Portugal already has much of the policy framework needed to tackle obesity – but people living with the disease are still waiting to see it translated into actual care, a

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More than 3,500 people took part in this year’s Mamamaratona in Quarteira, turning Jardim Filipe Jonas into a hub of sport, health promotion and charity on October 18. Now in

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A pioneering cancer research project in northern Portugal has won the public vote at the 2026 REGIOSTARS Awards, recognising its work in bringing scientific advances closer to patients and expanding

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Portugal’s Parliament has given its initial approval to proposals tightening the rules governing access to the National Health Service (SNS) for foreigners who do not live in the country, including

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President António José Seguro has called for mental health to be given greater priority in Portugal, warning that failures in mental healthcare have serious consequences for individuals, families and the

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This approach uses a series of gentle, carefully considered movements that begin at the feet, progressing upwards through the body and finally to the crown of the head. During treatment,

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Viceroy at Ombria Algarve resort in Loulé has announced a new partnership with French skincare brand Anne Semonin Paris, introducing a range of personalised treatments at its luxury spa. The

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Earlier this year, I spent several days at Cynthia Brix and Will Keepin’s retreat centre near Tavira, on a retreat they called ‘Body of Joy’. I went in curious and

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Every now and again, the weight seemed so great that there was an almost irresistible pull to stop struggling against it and simply allow the stones to take her down.

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