Pfizer looks past COVID with $43 bln deal for cancer drug innovator Seagen
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) struck a $43 billion deal for Seagen Inc (SGEN.O) to add innovative targeted therapies to its portfolio of cancer treatments as it braces for a steep ...
HIO monitoring shortage of ICU beds as pressure on health services mounts
The health insurance organisation (HIO), it emerged on Tuesday, has instructed all hospitals to cut down on surgeries requiring intensive care unit (ICU) stays.
The organisation stated that ICU bed ...
HIO dispels generic drugs myths
Generic medications save consumers millions of euros but yet in Cyprus, beneficiaries of Gesy still don’t trust or choose them, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Monday.
Generic ...
Bayer plans to spend $1 bln on US pharma R&D in 2023-US pharma head
Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) plans to spend $1 billion on drug research and development in the US this year as it works to double its sales in the country by the ...
As a society we are struggling with drug addiction: How you can help
Drug addiction has been a topic that has been brought up more often than not over recent years. This can be due to several factors. One of them is the ...
Everything you need to know about addiction relapse: Strategies to prevent it from happening
A relapse is when a recurrence of a behavior or substance use happens. This occurs after a period of abstinence. A relapse is not considered a failure on your part.
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Health officials called to prioritise kidney disease
The continuous upgrading of national health scheme Gesy will contribute to the timely treatment of patients with kidney disease, according to a statement released by the Cyprus Renal Association ahead ...
Health minister says mindset in public hospitals needs change
If Gesy collapses then the entire Cypriot economy will crumble, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Tuesday calling for a change in attitude within public hospitals.
Speaking on CyBC radio, ...
Put that out! Italy ministers fume over proposed smoking ban
The Italian health minister’s proposals to extend a smoking ban include the outdoor areas of bars and parks, according to details reported by local media, drawing the ire of ...
HIO announces revision to Gesy data protection policy
The personal data protection policy implemented by Gesy has been revised, the health insurance organisation (HIO) announced on Tuesday.
According to the HIO announcement, the general health plan revision has ...
All efforts on improving Gesy says health minister (Update)
The government aims to improve state health services (Okypy) hospitals, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Monday, stressing that efforts should be focused on improving Gesy.
Speaking after a meeting ...
Finance minister denies calling Gesy a funding black hole
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos’ office on Monday denied a report that claimed he said the national health scheme (Gesy) was a black hole of funds.
According to the finance ministry, ...
Health minister: I’m going to patch the holes in the Gesy bag
If the national health scheme (Gesy) fails, the whole state will collapse with it, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Saturday.
She said that the she believes a quantitative and ...
More than half of the world will be overweight or obese by 2035
More than half of the world’s population will be overweight or obese by 2035 without significant action, according to a new report.
The World Obesity Federation’s 2023 atlas predicts that 51% ...
Lilly to cut insulin prices by 70 per cent from fourth quarter
Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.N) said on Wednesday it would reduce prices by 70 per cent for its most commonly prescribed forms of insulin.
The US drugmaker said the reduced ...
China scoffs at FBI claim that Wuhan lab leak likely caused COVID pandemic
The FBI has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan likely caused the COVID pandemic, director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday, a claim ...
First exchange kidney transplant between Cyprus and Israel (Updated)
The first ever crossover organ transplant involving Cyprus and Israel took place on Wednesday after two kidneys were exchanged at the old Larnaca airport in the morning.
The effort follows ...
Seven natural ways to lose weight after 40
Losing weight after 40 is more about lifestyle choices than age or metabolism. For years, it has been assumed that metabolism naturally slows down as we age, making it harder to ...
Doctor publishes further photo, accuses hospitals of negligence
A woman developed large bedsores after she was hospitalised for a month and her wounds remained untreated, doctor Marios Kyriazis claimed on Tuesday in another effort to show the “shortcomings” ...
Health ministry issues urgent call for blood donation
The ministry of health on Tuesday issued an urgent call for blood donations due to very low stock levels.
Blood donation stations are operating, from February 27 to March 5, at the ...
Maternal deaths in Cyprus on upward trajectory
Maternal deaths in Cyprus more than doubled in the past 20 years, making it one of the worst performers across the globe, a report by the World Health Organisation revealed on ...
Bird flu situation ‘worrying’; WHO working with Cambodia
The World Health Organisation is working with Cambodian authorities after two confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu were found among one family in the country.
Describing the situation ...
Okypy accused of lying about naked woman photo
The state health services organisation (Okypy) is lying about the incident involving an elderly woman pictured laying naked in a hospital bed, the doctor Marios Kyriazis said on Wednesday.
In ...
Palliative care centre for cancer patients inaugurated
The creation of a palliative care centre has long been a vision and a strategy of Pasykaf, its director of medical services Dr Kyriacos Stylianides said on Tuesday at the ...