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Childhood obesity explodes in Azuay

Childhood obesity explodes in Azuay

In Azuay, 30 percent of children over the age of five are victims of obesity, according to figures recorded by the Ministry of Public Health. The trend is increasing. Three out of 10 children under five, four out of 10 adolescents and six out of 10 adults, have a...
First liver transplant in Cuenca a success

First liver transplant in Cuenca a success

A group of doctors successfully performed the first liver transplant in Cuenca on a patient who had no options other than surgery. The doctors of the “José Carrasco” and “Vicente Corral Moscoso” hospitals collaborated to carry out the intervention that saved the life...