Health

Health Minister Popi Kanari was expected to travel to La Palma, Spain on Wednesday as part of the informal meeting of health ministers, which were set to discuss mental health ...

Mayor of Polis Chrysochous Yiotis Papachristofis has asked for the immediate intervention of the minister of health to solve the problems of the town’s hospital. According to an announcement ...

The signing of an agreement between Cyprus and Greece regarding organ donation and transplants was at the centre of a meeting between the Health Ministers of both countries, which took ...

Israeli doctors declared a strike on Tuesday and more army reservists have asked to halt service in a public backlash over the hard-right government’s ratification of the first stage ...

Children in Cyprus reported the second highest amount of negative effects from the Coronavirus pandemic, an international survey by the World Health Organisation (WHO) showed on Tuesday. As only Kazakhstan ...

With Cyprus hospitals full to bursting, questions have been asked after the situation seemed to peak with a man who had suffered a stroke reportedly left waiting at Paphos hospital’...

The government is continuously upgrading Troodos hospital in Kyperounda, with the aim of providing quality medical services to those living the mountains, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Monday. During ...

A stroke patient who waited for about seven hours on a stretcher at the Paphos accidents and emergency department “is receiving full medical care” state health services organisation (Okypy) said ...

An experimental drug from Eli Lilly LLY.N works best if Alzheimer’s patients are treated as early as possible, ideally before they develop symptoms of the brain-wasting disease, researchers ...

A 103-person lawsuit against the state for its Covid policy was rejected at Nicosia district court on procedural grounds, it emerged on Monday. The lawsuit named the attorney-general, former Health ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) have said that a further three people were admitted to the Limassol general hospital with heatstroke on Monday, bringing the total number of cases ...

The WHO warning on the popular sweetener has released a media storm The World Health Organisation’s catergorising of aspartame as a “possible carcinogen” has caused a storm of media ...

An experimental Alzheimer’s disease drug developed by Acumen Pharmaceuticals ABOS.O targeting a novel form of the toxic protein beta amyloid in the brain passed an early safety test ...

Cyprus’ soaring temperatures prompted the health ministry on Friday to advise the public to avoid frequent sun exposure. The list of recommendations includes among others advice on what to eat, ...

The sweetener aspartame is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed levels, two groups linked to the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday. The rulings ...

The sweetener aspartame is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed levels, two groups linked to the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday. The rulings ...

The imminent move to label aspartame as a possible carcinogen comes after years of advocacy from a leading consumer group in the United States and a handful of cancer scientists ...

High rates of pregnancy-related deaths among women of African descent in North and South America are likely due largely to racism in the form of verbal and physical abuse from ...

Health Minister Popι Kanari assured on Sunday that measures to decongest A&E departments in government hospitals will be effective in bringing in the desired results. In an interview ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari on Friday inaugurated the new paediatrics clinic ‘Americos Argyriou’ at Limassol General. “It is with particular joy and pleasure that I am given the opportunity today ...

The lack of dedicated facilities for Alzheimer’s patients and the almost total absence of state support came up in parliament on Thursday, with government officials promising to take a ...

The strengthening of the health sector and the orderly operation of the ambulance service, play the primary role for the well-being of Cypriots, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Thursday, ...

Opening hours for outpatient services on weekends and holidays are being simplified, HIO director Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Thursday. The change, which takes effect immediately, came about due to apparent ...

Supermarket group Tesco (TSCO.L), Britain’s largest private-sector employer, is to offer its staff virtual appointments with a private family doctor, in another indication of the pressures engulfing the ...