Health

More than 800 million adults have diabetes worldwide – almost twice as many as previous estimates have suggested – and more than half of those aged over 30 who have the condition are not ...

State hospital doctors will be going on a 48-hour strike at the end of the month, Pasyki union announced on Wednesday after another failed attempt to clinch a deal with ...

A root canal is a common dental procedure that can help save your existing tooth after it has fallen victim to pulp infection or has been cracked or otherwise damaged. ...

Cyprus is among the EU countries with the highest antibiotic consumption and rates of antimicrobial resistance, Health Minister Michael Damianos stated on Friday during a press conference for a campaign ...

A vital part of Democrat Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign was tapping into the groundswell of women’s anger and political activism unleashed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision ...

After three years of deliberations, state health services Okypy and trade unions signed the first collective agreement regulating the labour rights of staff hired with personal contracts. Trade unions hailed ...

The government has been paying €6,000 a month for the past four years for facilities intended for people with autism which do not yet exist, the House health committee heard on ...

Problems faced by the health insurers’ organisation (HIO)’s IT system which resulted in Gesy’s health portal going down for several hours last month were in no way related ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill regulating rehabilitation centres, aimed at ensuring quality care to patients, Health Minister Michalis Damianos announced after the session. “The bill for rehabilitation centres covers ...

Record compensation has been awarded by the Nicosia District Court in a case involving medical negligence during the delivery of a child 12 years ago, it was reported on Wednesday. The ...

For 2023, just over 10 per cent of non-EU citizens aged 65 and over living in Cyprus perceived themselves to be in bad or very bad state of health, according to a Eurostat ...

An action plan to ensure state health services (Okypy) are autonomous by 2026 will be submitted to Cabinet imminently, aiming to increase Okypy’s income and reduce its expenses. The projected ...

Health Minister Michalis Damianos expressed his concern on Monday over the risks of an oligopoly in the health sector, as private hospitals are being bought up by a limited number ...

Nurses’ union Pasyno on Monday spoke of “miserable conditions” in which nurses are expected to work, in the aftermath of floods which hit the Paphos general hospital on Saturday evening. “...

The health ministry on Friday said it recommends that the relatives of vulnerable people get vaccinated against both Covid-19 and influenza ahead of the coming winter. It said that relatives ...

The state doctors’ union (Pasyki) raised concerns on Thursday over a shortage of doctors in the A&E department of the Famagusta general hospital, warning that the issue could ...

Diagnostic centres announced on Thursday that they will go on strike and file lawsuits against the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) in protest of planned reforms in the sector. During a ...

The sale of single-use vapes will be banned in England from Junenext year, the British government said on Thursday, seeking to crack down on the environmental harm and rising usage ...

Treating severe strokes was the focus of a conference in Limassol, which offered an opportunity to health professionals, scientists, patients and the public to meet and discuss the latest developments ...

The health portal of Gesy was down on Tuesday for several hours, sparking problems with access to patient records but came back online early afternoon. “We are facing a technical ...

The Cyprus Medical Association (CMA) and Patients Federation (Osak) on Tuesday called for legislating palliative care for all before moving on to euthanasia as parliament prepares to debate the right ...

Pharmacists at the Limassol general hospital on Monday called an immediate strike over changes to the hospital’s pharmaceuticals department’s management structure. The strike was called by the pharmacists’ ...

Cyprus’ proposal for the creation of a mechanism for the joint supply of pharmaceuticals for EU countries with small markets was discussed on Saturday between Health Minister Michalis Damianos and ...

Pharmacists at Limassol General Hospital will stage a 48-hour strike on October 21 and 22 to protest having worked without a head pharmacist for the past four months. During the strike, employees ...