUTQLNVDT3H6QZXKREVU3LI.jpg?auth=be2ae50bed0e597d3a4a1e404da331a0c0e6fe754c9d637bb34e4b2923fd87d0" width="4400" height="2935" alt="Kerstin Vokinger, researcher at the University of Zurich."></img> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-12/the-red-bull-generation-how-energy-drinks-became-the-fuel-for-a-fast-paced-society.html Sat, 12 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-12/the-red-bull-generation-how-energy-drinks-became-the-fuel-for-a-fast-paced-society.html Enrique Alpañés These products, which originated in Thailand amidst labor exploitation, first won over young men through advertising. Now, they are spreading to the rest of society These products, which originated in Thailand amidst labor exploitation, first won over young men through advertising. Now, they are spreading to the rest of society Red Bull Víctor Sanjuan bebida A woman drinking an energy drink. A woman drinking an energy drink. <p>Energy drinks aren’t consumed for pleasure. They aren’t served in a glass with ice and a straw, nor are they sipped with blissful leisure. In the public imagination, they’re drunk straight from the can, in front of a computer, while doing something else.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-12/the-red-bull-generation-how-energy-drinks-became-the-fuel-for-a-fast-paced-society.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-08/more-than-16-million-people-die-each-year-from-secondhand-smoke.html Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:11:07 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-08/more-than-16-million-people-die-each-year-from-secondhand-smoke.html Pablo Linde The share of the population exposed to tobacco smoke is falling, but more than 2.7 billion people worldwide are still affected The share of the population exposed to tobacco smoke is falling, but more than 2.7 billion people worldwide are still affected The Lancet Cáncer África Oceanía Christopher Pillitz (Getty Images) fumar A man smokes inside Café París in Morocco. A man smokes inside Café París in Morocco. <p>Laws that have driven smoking out of offices, restaurants, public transport and other public spaces over the past few decades have reduced exposure to secondhand smoke, but they are far from solving the problem. In 2023, an estimated 2.71 billion people worldwide were still <a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2023-02-27/science-has-proven-for-decades-that-tobacco-kills-and-the-goal-must-be-to-eradicate-it.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/society/2023-02-27/science-has-proven-for-decades-that-tobacco-kills-and-the-goal-must-be-to-eradicate-it.html">exposed to secondhand smoke</a>, including 767 million children under the age of 15. A study published in <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(26)00168-4/fulltext" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(26)00168-4/fulltext"><i>The Lancet Public Health</i></a> estimates that the smoke inhaled by non-smokers caused 1.6 million deaths and the loss of 44.8 million healthy years of life globally that year.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-08/more-than-16-million-people-die-each-year-from-secondhand-smoke.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-07/science-pigs-and-money-the-race-between-the-us-and-china-to-make-animal-to-human-transplants-viable.html Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:45:01 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-07/science-pigs-and-money-the-race-between-the-us-and-china-to-make-animal-to-human-transplants-viable.html Daniel Mediavilla Techniques such as the gene-editing tool CRISPR already make survivals approaching a year possible, something unheard of until recently Techniques such as the gene-editing tool CRISPR already make survivals approaching a year possible, something unheard of until recently CRISPR China Xi Jinping Vladimir Putin Kate Flock (Kate Flock / Massachusetts General Hospital) /MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Image of Tim Andrews' transplant. Image of Tim Andrews' transplant. <p>A year ago, an open microphone <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-09-05/why-putin-and-xi-wont-live-to-be-150-especially-not-through-organ-transplants.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-09-05/why-putin-and-xi-wont-live-to-be-150-especially-not-through-organ-transplants.html">during a conversation</a> between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin illustrated modern humans’ faith in science and technology and the idea that we are machines made of flesh. “Biotechnology is continuously developing. Human organs can be transplanted continuously. The longer you live, the younger you become, and you can even achieve immortality,” the Russian president said. Xi was more cautious, but did not spare optimism: “Today you are a child at 70. Predictions indicate that this century it may be possible to live to 150 years.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-07/science-pigs-and-money-the-race-between-the-us-and-china-to-make-animal-to-human-transplants-viable.