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More people are dying in Puerto Rico as its health-care system …

(4 days ago) WEBHeart disease is a leading cause of death in Puerto Rico, with rates increasing 11 percent in 2022. But there are only 95 cardiologists — or one for every 17,500 adults between ages 18 and 64

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/puerto-rico-deaths/

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Why Puerto Rico's failing health care system is driving health

(3 days ago) WEBThe investigation found that Puerto Rico had more than 35,400 deaths last year — nearly 3,300 more than researchers would typically expect based on historic …

https://www.wlrn.org/health/2023-12-04/puerto-rico-mortality-rate-healthcare-system

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Health care system "collapse": Doctors, experts sound …

(9 days ago) WEBPuerto Rico's health care system still feeling the impact after Hurricane Maria 07:30. Now, Hurricane Fiona is expected to add to the island's health care crisis. About half of the people

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/puerto-rico-health-care-system-collapse/

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Puerto Rico Risks Health Care, Fiscal Crisis Without Medicaid Fix …

(2 days ago) WEBEven before Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico, the territory was facing a looming Medicaid funding crisis slated to hit when the latest appropriations legislation …

https://www.cbpp.org/blog/puerto-rico-risks-health-care-fiscal-crisis-without-medicaid-fix-this-winter

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The Unnatural Disaster Threatening Puerto Rico's Children

(Just Now) WEBCoral Murphy Marcos. This article appears in the April 2024 issue, with the headline “Puerto Rico’s Unnatural Disaster.”. S an Juan, Puerto Rico— Yarelys Díaz …

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/puerto-rico-healthcare-crisis/

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Inside Puerto Rico’s Crumbling Healthcare System Video - PBS

(Just Now) WEBCHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, INTERNATIONAL HOST: And now, to a growing problem in America’s backyard. Puerto Rico is in the midst of a health care crisis after …

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/inside-puerto-ricos-crumbling-healthcare-system/

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Health and Social Services in Puerto Rico Before and After …

(3 days ago) WEBThis overview of health and social services in Puerto Rico includes 31 courses of action to better recover from health crises, build a more resilient system to …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8383835/

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Health Disparities Research Framework Adaptation to Reflect …

(3 days ago) WEBWith almost half the population living in poverty, significant budgets cuts in education and healthcare, a deficient infrastructure, an economic crisis and a very …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7698747/

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Puerto Rico's crumbling health care system contributes to high

(6 days ago) WEBWashington Post reporter Arelis Hernandez joins us to discuss her reporting on how Puerto Rico's crumbling health care system is leading to the high death rate. …

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/12/13/puerto-rico-health-care

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The impact of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico’s health system: …

(6 days ago) WEBIn general, health professionals expressed the sentiment that Puerto Rico's health care system's crisis was rooted in a longer history of political ineptitude. One of …

https://ghrp.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41256-021-00228-w

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Puerto Rico declares public health emergency as dengue fever …

(2 days ago) WEBPuerto Rico has declared a public health emergency as the number of dengue fever cases continues to rise.. So far this year, there have been 549 cases …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/puerto-ricos-health-department-declares-public-health-emergency/story?id=108540012

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Inside Puerto Rico’s Crumbling Healthcare System - PBS

(1 days ago) WEBPuerto Rico is in the midst of a healthcare crisis after a series of natural disasters hit its rapidly aging population. The Washington Post's Arelis Hernández writes …

https://www.pbs.org/video/inside-puerto-ricos-crumbling-healthcare-system-kmr7id/

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Puerto Rico declares public health emergency as dengue cases surge

(3 days ago) WEBCNN —. Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency due to a surging number of dengue cases. Puerto Rico Secretary of Heath Carlos Mellado said …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/28/health/dengue-fever-puerto-rico-emergency/index.html

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New tip sheet on health disparities in Puerto Rico

(3 days ago) WEBThe University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has historical data you may find useful. A shared concern among public health …

https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2022/10/new-tip-sheet-on-health-disparities-in-puerto-rico/

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Puerto Rico's crumbling health care system contributes to high …

(4 days ago) WEBPuerto Rico’s death rate last year surpassed that of any year in the past two decades, including when Hurricane Maria destroyed parts of the island in 2017. …

https://www.wusf.org/2023-12-13/puerto-ricos-crumbling-health-care-system-contributes-to-high-death-rate

