HIO announces plan to curb Gesy abuses
The entity charged with running Gesy has announced major changes to the way in which the healthcare system will function, such as a time limit being imposed on how often ...
CBT is wrong in how it understands mental illness
Sahanika Ratnayake,
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is one of the most popular forms of talking therapy. It is the treatment of choice for depression and anxiety and is a staple ...
HIO submits figures showing that Gesy payouts and referrals fell in 2021
The number of referrals to specialist doctors by GPs has fallen significantly since Gesy was introduced, while specialists are also getting a lot less per visit, according to data submitted ...
Outrage over slashed therapy sessions for cerebral palsy children
Parents and friends of children with cerebral palsy on Wednesday denounced the decision of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) to slash the number of physiotherapy sessions provided under the general ...
Coronavirus: Very small blood clot risk after first AZ shot – UK studies
A large study into rare blood clots linked with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine found between just one and three cases per million, and only after the first dose, shedding fresh ...
Coronavirus: lifting the remaining measures in the UK is a dangerous and senseless move
By Christian Yates,
There cannot be many people who wouldn’t want to return to the carefree ways of 2019. To be free from the concern that you might unknowingly spread ...
Counting the cost of postponed surgeries
As non-urgent surgeries set to resume ‘clinical picture of patients has deteriorated’
With the coming relaxations on Covid-related restrictions, non-urgent surgeries will resume as of February 28 in public and private ...
China allows Covid boosters of different technologies than primary shots
China is giving COVID-19 booster vaccines using technologies different from the initial injections, in an effort to improve immunisation strategies amid concerns that its most-used jabs appeared to be weaker ...
Gesy will collapse unless action taken says finance minister
Gesy contributions will need to go up by 20 to 30 per cent unless procedures change
Sparks flew in parliament on Thursday during a debate on the state of Gesy – the national ...
Thalassaemia association hails national plan
The cabinet’s approval of the national strategy plan to tackle thalassemia has been hailed by the Pancyprian Thalassaemia Association (PTA) as one of the most important developments in recent ...
Push for more bone marrow donors with easy-to-use registry stations
Nine self-recruitment stations for bone marrow donors have been placed across Cyprus this week, making registration easier and more accessible.
Karaiskakio Foundation, which has organised the largest registry per capita ...
First woman reported cured of HIV after stem cell transplant
A US patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor ...
Relatives of woman who died suddenly demonstrate outside hospital (updated)
A second post-mortem on the body of a 33-year-old mother came back inconclusive on Wednesday as a peaceful demonstration took place outside the accident and emergency department of Larnaca general ...
WHO: Omicron threat remains high in east Europe
A new wave of infections from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is moving towards the east of Europe, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, urging authorities to improve ...
Johnson & Johnson defends talc bankruptcy in court
A Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) subsidiary on Monday kicked off a courtroom battle that aims to use the bankruptcy process to resolve tens of thousands of claims that the ...
Medical association said it had warned HIO of Gesy shortcomings
Cyprus medical association (CMA) on Monday slammed the health insurance service organisation (HIO) for “shoddy planning”, reiterating they had warned about the inadequacy of the Gesy budget prior to its ...
EU regulator reviewing menstrual disorder cases after mRNA COVID shots
The European Medicines Agency’s safety committee said on Friday it was reviewing reports of heavy menstrual bleeding and absence of menstruation after COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna .
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Changing your diet could add ten years to your life
By Laura Brown,
Everyone wants to live longer. And we’re often told that the key to doing this is making healthier lifestyle choices, such as exercising, avoiding smoking and ...
Gesy expenditure in 2021 was €1.21 billion
Gesy’s expenditure in 2021 was €1.21 billion, with all indications that this would be covered by revenue, a senior health insurance organisation (HIO) official told the Cyprus News Agency on Thursday.
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Medical association says crooked doctors the exception, not the rule
Hot on the heels of news that a doctor was facing criminal charges for allegedly sending fictitious invoices for payment, it emerged on Thursday that another medic has been removed ...
EU ramps up collection of public health data to improve drug reviews
The European Medicines Agency has set up a new centre to collect and mine more public health data from EU member states to improve the review of new drugs and ...
Gesy doctor to be prosecuted for faking invoices (Updated)
The Cyprus Medical Association on Wednesday condemned the actions of a Gesy doctor, who will be prosecuted for requesting payments for services he did not provide.
“We were truly disappointed ...
Special Report: Inside J&J’s secret plan to cap litigation payouts to cancer victims
Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who alleged the company’s Baby Powder and ...
Gesy should be evaluated by an independent body, patients group say
An independent body should be brought in to evaluate the health system, the patients’ association said on Saturday, a day after an audit-office report alleged illegalities and tax evasion within ...