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-05/do-running-swimming-and-cycling-require-the-same-effort-and-produce-the-same-effects.html Sat, 05 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-05/do-running-swimming-and-cycling-require-the-same-effort-and-produce-the-same-effects.html Miguel Angel Goméz Ruano Neither is better than the others from a health standpoint; they are all valid options to keep us moving Neither is better than the others from a health standpoint; they are all valid options to keep us moving JUAN BARBOSA running A runner in Retiro Park in Madrid in late 2025. A runner in Retiro Park in Madrid in late 2025. <p>As summer draws to a close it’s common to start the process of getting in shape, whether with a family member or a group of friends. To buy some new sportswear and become active — whether on a bike, in the mountains, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-09-24/less-driving-more-cycling-how-you-commute-to-work-impacts-your-health.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-09-24/less-driving-more-cycling-how-you-commute-to-work-impacts-your-health.html">or when commuting to work</a>; in the pool, because the water eases joint pain; or by going for a run for the feeling of freedom. The reality is that all three activities encourage you to move and exercise, although the body does not respond the same way to each. At first they may feel like equivalent aerobic efforts, but running, swimming, and cycling are all good for health while producing different effects on the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-01-03/small-spherical-tilted-the-shape-of-your-heart-reveals-your-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-01-03/small-spherical-tilted-the-shape-of-your-heart-reveals-your-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease.html">cardiovascular system</a>, bones, and muscles, and on long-term adherence to exercise.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-05/do-running-swimming-and-cycling-require-the-same-effort-and-produce-the-same-effects.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-05/the-ozempic-personality-or-how-extreme-thinness-kills-pleasure-it-robbed-me-of-my-usual-optimism.html Sat, 05 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-05/the-ozempic-personality-or-how-extreme-thinness-kills-pleasure-it-robbed-me-of-my-usual-optimism.html Carolina Escutia Román GLP-1 users open up online about their anhedonia, a side effect that prevents them from enjoying or being interested in activities that once felt rewarding GLP-1 users open up online about their anhedonia, a side effect that prevents them from enjoying or being interested in activities that once felt rewarding Ozempic James Brown Kate Moss Diabetes Sebastian Reuter (Getty Images) KELLY A model at Namilia’s show during Berlin Fashion Week, July 3, 2024. A model at Namilia’s show during Berlin Fashion Week, July 3, 2024. <p>“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,” was a phrase popularized <a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2022-07-26/kate-moss-i-was-only-15-and-he-said-take-your-top-off-and-i-could-feel-there-was-something-wrong.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/society/2022-07-26/kate-moss-i-was-only-15-and-he-said-take-your-top-off-and-i-could-feel-there-was-something-wrong.html">by Kate Moss</a>. In a 2009 interview, she recounted how she kept the sentence written on a note above the refrigerator in the house she shared with her friend – the hairdresser James Brown – as motivation to resist the temptation of eating cookies. It was also a slogan that several brands, including one for children and teenagers, tried to market on T-shirts.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-09-05/the-ozempic-personality-or-how-extreme-thinness-kills-pleasure-it-robbed-me-of-my-usual-optimism.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/M7ONKOPNDBHLTOKQNPGYSUJWWE.jpg?auth=08c0ba96cf300a7ecf0e27838a5ba31989643a425cacac0b1a3372be9d529759" width="3125" height="2079" alt=" “What GLP-1 seems to do is bring down the level of pleasure that we get from food,” says endocrinologist Daniel Drucker."></img> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-09-02/the-disease-behind-most-heart-attacks-starts-building-up-in-the-arteries-in-early-adulthood.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:28:07 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-09-02/the-disease-behind-most-heart-attacks-starts-building-up-in-the-arteries-in-early-adulthood.html Daniel Mediavilla A large Spain-led study to prevent atherosclerosis seeks to better diagnose cardiovascular risk, which affects one in 13 people aged 18 to 29 without symptoms A large Spain-led study to prevent atherosclerosis seeks to better diagnose cardiovascular risk, which affects one in 13 people aged 18 to 29 without symptoms Diabetes CNIC CNIC / Pablo Monge (EL PAÍS) Voluntarios experimento CNIC A volunteer in the REACT study carried out by Madrid’s National Center for Cardiovascular Research. A volunteer in the REACT study carried out by Madrid’s National Center for Cardiovascular Research. