News of health

Milei signs up Argentina to Trump’s anti-abortion international alliance

16-08-2026 11:03 Argentina’s decision to join Trump-led Geneva Consensus brings position on abortion and reproductive rights back into focus; Secrecy surrounding the move raises questions about government’s strategy over politically sensitive issue.

by Giselle Leclercq

Milei limits free hospital care for foreigners in Argentina

12-08-2026 12:59 Non-resident foreigners will have to pay for non-urgent care at federal hospitals or show proof of health insurance; Government says the measure targets “medical tourism.”

Experts: Hantavirus detected in Tierra del Fuego, but no link to cruise outbreak

29-06-2026 16:14 Experts detect hantavirus in rodents captured in Tierra del Fuego Province, although the strain differs from the one responsible for the outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.

Nurse says emergency procedures plan at Maradona's home care site were 'not clear'

26-06-2026 11:38 A nurse who treated Diego Maradona says emergency procedures during the football icon's home hospitalisation were poorly defined as the trial into his death continues.

Maradona trial: Daughter says medical team failed to take responsibility

09-06-2026 17:10 Dalma Maradona, the eldest of Diego Maradona's daughters, gives evidence to trial investigating late footballer's death; "There isn't a day that I don't miss him," she tells the court.

Argentina to expand hantavirus search to Mendoza Province

05-06-2026 19:49 Specialists from Argentina, joined by experts from the United States, will extend rodent analysis to Mendoza.

Maradona was a problematic patient after surgery, says clinic doctor at trial

27-05-2026 15:54 Maradona kept medical team under severe pressure after surgery, says former clinic director.

World Health Organization members note Argentina's withdrawal letter

23-05-2026 09:49 World Health Organization’s member states acknowledge Argentina’s notification of withdrawal from UN agency, say will welcome continued cooperation from Buenos Aires.

In Tierra del Fuego, a hunt for the rodent carrier of hantavirus

18-05-2026 12:58 Scientific search for rodents that may be hantavirus carriers starts.

Maradona could have improved with diuretic, doctor says at trial

15-05-2026 10:56 Intensive care specialist tells court football icon may have recovered within 48 hours as tensions erupt during latest hearing.

Hantavirus outbreak renews painful memories for Patagonian village

11-05-2026 13:46 A 2018 outbreak of hantavirus in the small Patagonian town of Epuyén led to 34 cases and 11 fatalities.

Maradona suffered 'around 12 hours' of agony before death, court hears

08-05-2026 14:29 Forensic expert tells trial late footballer endured a prolonged agony as prosecutors seek to prove medical negligence in trial into legend's death.

Daughter says Maradona died after carers' plan 'went out of control'

03-05-2026 22:04 Gianinna Maradona, the late star's daughter, points finger at footballer's former lawyer and representative Matias Morla and his former assistant Maximiliano Pomargo.

Milei’s party sees Senate as best chance of success for controversial bills

23-04-2026 13:55 Milei government is giving priority to the Senate thanks to La Libertad Avanza caucus chief Patricia Bullrich well-assembled majority; Controversial reforms include changes to disability benefits and mental health rules, private property, evictions and the scrapping of limits on foreign ownership of land in Argentina.

Rosario police end revolt over pay, mental health demands

11-02-2026 17:14 Dozens of police officers stage protest demanding higher salaries and improved mental health care in crime-it Rosario; Officers initially sanctioned, but punishments later withdrawn; Pay offer ends dispute.

Police protest in Rosario over salary demands, mental health care

11-02-2026 17:05 Dozens of police officers stage protest demanding higher salaries and improved mental health care in Rosario; Officers initially sanctioned, but punishments later withdrawn.

Study finds arsenic contamination in Buenos Aires Province

24-11-2025 12:54 Seventy percent of the region shows contamination linked to cancer and chronic illness, ITBA warns; Researchers warn that prolonged exposure could trigger cancers and severe respiratory disease.

Teenager disarmed after firing gunshots at Mendoza Province school

11-09-2025 17:58 According to reports in local press outlets, the teenager had barricaded herself inside the Escuela 4-042 Marcelino H. Blanco in the city of La Paz, Mendoza Province, early in the morning.

Maradona's physician, accused in star’s death, requests trial by jury

13-07-2025 11:38 Leopoldo Luque, Diego Maradona's personal physician, seeks trial by jury following the annulment of the trial that had begun in March.

We need to talk about Conan

05-07-2025 06:07 Javier Milei brought his dog onto a TV show. According to him, the animal is about to turn 22 years old. Behind this story lies an unsettling truth.

by Juan Luis González