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Portugal to subsidise obesity drugs — but doctors warn access still restricted

22 October 2026 at 12:36

Portugal is to introduce a 15% subsidy for prescription obesity medicines from February next year — but family doctors warn that restrictive eligibility rules will leave many patients unable to

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Hospitals, doctors in confusion as state health service computer system fails

19 October 2026 at 12:04

Portugal’s SNS state health service computer system has been down since 10am today in several local health units (hospitals/ health centres, etc.), preventing doctors from issuing prescriptions and accessing patients’

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