Health

A patient was left naked and uncovered on her bed at the Limassol general hospital last week, a geriatrician reported on Monday. But state health services organisation (Okypy) is saying “...

The health services are closely monitoring the course of the Marburg virus after several cases were detected in Equatorial Guinea and other African countries. The health ministry said in a ...

French duck farmer Herve Dupouy has culled his flock four times since 2015 to stop the spread of bird flu but as a wave of deadly outbreaks nears his farm once ...

Geroskipou municipality announced the opening of a mammography centre this week as the health ministry called on women over 45 to get their free biennial exam as part of the breast ...

International Childhood Cancer Day was marked in Cyprus on Wednesday, with the Elpida foundation revealing the country records 42 cases of cancer per year for those under the age of 19. In ...

A newly established committee has been tasked with rolling out a number of measures and protocols to combat problems in intensive care units (ICUs), Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Tuesday that he will work to promote a bill to parliament on the regulation of ambulance drivers, almost four years after the cabinet approved ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Tuesday signed a memorandum of cooperation with China aimed at improving the quality of healthcare and medical services through the exchange of information, knowledge and ...

Efforts to induct more occupational therapists into the national health scheme Gesy will continue, operator Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Monday. The HIO “fully respects” the occupational therapists’ association’...

Four Covid deaths and 1,497 positives were recorded during the past week, as the health ministry announced that 65 covid patients are in hospital. The deaths, as detailed by the ministry, are ...

Blood stocks in Cyprus are at dangerously low levels and present amounts will only last three weeks, said the head of the blood bank Androula Panayiotou. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

The children’s specially designated accidents and emergencies department (A&E) has started operating at Nicosia general hospital, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela announced on Wednesday. According to the minister, ...

Cypriot doctor Constantinos Simillis who lives and works in the UK will feature in an episode of the BBC2 documentary Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life. The fifth season, episode ...

The four-year-old girl being treated for strep A in Israel is no longer intubated and is in a better condition, the health ministry confirmed on Wednesday. She has been Israel ...

The drug problem in the United States can be blamed on various factors. One of them is the easiest accessibility. This guide will address this specific issue and what needs ...

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of targeting the same coronavirus strain for initial COVID-19 vaccine doses and boosters going forward, ...

The health ministry is concerned by the spike in flu type A cases, but they are not panicking, Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference for ...

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 ...