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PIWMOOPN6BGHLLC4T5CNILUEXU.jpg?auth=62321bd9b4dbd3062606d56de8fce1c38b68828489790043ee9f0409b3252ac9" width="4000" height="4000" alt="A volunteer in the REACT study carried out by Madrid’s National Center for Cardiovascular Research. "></img><p>Cardiovascular disease does not appear suddenly. Heart attacks and strokes are the result of years of accumulated damage that causes neither pain nor obvious symptoms, which is why healthy eating, exercise, not smoking and controlling blood pressure are so important. Now, an analysis of more than 16,800 healthy adults in Spain and Denmark suggests that <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-07-17/revolution-in-medicine-a-molecule-produced-by-gut-bacteria-causes-atherosclerosis-responsible-for-millions-of-deaths.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-07-17/revolution-in-medicine-a-molecule-produced-by-gut-bacteria-causes-atherosclerosis-responsible-for-millions-of-deaths.html">silent atherosclerosis</a>, the buildup of fatty plaques in the arteries that restrict blood flow without causing symptoms, begins much earlier than previously thought and affects more people than expected.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-09-02/the-disease-behind-most-heart-attacks-starts-building-up-in-the-arteries-in-early-adulthood.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-08-26/the-deserts-resurrection-plant-paves-the-way-to-fridge-free-vaccines.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:04:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-08-26/the-deserts-resurrection-plant-paves-the-way-to-fridge-free-vaccines.html Lola Hierro A thermostable tetanus and diphtheria vaccine has just cleared its first human trial. If it reaches the market, the innovation could help bring immunization to remote communities where maintaining the cold chain is a challenge A thermostable tetanus and diphtheria vaccine has just cleared its first human trial. If it reaches the market, the innovation could help bring immunization to remote communities where maintaining the cold chain is a challenge Planeta Futuro GAVI África Tanzania UNICEF/ VINCENT TREMEAU (UNICEF/ VINCENT TREMEAU) UNICEF alerta de la elevada presencia de menores entre los casos sospechosos del primer brote de mpox en Guinea-Bissau A health worker vaccinates a child at a health center in Quebo, Guinea-Bissau, on Friday. A health worker vaccinates a child at a health center in Quebo, Guinea-Bissau, on Friday. <p>It lives in deserts where not a drop of rain falls for months, and botanists call it the resurrection plant for its seemingly miraculous return to life. When it receives no water, it looks brittle, shrunken and brownish — apparently dead. But as soon as the first drops begin to fall, its leaves unfurl and turn green within hours. The best-known example is the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-09-17/un-committee-votes-to-list-ruins-near-ancient-jericho-as-a-world-heritage-site-in-palestine.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-09-17/un-committee-votes-to-list-ruins-near-ancient-jericho-as-a-world-heritage-site-in-palestine.html">rose of Jericho</a> (<i>Selaginella lepidophylla</i>), but there are others, and all are able to survive almost completely desiccated thanks to, among other mechanisms, a sugar called trehalose that protects the plant’s cells until water returns. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-08-26/the-deserts-resurrection-plant-paves-the-way-to-fridge-free-vaccines.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-08-24/there-wont-be-a-single-cancer-vaccine-but-rather-a-different-one-for-each-patient-and-tumor.html Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:25:55 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-08-24/there-wont-be-a-single-cancer-vaccine-but-rather-a-different-one-for-each-patient-and-tumor.html Daniel Mediavilla After decades of setbacks, a treatment for melanoma is very close to being approved After decades of setbacks, a treatment for melanoma is very close to being approved Cáncer Moderna Merck Coronavirus Arne Dedert (Getty Images) A research technician works in a Merck laboratory in Darmstadt, Germany, in an archive photo. A research technician works in a Merck laboratory in Darmstadt, Germany, in an archive photo. <p>“We’ve been living with the promise of cancer vaccines for, probably, 100 years. Until now, all we had were studies that were inconclusive, but this one is conclusive.” Immunologist Antoni Ribas of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), who is part of the scientific committee for the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-12-14/moderna-and-merck-announce-promising-results-in-trials-of-melanoma-vaccine.