Coronavirus: Non-urgent operations cancelled to clear beds for virus patients
The state health services (Okypy) is postponing all non-urgent operations in anticipation of a rise in hospital admissions as a result of the recent surge...
Surgery
Pope Francis returns to Vatican for rest after intestinal surgery
Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Wednesday, 11 days after surgery to remove part of his colon, starting a period of near-total rest and...
Pope alert and in good condition after surgery to remove part of colon
Pope Francis is alert, breathing without assistance, and in a good overall condition following surgery to remove part of his colon, the Vatican said on Monday....
Anastasiades discharged after minor spinal surgery
President Nicos Anastasiades has been discharged from a private hospital after Friday’s successful minor spinal surgery. The president was discharged on Saturday morning after remaining...
President successfully undergoes minor spinal surgery
President Nicos Anastasiades successfully underwent a minor spinal operation on Friday, government spokesperson Kyriakos Koushos said on Friday. The president is feeling well and will...
Archbishop back to duties after spinal surgery
Archbishop Chrysostomos inspected the construction works of a new cathedral, a week after spinal surgery, it was announced on Friday. The archbishop returned to his...
‘Private hospital cut short man’s surgery, sent him packing because they needed the room’
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday called on the Cyprus Medical Association to investigate a complaint that a private hospital interrupted surgery on a Gesy...
Baby flown to Israel for life-saving surgery
A 10-day old baby was flown by emergency air ambulance from Larnaca for life-saving heart operation at Sheba hospital in Israel, Israeli Ambassador to Cyprus...
Coronavirus: Private sector to handle all non-Covid urgent cases, Okypy says
The private sector will be treating all urgent cases to allow state hospitals to be able to respond to increased needs due to the coronavirus...
President’s condition improving after surgery
President Anastasiades’ health showed steady improvement on Monday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said after his visit at the Mediterranean hospital in Limassol. “The president is...
President undergoes surgery on thigh after fall (update 2)
President Nicos Anastasiades underwent successful emergency surgery on Saturday afternoon after suffering a fractured thigh bone in a fall. Anastasiades was admitted to the Mediterranean...
Archbishop undergoes successful surgery (Updated)
Archbishop Chrysostomos, who has undergone successful surgery in London to remove two small tumours from his liver, is feeling well and is expected to make...
Archbishop discharged following surgery
Archbishop Chrysostomos has been discharged from hospital where he had undergone surgery to remove a tumour from his large intestine, it was announced on Thursday....
Conjoined twins who faced each other separated in California surgery
Conjoined 2-year-old twin girls who were separated at a California hospital this week were recovering in stable condition after 17 hours of surgery, officials said...
Cancer surgeons hesitant to tell patients the odds of a cure
When surgeons sit down with cancer patients before operations to talk through how procedures work and what they may accomplish, the conversation rarely includes mention...
Archbishop undergoes successful operation
Archbishop Chrysostomos on Thursday underwent spinal surgery and was recovering at a private clinic in Thessaloniki, the Church said. A statement from the Archbishopric said...
Anastasiades’ recovery going better than expected
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday underwent a check-up at the American Heart Institute in Nicosia following his heart surgery in the US in early December....
Anastasiades talks of a ‘new beginning’ (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades conceded on Tuesday that not everything went well during the first 22 months of his administration and said he was ready to...
Putin sends get well message to Anastasiades
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a get well message to President Nicos Anastasiades, the government said on Friday. The message read: “I wish to...
All clear for Anastasiades’ surgery (Update 3)
By Jean Christou SURGERY to repair the mitral valve of President Nicos Anastasides’ heart is slated for Tuesday after medical tests on Monday gave the...