Health

Blood banks across the country will operate normally during the scheduled nationwide three-hour strike set to take place on Thursday. An announcement specified that due to the high demand for ...

The family of a 66-year-old man who died on Monday night is pressing ahead with complaints of possible medical negligence, with pathologist Marios Matsakis pointing to serious procedural issues. Matsakis ...

All issues with the collective agreement for state health services (Okypy) employees will be open for discussion, the organisation’s spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Wednesday. The issue involves medical ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three ...

A 17-year-old Turkish Cypriot boy, who was hit by a bus in the north a few days ago, is in a critical but stable condition, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said ...

Cans for Kids charity has donated essential respiratory medical equipment for newborns to the Makarios children’s hospital, the health ministry said on Monday. After raising funds through the recycling ...

An answer will be given on Tuesday by the state health services organisation Okypy to medical staff who went on strike last week, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Sunday. ...

Thousands of abortion opponents rallied in Washington on Friday for the 50th annual “March for Life,” marking a new chapter for a movement that has organized for decades around overturning ...

Israel has not identified any evidence linking strokes to an updated coronavirus vaccine made by U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, according to a health ministry official. ...

Cyprus, among all EU states, experiences the most adverse impacts of global warming with the fastest increase in mean temperature, and reduced precipitation and desertification, which results in new, emerging ...

Last year was another pivotal year for Gesy, operator Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Wednesday in a statement taking stock of the national health scheme’s work in the ...

The first scientific conference on cancer took place recently with the participation of scientists from the biobank of the University of Cyprus. CyBioS Mini Symposium 2023 CancerNow: From Benchside to Clinical ...

The excess mortality rate in Cyprus in November 2022 was much higher than other EU countries, a Eurostat report published on Tuesday showed. Excess mortality refers to the number of deaths ...

Over 200 children with serious orthopaedic problems will receive a free examination by doctors from the USA-based Shriners hospitals who are due to visit the island for the 40th time later ...

The health ministry is organising a free first aid webinar this weekend in collaboration with the humanitarian organisation Kids Save Lives. Every year, 350,000 people suffer cardiac arrest in Europe. “The ...

A meeting chaired by Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Monday afternoon did not succeed in averting a two-hour strike by doctors and nurses at state hospitals scheduled for Tuesday. The ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Monday inaugurated a new trauma unit at Nicosia general hospital, saying it was an important step in upgrading health services in Cyprus. “It is with ...

Part of the false ceiling at Nicosia General collapsed in a room without injuring anyone, the state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Monday. The organisation said that the ceiling ...

There were 6,579 deaths recorded in Cyprus during 2020, while 59,533 patients were hospitalised in general hospitals across the country, statistics published on Thursday revealed. The figures from Cyprus’ statistical service centered on ...

Countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States, World Health Organization (WHO) ...

Dr Nitsa, what led you to begin a career in psychology? “Psychology is, by its very nature, the study of the human condition. I have always cared about people and ...

Patient organisations expressed outrage on Tuesday over allegations that an elderly person was found tied to their hospital bed using bedsheets. Demanding the state health services (Okypy) investigate the matter, ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela and members of the scientific committee on Tuesday will review the pandemic situation in Cyprus following the new outbreak in China, and will decide if any ...