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‘The last thing I wanted’: cesarean rates in Puerto Rico soar amid

(9 days ago) WEBPuerto Rico is grappling with a severe health crisis marked by a significant doctor exodus, compounded by stringent cuts and austerity measures amid massive …

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/16/puerto-rico-cesarean-sections-health-crisis?bingParse

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There's a dengue health emergency in Puerto Rico. What to know …

(8 days ago) WEBLuis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images. Puerto Rico has issued a public health emergency after recording an unusually rapid rise in dengue cases over the first few …

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/27/1241210938/dengue-puerto-rico-public-health-emergency-facts-disease

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Health conditions and lifestyle risk factors of adults living in Puerto

(6 days ago) WEBPuerto Rico is experiencing an economic and healthcare crisis, yet there are scarce recent and comprehensive reports on the population’s health profile. We …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-018-5359-z

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Hurricane María and Public Health in Puerto Rico: Lessons Learned …

(9 days ago) WEBBackground: On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria, a devastating Category 5 storm struck the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico and officially took the lives of 2 975 people …

https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/10.5334/aogh.3869

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Puerto Rico’s Invisible Health Crisis - The Atlantic

(2 days ago) WEBSeptember 3, 2016. For over 60 years, the U.S. Navy used the small island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, as a bombing range and site for military-training exercises. Then the island …

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/vieques-invisible-health-crisis/498428/

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Amid Puerto Rico’s Mental Health Crisis, Using Play, Dance, and …

(7 days ago) WEBPuerto Rico’s crisis hotline has seen exponential growth in demand over the past two years, reaching over 900,000 calls in 2020, compared to 170,000 in 2019, …

https://www.directrelief.org/2022/12/amid-puerto-ricos-mental-health-crisis-using-play-dance-and-other-new-solutions/

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Americares Work for Health in Puerto Rico Americares

(7 days ago) WEBOur Work in Puerto Rico. Americares work in Puerto Rico began in 2016 in response to the devastating Zika outbreak that impacted communities across the island. Shortly …

https://www.americares.org/where-we-work/latin-america-caribbean/puerto-rico/

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Puerto Rico Mental Health — Everybody Hurts

(7 days ago) WEBCrisis Text Line reports mental health trends in Puerto Rico, including depression, anxiety, suicide, and self-harm. In crisis? Get 24/7 support by texting CRISIS to 741741.

https://www.stateofmentalhealth.org/puerto-rico

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Puerto Rico declares an emergency as cases of dengue fever spike

(8 days ago) WEBPuerto Rico has declared a public health emergency as cases of dengue fever, a potentially deadly mosquito-borne infection, rise precipitously across the United …

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/puerto-rico-declares-an-emergency-as-cases-of-dengue-fever-spike/

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Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic following a spike in dengue …

(7 days ago) WEBSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's health secretary declared an epidemic on Monday following a spike in dengue cases. The U.S. territory of 3.2 million people has …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/puerto-rico-has-declared-an-epidemic-following-a-spike-in-dengue-cases/ar-BB1kwHsZ

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Why Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid Hasn’t Improved

(8 days ago) WEBPuerto Rico’s electric grid was outdated and faulty even before Hurricane Maria struck. Since June 1, 2021, a company named LUMA Energy has operated the …

https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/07/27/puerto-ricos-electric-grid/

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The Haiti crisis, explained: Violence, hunger and unstable political

(8 days ago) WEBA long-simmering crisis in Haiti has come to a head as its leader remains stranded in Puerto Rico while its people starve and live in fear of rampant violence.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/haiti-crisis-what-know-president-violence-government-rcna143000

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Puerto Rico Can Reach Its 100% Renewable Energy Goal by 2050

(4 days ago) WEBThe Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) is a two-year study—led by the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid …

https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2024/puerto-rico-can-reach-its-100-renewable-energy-goal-by-2050.html

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“The right thing to do:” Puerto Ricans in Central Florida - Yahoo

(7 days ago) WEBData from UCF’s Puerto Rico hub shows over 400,000 Puerto Ricans live in Central Florida, and many now want their loved ones back on the island to have access …

https://www.yahoo.com/news/thing-puerto-ricans-central-florida-234813697.html

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