“Just imagine, we have found women who have given birth to as many as 15 children and never had a pap smear test,” says Silvia Flores, the director of the non-profit Centro de Desarrollo de Jocotepec (Cedejo) who heads the highly effective health care outreach program launched last year in a dozen lakeshore communities.

The double Oscar award-winning drama “Spotlight” has reignited debate about Catholic Church child abuse cover-ups.

Inspired by his grandfather, a physician beloved for giving up a lucrative position in India for service-oriented work, Gney Mehta is spending a month in Guadalajara doing an “elective”  at the Cruz Verde (Green Cross) in Zapopan, a placement designed to improve skills not covered in his core courses at the Cardiff University School of Medicine in Wales, located about three hours due west of London.

The concept of the home is at the heart of Mexican culture, “Mi casa es tu casa” says the age-old refrain. Homes are family centers, meeting points for friends and the building blocks of communities. Few visitors to Mexico fail to notice that locals offer some of the warmest hospitality on the planet. 

It’s time to shake the dust off your leprechaun headgear, order in the Guinness and Bushmills and prepare for some craic on St. Paddy’s Day.  

As demand for seafood soars with the arrival of Lent, one’s thoughts may turn seaward. Many people realize the health benefits attributed to seafood, yet may be disappointed by the quality in markets and worried about contamination.