Health

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill which foresees the creation of a national ambulance agency. The move was announced by Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides, who said that it “aims to ...

When you decide to rehab and pull yourself out of that miserable state where everything feels frustrating, one question plays in your mind on repeat: Can this addiction really be ...

Trade unions Pasydy and Pasynm on Friday welcomed amendments to the criminal code tightening penalties for attacks on health-care professionals on duty, approved by the House on Thursday evening. Pasynm, ...

An operation to surgically implant a bionic hand prosthesis on a 45-year-old patient has been successfully completed at the American Medical Centre, giving him the chance to regain a functional ...

The Polis Chrysochous municipality issued a strong response on Thursday to claims that the area does not need a new hospital. Mayor Yiotis Papachristofi said recent comments by Osak honorary ...

One thousand transplant donations across 36 countries have been facilitated by the Karaiskakio Foundation, it said on Monday as it marks its 30th anniversary. “For 30 years, the Karaiskakio Foundation has been ...

Organised patient groups on Monday urged MPs to withdraw a draft law on naturopathy and acupuncture, warning that it could harm public health. The Cyprus federation of patients’ association (Osak) ...

Across Europe, the conversation around substance use, mental health, and residential addiction treatment is changing rapidly. Rising levels of alcohol misuse, growing dependence on prescription medications, and the aftermath of ...

Cyprus remains at the centre of EU concern over antimicrobial resistance, with the island recording some of the highest rates in Europe, experts warned during a health-focused press conference on ...

An internationally coordinated chain of three kidney transplants involving Cyprus and Israel was successfully completed on Tuesday, giving three long-term dialysis patients a new chance at life. The procedures were ...

The health ministry marked the delivery of new medical equipment to the Archbishop Makarios III hospital on Friday, in what officials described as a step towards strengthening public healthcare. Health ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its website to say that claims about vaccines not causing autism are not “evidence-based.” Vaccine skeptic and U.S. Health ...

The Cyprus Oncology Society (OEK) clarified its position on Wednesday regarding the approval of requests for cancer treatment drugs by the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), amid complains of delays the ...

New Zealand said on Wednesday it was banning new prescriptions of puberty blocking drugs for young transgender people, in a move that critics warned could worsen the mental health of ...

Quality healthcare remains a top priority of the administration, Health Minister Michael Damianos assured at the inauguration of the new “Mother and Child” department at Paphos general hospital on Monday. ...

The cabinet approved measures on Tuesday to combat antimicrobial resistance and hospital infections, which health minister Michalis Damianos described as “one of the most serious threats to patient safety and ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Friday visited the pharmaceutical services to mark #MedSafetyWeek, a campaign encouraging both patients and health professionals to report suspected side effects of medicines. Reports can ...

A new therapy centre for multiple sclerosis patients, specialising in the treatment of children and young adults up to 22 years old, was inaugurated in Larnaca on Thursday, the Cyprus Red ...

The new legislation on rehabilitation, passed by the House plenum on Thursday, does not meet patient needs and fails to require service providers to undergo proper evaluation and inspection, federation ...

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer among men in Cyprus and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths after lung cancer, the Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients ...

Women can expect to spend more than a third of their lives after menopause. For most women reaching menopause around age 51, that means three decades or more of postmenopausal life ...

A proposal to simplify the process of reimbursing travel, accommodation and food costs for patients and their companions seeking treatment abroad when services are unavailable on Gesy were approved by ...

Warnings were issued by Despina Children’s Diabetes Foundation on Wednesday about the rising presence and online promotion of unapproved products falsely marketed as ‘miracle cures’ for diabetes. “International media ...

The occupational therapists association on Tuesday highlighted the need for comprehensive planning for the integration of occupational therapists into the national health scheme (Gesy), warning of persisting “serious shortcomings” with ...