Health

A proposal for a voluntary EU cooperation mechanism ensuring availability and access to innovative drugs was put forward by Health Minister Michalis Damianos at Tuesday’s EU health council in ...

Trade union Pasydy on Monday expressed their fury at the omission of a previously touted second phase of construction of a new psychiatric hospital at Athalassa from government plans to ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Sunday said he is “optimistic” that an ongoing dispute between doctors and the state health services organisation (Okypy) will be resolved within the week. He ...

Polis has demanded a political decision to support the right of residents in the remote area to proper medical care in a modern hospital. The issue was raised again on ...

Unions representing state doctors on Thursday refuted reports that lives were put at risk during the 48-hour strike, complaining of a concerted attack via the media to besmirch them. In ...

There will be “no escalation” of strike action taken by doctors, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Tuesday. He was speaking after a meeting with doctors’ unions which took place ...

A total of 5,282 people have been checked for HIV in the last ten years at the Cyprus Checkpoint operated by the Support Movement for AIDS, it said on Wednesday. In ...

As the state doctors’ strike entered its second day on Wednesday, the auditor-general has agreed with the findings of an independent analyst which had determined that no more than a €2.5 ...

Doctors working at state hospitals started a two-day strike on Tuesday morning as a dispute over performance-based bonuses paid by the state health services (Okypy) rolls on. Okypy said they ...

Facing unexpected medical bills highlights the crucial importance of health insurance. It is a powerful reminder that protecting your health and finances requires the right coverage. If your primary health ...

State health services Okypy will be submitting a new proposal by Monday regarding the millions of euros in incentives state hospital doctors are demanding, with doctors saying they would not ...

Health Minister Michalis Damianos on Wednesday called on unions of state doctors to think twice about going on strike, urging them to consider the impact this will have on the ...

Makarios children’s hospital occupancy rate has reached around 90 per cent, mostly with infants and children under four being treated for respiratory infections, the facility reported on Tuesday. Director of ...

ProstaVive is a new dietary supplement created to promote prostate health and improve urine flow. The manufacturer claims the formula is a blend of prostate-boosting nutrients that provide quicker results. ...

About 650 state hospital doctors, set to receive €19.1 million over and above their salaries, overtime and allowances, to keep up financially with their private sector peers, are to go on strike ...

The health ministry and the state health services (Okypy) on Thursday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding which they say will ensure Okypy’s financial and administrative autonomy. ...

There are certain phrases that Wachuka Gichohi finds difficult to hear after enduring four years of living with long COVID, marked by debilitating fatigue, pain, panic attacks and other symptoms ...

More than 800 million adults have diabetes worldwide – almost twice as many as previous estimates have suggested – and more than half of those aged over 30 who have the condition are not ...

State hospital doctors will be going on a 48-hour strike at the end of the month, Pasyki union announced on Wednesday after another failed attempt to clinch a deal with ...

A root canal is a common dental procedure that can help save your existing tooth after it has fallen victim to pulp infection or has been cracked or otherwise damaged. ...

Cyprus is among the EU countries with the highest antibiotic consumption and rates of antimicrobial resistance, Health Minister Michael Damianos stated on Friday during a press conference for a campaign ...

A vital part of Democrat Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign was tapping into the groundswell of women’s anger and political activism unleashed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision ...

After three years of deliberations, state health services Okypy and trade unions signed the first collective agreement regulating the labour rights of staff hired with personal contracts. Trade unions hailed ...

The government has been paying €6,000 a month for the past four years for facilities intended for people with autism which do not yet exist, the House health committee heard on ...