Health

Weight loss was the talk of this earnings season, making names such as Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro the water-cooler discussion that companies across the globe could not ignore. Analysts attended ...

Labour unions on Friday disagreed with the new proposal sent by the state health services organisation (Okypy) to the health ministry, in an ongoing spat over labour agreements at the ...

Cancer mortality rates in Cyprus are some of the lowest in the EU, though figures are on an upwards trajectory, experts said on Friday during the ‘Cyprus and Europe’s ...

The Cyprus-based Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) on Friday hailed the landmark announcement by UK regulators approving a revolutionary gene-editing treatment for beta thalassemia and sickle-cell disease “and ushering in a ...

A project which aims to detoxify wastewater of pharmaceutical origin was unveiled in Limassol on Thursday. The project, called “Life Pharma Detox”, is being worked on by scientists from across ...

By Dr Andreas Soloukides The transplant clinic at Nicosia general hospital, under the State Health Services Organisation (Okypy), was established in January 2011. It is the successor to the Paraskevaidion transplant ...

The results of a major crackdown targeting illegitimate trade in medicines via online pharmacies worldwide, in which Cyprus participated, were announced on Wednesday. More than 5,000 pharmaceutical products were seized in ...

The head of Germany’s drug regulator BfArM is considering an export ban on Novo Nordisk’s (NOVOb.CO) diabetes drug Ozempic, which is in high demand for its weight-loss ...

Medical files contain personal data that patients are entitled to receive a copy of free of charge Among the fundamental human rights of every natural person who becomes a patient ...

Over 12 per cent of the Cyprus population has diabetes, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Tuesday, World Diabetes Day. Like the rest of the world, she added, Cyprus is grappling ...

Less than half of Cyprus’ HIV-positive population has a good quality of life, as social stigma continues to shun many carriers and many struggle to find work. The problems HIV-positive ...

The State Health Services (Okypy) has acquired two new state-of-the-art ambulance vehicles to enhance the response capabilities in the mountain regions. According to a statement released by Okypy on Monday, ...

A pilot scheme for the treatment of liquid hospital waste has been completed at the Larnaca hospital, removing huge amounts of pharmaceutical and pathogenic substances before they reach central sewerage ...

The Turkish Cypriot Federation of Revolutionary Trade Unions (Dev-Is) has begun registering retired Turkish Cypriots who worked in the Republic to the health system Gesy. Dev-Is explained they had been ...

By Dr Andreas Anagiotos Nicosia General Hospital, under the State Health Services Organisation (Okypy), houses the sole interdisciplinary skull base team in Cyprus. This highly-specialised unit focuses on the treatment ...

Parliament has officially ratified the agreement between the Republic and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to establish a regional WHO office in Cyprus. The agreement was signed by both parties ...

South Korea is ramping up pest control measures and inspections to prevent a spread of bedbugs after reports of suspected infestations at some saunas and residential facilities, officials said on ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) has requested more time to discuss with medical specialist companies to determine whether the referral a patient receives is urgent or not, Health Minister Popi ...

President Nikos Christodoulides hailed nurses on Friday, saying the government, nurses and midwives “share a common vision” to bring out the best of the health sector. Christodoulides’ words were read ...

The government will be ready to implement a programme for prostate cancer screening in the first three months of next year, Dipa MP Michalis Giakoumi said on Thursday. Giakoumi was ...

Public hospitals will be able to effectively handle increased needs for treatment linked to the conflict in the Middle East, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Thursday. In a meeting ...

Podiatry services are now included in Gesy for some categories of patients, as of Wednesday. The Pancypriot Association of Registered Podiatrists (Psep) said the move is “proof of the collective ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) has placed surgical procedures under a close watch, as reports emerged on Monday of over 90,000 operations carried out in the space of one year within ...

The Cyprus Turkish Medical Association (KTTB) said on Monday it had received numerous complaints regarding cosmetic procedures performed by unqualified people. They said the complaints pertained to procedures such as ...