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Confronting our fears in the time of pandemic

Confronting our fears in the time of pandemic

By Karla Freeman Chicken little: Is the sky falling? Chicken Little stood outside her house and said, “The sky is falling. Oh, my God, the sky is falling.“ Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, gloves, and masks fell on her from the sky. She looked up saw dark clouds above...

Taelor Leavins: A life remembered

Taelor Leavins: A life remembered

Taelor Leavins, a popular waitress at Cuenca's Sunrise Café for three years, passed away suddenly after a brief illness on March 4, 2020. She arrived in Cuenca with her family from Texas at the age of 15 and finished her high school education here. Her daughter...

Live blood analysis — by any other name, it’s still bogus

Live blood analysis — by any other name, it’s still bogus

What if someone told you that with just a few drops of blood from a finger prick they could detect a range of illnesses, from diabetes to cancer? Would you be inclined to opt for this diagnostic tool rather than having to submit to having a phlebotomist extract blood...

Don’t rely on supplements to treat or prevent the Covid-19 virus

Don’t rely on supplements to treat or prevent the Covid-19 virus

By Kristen Fischer Experts continue to encourage people to eat well and exercise during the Covid-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, reports claiming that supplements can prevent or treat Covid-19 have emerged. Health experts warn that relying on supplements — and taking too...

Solo

Solo

He was headed past the cloisters of the Governor’s Building next to Parque Calderon when I encountered the tiny boy.  Or, was he “headed” at all, I began to wonder, as those red shoe soles tapped hurriedly up and down on the dirty, rust-colored tiles.  There certainly...

Can this head lice drug treat Covid-19?

Can this head lice drug treat Covid-19?

Researchers testing the head lice drug Ivermectin as a possible treatment for COVID-19 have seen promising results in lab studies. But the research is in its early stages and the drug is yet to be tested on people with COVID-19. There’s so much we don’t know,...

A cardiologist asks, ‘Where have all the heart attacks gone?’

A cardiologist asks, ‘Where have all the heart attacks gone?’

By Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D. The hospitals are eerily quiet, except for Covid-19. I have heard this sentiment from fellow doctors across the United States and in many other countries. We are all asking: Where are all the patients with heart attacks and stroke? They are...

The public regional hospital saved my friend

The public regional hospital saved my friend

By Jeremiah Reardon My friend Ramon’s wrists are secured to a side rail of his critical care bed. Perspiration trickles from his forehead to straining eyes which roll upward. I wipe his brow and hold a hand. I’m alarmed at his condition on my first visit to the...

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Week of June 07

Phone records expose alleged effort to derail Villavicencio murder investigation.

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Esmeraldas refinery restores diesel output after three months of repairs.

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Country risk drops below 400 points as Ecuador’s borrowing outlook improves.

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