Flu, pneumococcal vaccines recommended for at-risk populations
Updated flu shots are expected to arrive on the island by end of week, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and member of the national vaccination advisory...
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Cypriot surgeon honoured for innovative mastectomy technique
Cypriot surgeon, Dr. Georgia Koulermou, was honoured with an award at the International Breast Conference 2022, held recently in London. Koulermou, a certified cosmetic, reconstructive...
EU regulator backs Pfizer/BioNTech BA.4/5-adapted Covid booster
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Monday recommended a COVID-19 booster designed to combat the currently circulating Omicron BA.4/5 subvariants, days after endorsing a pair...
Cyprus and Spain to cooperate in organ transplantation
Cyprus and Spain’s Health Ministers met on Wednesday in Nicosia to discuss issues related to a bilateral cooperation in organ transplantation and the set up...
Miracle drug for heart patients to be reviewed for Gesy inclusion
Secretary of the Cypriot Heart Patients’ Association, Stelios Christodoulou, has called on the Ministry of Health to speed up approval for induction into Gesy of...
Polis hospital gets cardiologist
The mayor of Polis Chrysochous, Yotis Papachristofis, welcomed the appointment of a cardiologist at Polis Chrysochous Hospital on Tuesday morning. In an official announcement, Papachristofis...
Our View: Hospital staff sympathy-ploy strikes will not win over public
Public sector unions have always been strike-happy, but the two-hour work stoppage at the Limassol general A&E, which also sparked a sympathy strike by the...
AstraZeneca on hunt for deals, but may not stay in vaccines
AstraZeneca may not stay in the vaccine business in the long run and is looking to buy small and mid-sized companies specialising in oncology and...
Appointments with specialist doctors can be made online
Appointments can be booked online with 750 doctors across all areas of specialisation via a short and simple process, state health organisation (Okypy) said on...
Flush with cash, Pfizer buys Global Blood Therapeutics in $5.4 bln deal
Pfizer Inc on Monday agreed to pay $5.4 billion in cash for sickle cell disease drugmaker Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT.O), as it looks to capitalize...
