Cyprus urged to secure year-round blood supply
Despite Cyprus having the world’s highest rate of voluntary unpaid blood donation relative to its population, recent shortages show the need to ensure a steady supply throughout the year, ...
Pasykaf marks 40 years supporting cancer patients
The pancyprian association of cancer patients and friends (Pasykaf) has stood beside patients and their families for four decades, Deputy Social Welfare Minister Tina Pavlou said on Friday.
Pavlou said ...
One in three in Cyprus at risk of dying from heart disease
One in three people in Cyprus is at risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, while one in five could die prematurely from the condition, according to figures presented on Thursday.
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Gesy personal doctor system faces scrutiny
Changes to the way personal doctors are paid, the introduction of new quality criteria and the number of patients each doctor can register came under scrutiny in parliament on Thursday, ...
India moves to restrict junk food sales near schools
India is moving closer to new regulations to restrict the sale of foods high in fat and sugar within a 50-metre radius of schools, the latest proposal to cut the ...
Cyprus boasts over 200,000 bone marrow donors
Over 205,400 bone marrow donors are currently registered with the Karaiskakio Foundation, which has to date offered more than 1,000 transplants to patients in 36 countries, the foundation said on Monday to mark ...
Health minister defends role of treatment abroad after delays scrutinised
Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Friday that overseas healthcare complements rather than replaces the general health system (Gesy).
Speaking at the event on patients’ rights and overseas healthcare, Charalambides ...
Osak calls for stronger patient safety safeguards
The need to ensure safety at every stage of care and make it a constant priority across the health system was highlighted by the Cyprus patients’ federation (Osak) on World ...
MPs seek upfront payments for overseas treatment
MPs on Thursday demanded that the state pay up front for travel and accommodation expenses incurred by families where a person receives medical treatment abroad.
The matter of overseas patient ...
Health ministry begins mapping high-risk medical centres
The health ministry on Thursday began mapping medical centres performing high-risk treatments, as instructed by Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides earlier this week.
The ministry said the scope of the mapping ...
West Nile cases rise to 14 as mosquito controls intensify
One person has died and 14 cases of West Nile virus have been recorded in Cyprus so far this year, as Nicosia municipality continues daily mosquito-control operations across the capital.
According ...
New paediatric surgery department at Makarios hospital completed
The new paediatric surgery department at Makarios hospital has been completed, according to the state health services (Okypy) on Thursday.
Ongoing works include improvements to the neonatal intensive care unit, ...
Republican senator blames Trump vaccine policy for measles deaths
The U.S. Senate health committee’s Republican chairman on Wednesday blamed the approach toward vaccines taken by President Donald Trump’s administration for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania and ...
Specialty pharmacy consultant Jocelyn Freimuth charts the pharmacist’s move beyond the fill
Specialty medications, the high-cost therapies that demand special handling, monitoring, or administration training, now claim at least half of U.S. pharmaceutical spending while treating fewer than 5% of patients. That ...
Health minister urges men to seek early prostate cancer screening
Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides called on men to seek medical advice on prostate cancer screening.
Speaking at the Europa Uomo event marking European prostate cancer awareness day on Tuesday, Charalambides ...
Gates says vaccine hesitancy has put measles eradication out of reach
Vaccine hesitancy in rich countries means ending measles as a global public health threat is not currently possible, Bill Gates told Reuters in an interview.
The Microsoft co-founder turned billionaire ...
Police find ‘no criminal evidence’ in plasmapheresis case
Police said on Friday there was insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges over a complaint regarding a patient hospitalised after a medical treatment.
Police confirmed they received a letter from ...
Doctor warns of risks of plasmapheresis
Haematologist Sotiris Koumas on Thursday warned against the use of plasmapheresis outside established therapeutic settings, saying the procedure can cause complications ranging from mild to serious and should only be ...
Athalassa hosts ‘people who should not be in psychiatric hospitals’
People who “should not be hospitalised in psychiatric hospitals” are currently inpatients at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital, House health committee chairwoman Savia Orphanidou said on Thursday.
Addressing the day’s ...
Inside Dyson Gap optical targeting
LONDON Dyson CameraJet™ makes the camera operational rather than decorative by connecting real-time gap recognition to an automatic liquid-flossing response.
Interdental spaces are difficult targets for an automated device. Their ...
Health committee presses for action on Limassol hospital upgrades
The House health committee pressed for expedited action on staffing and oncology services at Limassol general hospital during a visit on Thursday.
Committee chair Savia Orphanidou said four specialties required ...
West Nile cases rise to six, one dead
Six people have so far been infected with West Nile virus in Cyprus, while another two suspected cases are under investigation, the health ministry told the Cyprus Mail on Thursday.
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Targeted therapy and immunotherapy for gastric cancer: Biomarker-driven care
For now, gastric cancer is a group of diseases and thus is being treated as such. Thus, for some patients with gastric cancer, information about biomarkers is taken into account ...
HIO defends actions after boy dies of meningitis
The health insurance organisation on Thursday moved to defend itself from criticism after a four-year-old boy died of meningitis, with his family claiming that he had not been diagnosed in ...
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