Nestlé recalls baby milk in Cyprus
Nestlé has recalled several baby milk products in Cyprus due to the possible presence of cereulide, a toxin produced by the bacterium Bacillus cereus, the health ministry announced on Wednesday.
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Three-month-old shaken baby extubated, condition serious but stable
A three-month-old infant admitted to Makarios children’s hospital last week with shaken baby syndrome was extubated on Saturday, according to Okypy press spokesman Charalambos Charilaou.
Charilaou confirmed that the ...
Baby remains in critical condition, father remanded
The three-month-old baby hospitalised with shaken baby syndrome on Tuesday remains in critical condition at Nicosia’s Makarios hospital, Okypy spokesperson Charalambos Charilaou said on Wednesday.
Examinations carried out at ...
Cyprus’ first baby of 2026 born in Limassol
The first baby to be born in Cyprus in 2026 was born in Limassol at 2.25am on New Year’s Day.
The baby is a girl and was born at a ...
Ireland to begin excavation of mass grave at Church-run Mother and Baby home
A team of forensic archaeologists and crime scene experts will next week begin excavating and trying to identify the remains of around 800 infants who died at an Irish church-run home ...
Miracle Babies association celebrates 10th anniversary
The Miracle Babies association on Tuesday celebrated 10 years, over which time it has raised more than €750,000.
The association has collected donations of €770,339 towards medical care facilities and other infrastructure for ...
Midwives warn of dangers of unregulated home births
The absence of proper infrastructure in Cyprus makes home births too risky, the nurses and midwives association (Pasynm) warned on Tuesday, as it urged the public to report concerning instances ...
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Newborn baby dead, six in intensive care, after being fed ethanol
A 20-day-old baby died at the weekend and six more remained in intensive care on Monday after being fed ethanol while being treated at north Nicosia’s emergency hospital.
The ...
Cypriot baby named after Argentinian footballer
A Cypriot baby born on Monday has been named after Argentinian footballer Mauro Icardi.
The baby’s somewhat unusual name was announced to the world in a Facebook post by ...
Police and nurse rescue baby found unconscious on the highway
Police and an off-duty nurse helped rescue a baby, whose parents were found in distress on the side of the Larnaca-Nicosia highway, authorities said on Monday.
The infant was found ...
Statements taken from parents after abuse allegations
Parents have come forward to make statements against a babysitter who is currently being investigated for abusing infants, police said on Tuesday, with one allegation against her being that she ...
‘A tube of gel and a pat on the back!’
A recent study reveals Cyprus has six times the recommended rate of Cesareans. ALIX NORMAN meets the expert who’s addressing what doctors fail to disclose about this major surgical ...
Baby in critical condition after being dropped
A 12-day-old baby is in critical but stable condition after suffering head injuries from a fall to the ground.
Police said on Saturday morning that the infant fell as one ...
Baby found dead at Limassol nursery
An 11-month-old baby was found dead at a private nursery in Limassol on Friday.
Reports suggested the baby had been put to sleep and appeared to be fine but would ...
Autopsy on baby inconclusive
The autopsy on the two-month infant whose mother found it dead in the crib at their home in Larnaca over the weekend was inconclusive, police said on Monday.
State examiner ...
Autopsy carried out on two-month old baby
An autopsy was carried out on Monday on a two-month old baby who died on Saturday night in Limassol.
The baby was found unconscious by his parents one hour after ...
Covid jabs available for babies from Tuesday
Covid-19 vaccinations will be available for babies and toddlers beginning Tuesday, the health ministry said on Monday.
The ministry said that babies over the age of six months and toddlers ...
Days old baby flown to Israel for medical treatment
A 10-day-old baby has been flown to Israel for emergency treatment after showing serious heart issues, local media reported on Wednesday.
The little girl from Paphos was born with heart ...
Police investigating sudden death of baby boy in Limassol
Police are investigating a suspected case of sudden death in Limassol concerning a two-month-old baby boy.
The mother found the baby unconscious in his crib on Thursday morning. The father ...
Reversing the low birth rate
The government has recently improved maternity benefits, but will this encourage couples to have more children?
New government measures to fight falling birth rates and “safeguard Hellenism” have been dismissed ...
Further tests needed to establish cause of baby’s death
Specialised histological, genetic and other tests are expected to show a cause of death for one month old baby that died this week at the Makarios hospital.
A postmortem that ...
Turkish Cypriot baby admitted to Makarios hospital for treatment (Update 2)
Eleven-month-old Turkish Cypriot infant, Asya Polatli, has been admitted at the Makarios hospital for children on Monday to undergo gene treatment for rare, life-shortening spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
An air ...
Baby with MIS-C symptoms intubated at Makarios Hospital
A 12-month-old baby who had symptoms of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which is linked with coronavirus, has been intubated in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the ...
Coronavirus: Covid-positive infant being treated at Makarios hospital
A 28-day-old baby diagnosed with Covid-19 is currently being treated at Makarios hospital in Nicosia, director of the paediatric ward Avraam Elia confirmed on Tuesday.
The child was admitted to ...