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-12-14/moderna-and-merck-announce-promising-results-in-trials-of-melanoma-vaccine.html">Moderna and MSD</a> (Merck in the U.S. and Canada) melanoma vaccine trial that made headlines last week, says he learned of the announcement when a reporter called him to ask about the results. Ribas says that despite his proximity to the project, he was not shown concrete data on the vaccine’s benefit. “With announcements of this magnitude, which can have a big impact on share prices, they do not give anyone the data in advance and they must notify everyone at the same time,” he explains.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-08-24/there-wont-be-a-single-cancer-vaccine-but-rather-a-different-one-for-each-patient-and-tumor.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-08-20/ebola-outbreak-out-of-control-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-who-says-it-is-spreading-faster-than-our-ability-to-contain-it.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:10:37 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-08-20/ebola-outbreak-out-of-control-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-who-says-it-is-spreading-faster-than-our-ability-to-contain-it.html Prosper Heri Over 5,000 people have contracted the disease and 2,420 have died in an epidemic that is already the deadliest in the country’s history, hitting communities displaced by war Over 5,000 people have contracted the disease and 2,420 have died in an epidemic that is already the deadliest in the country’s history, hitting communities displaced by war Ébola Liberia Sierra Leona Guinea Uganda UN Planeta Futuro República Democrática del Congo África Salud Enfermedades infecciosas OMS DIEUDONNE DIROLE (EFE) Burial of an Ebola victim at Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia (DRC), August 18. Burial of an Ebola victim at Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia (DRC), August 18. <p>Hubert Nendakala no longer describes Ebola as a distant threat. In three weeks, the 40-year-old architect has lost a cousin and her husband, both border police officers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), whose eastern provinces are <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-05-19/east-africa-is-monitoring-its-borders-for-ebola-and-urging-caution-among-the-population-why-do-we-alone-suffer-epidemics.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-05-19/east-africa-is-monitoring-its-borders-for-ebola-and-urging-caution-among-the-population-why-do-we-alone-suffer-epidemics.html">enduring an outbreak</a> that has already caused more than 5,100 infections and 2,420 deaths since it began circulating earlier this year. “Taking it lightly could decimate us,” Nendakala warns EL PAÍS.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-08-20/ebola-outbreak-out-of-control-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-who-says-it-is-spreading-faster-than-our-ability-to-contain-it.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-08-17/rocky-balboas-lesson-how-to-combine-cardio-and-weights-to-live-longer-and-healthier.html Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:06:41 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-08-17/rocky-balboas-lesson-how-to-combine-cardio-and-weights-to-live-longer-and-healthier.html Aser García Rada Treating exercise as two separate categories, one that gets your heart pumping and another that leaves your muscles burning, is an artificial distinction. The debate is no longer whether the two should be combined, but how best to do it Treating exercise as two separate categories, one that gets your heart pumping and another that leaves your muscles burning, is an artificial distinction. The debate is no longer whether the two should be combined, but how best to do it Rocky Balboa Rocky THA (Alamy Stock Photo) Cardio Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa and Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Johnson in 'Creed.' Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa and Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Johnson in 'Creed.' <p>Any film buff passing through Philadelphia should sprint up the steps of the city’s Museum of Art, the institution in the birthplace of American independence immortalized by <i>Rocky</i>. Chances are they already know that, before charging up what are now known as the Rocky Steps, the boxer played by <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-06/sylvester-stallone-battles-for-his-legacy-as-he-turns-80.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-06/sylvester-stallone-battles-for-his-legacy-as-he-turns-80.html">Sylvester Stallone</a> followed a training regimen that combined running, push-ups, sit-ups and punching slabs of refrigerated beef. Rocky Balboa seemed to understand in 1976 what exercise science would take decades to confirm: we reap greater benefits from combining cardiovascular training, also known as aerobic or endurance exercise, with strength training than from doing either one alone.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-08-17/rocky-balboas-lesson-how-to-combine-cardio-and-weights-to-live-longer-and-healthier.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>