Health

The Miracle Babies association on Monday called for the urgent intervention by the auditor-general and deputy minister to the President over the expansion and upgrade of the neonatal intensive care ...

American scientists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for work shedding light on how the immune ...

A spike in liver cancer cases was recorded in Cyprus in the last year, the Association of Liver Patients Promitheas said on Monday, urging people to take regular medical checks. “...

No lives are at risk as a result of the delays caused by the decision to cancel a contract for the construction of a building which will house a new ...

The Miracle Babies association has sharply criticised delays in expanding and renovating the neonatal intensive care unit at Makarios Hospital, condemning the “unacceptable attitude and actions” of the state health ...

When we think about sports like football, hockey, or rugby, the first images that come to mind are often thrilling touchdowns, big hits, or the roar of the crowd.  But ...

Healthcare expenses across America face their steepest increases in half a decade, with insurance premiums climbing toward unprecedented levels. Amid widespread consumer frustration over claim denials and restricted access, Liberty ...

The mental health of children and youth remains an “absolute priority” for the health ministry, Health Minister Damianos said during the inauguration of the new building of the Cyprus ADHD ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday that people with thalassaemia account for 34 per cent of all blood transfusions in Cyprus. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the launch ...

Breast screening centres have been renovated and equipped with new digital mammography machines, the Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Thursday.  The upgraded units feature the latest technology, including tomosynthesis (...

The Belgian beer industry, Mexico’s tequila makers and Heineken all lobbied governments this summer to resist a push by the U.N.’s health agency to introduce tougher rules ...

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between autism and the use of paracetamol during pregnancy. At this time, ...

A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday that evidence of a link between the use of paracetemol during pregnancy and autism remained inconsistent and that the value of life-saving ...

Cyprus is taking steps to support healthy ageing, Health Minister Michael Damianou said on Saturday. Speaking at a scientific conference on “Healthy Ageing – Frailty Prevention in Primary Health Care,” he ...

Prostate cancer continues to be the most prevalent cancer among men in Europe, with hundreds of new cases diagnosed annually in Cyprus, president of Europa Uomo Cyprus Andreas Moiseos said ...

The Christodoulides government is making health care and services for vulnerable groups a top priority, Health Minister Michael Damianos said Friday as he inaugurated a new children’s waiting area ...

A radiologist is facing a negligence lawsuit from the family of a 63-year-old woman who died of pancreatic cancer, after allegedly failing to detect early signs of the disease despite ...

Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a new report from UNICEF which blamed increasingly unhealthy food environments worldwide for ...

The Breathe supplement is marketed as a natural lung detox formula designed to ease congestion and clear mucus buildup. Made from a blend of herbs and plant-based compounds, this formula ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday night announced that a new hospital will be built in Polis Chrysochous. Speaking during a visit to the town, he said that “preparatory actions have ...

Democrats and Republicans pushed U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his recent vaccine policies and their stark contrast to President Donald Trump’s successful first-term pandemic initiative ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday that fast-track clinics have proven to be an effective solution to long-standing problems in the public health system. He said their establishment was ...

A joint appeal has been made to the health ministry by the employers’ and industrialists’ federation (Oev), the Cyprus association of private hospitals (Pasin) and the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA), ...

The first ombudsman for patients in Cyprus is expected to be appointed within September, Health Minister Michael Damianou said on Wednesday. He said the new office is now in its ...