Ready to discuss reduction of pesticide use, says health commissioner
Commissioner for health and food safety, Stella Kyriakidou, said there is a need for EU member states to promptly agree on regulations for agricultural pesticide...
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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...
There is no stigma in acknowledging you have a substance abuse problem
Fear can do strange things to a person’s brain. People imagine fear as being a very in-the-moment emotion. It’s either going to send you into...
Walk-in vaccination centres open on Monday for 3rd and 4th doses
The age limit for the administration of the booster, or 4th dose of the Covid vaccine is being reduced from Monday, the health ministry announced....
Weak system for medical complaints endangering lives
After his wife was summarily dismissed by a Paphos physician, one man faced the arduous task of trying to have his complaint dealt with by...
Health minister in UK for contacts to boost cooperation
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela discussed expanding cooperation on liver disorders by signing an MoU between Nicosia General and Royal Free Hospital in London during his...
‘Blood on your hands’ if world steps back on tackling COVID now – WHO official
If rich nations think the pandemic is over, they should help lower-income countries reach that point too, a senior World Health Organization official told Reuters....
Makarios hospital ‘desperately needs new, modern facilities’
Lawmakers on Thursday examined a timetable for the start of the expansion and renovation of the neonatal unit at Makarios children’s hospital in Nicosia with...
World leaders pledge billions to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria on Wednesday reached $14.25 billion pledged as world leaders seek to fight the killer diseases after...
Neonatal nurses protest over understaffing at Makarios hospital (Updated)
Nursing staff at Makarios hospital’s Neonatal intensive care unit on Thursday demonstrated outside parliament over severe staffing shortages. The nurses, members of Pasyno union, complained...
