Topic: Health

Call before you sit six hours under fluorescent lights for a problem a nurse can triage.

112, SNS 24, police and a few numbers worth saving before you need them.

The número de utente is how the public health service knows you. Here is the practical path in Porto.

One list, one pharmacy, and no new pill because a message said it was good for the memory.

Light, a clear floor, and a rail. Who to ask when the flat itself needs changing.

The flu vaccine, and the three cancer screenings the public system actually invites people to.

The duty rota changes every day. How to find the pharmacy that is actually open, without a stale list.

SNS 24 for what can wait, 112 for what cannot, and the two public hospitals people still name.

How to get a health-service number, and what it does not guarantee.