Health

By Dina Gavarieva When we think about menopause, we tend to think about hot flushes, night sweats, insomnia and moods swings – but the gut can also go through ‘the change’. ...

A total of 932 requests for Gesy beneficiaries to receive medical treatment abroad were approved out of 1,304 submitted during the first year since responsibility for the process was transferred to the ...

Private hospitals have called for fair and adequate compensation under the national health scheme (Gesy) and urgent measures to address the continuing shortage of nursing staff, warning that both issues ...

The state has a responsibility to support patients and families while encouraging a culture of giving, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday as he urged a greater public trust in ...

The health ministry on Wednesday said that it was closely monitoring the situation regarding the recent plague case that has been reported in Russia, emphasising that there was no reason ...

A blood donation drive organised by the health ministry drew strong participation from staff and affiliated organisations on Monday, the ministry said on Wednesday. The voluntary donation event was held ...

The health ministry has unveiled its vaccination plan for flu, Covid-19, and RSV for the autumn and winter of 2026-2027. Vulnerable and high-risk individuals are encouraged to get vaccinated, the ...

Significant differences in access to living donor kidney transplantation across Europe are highlighted in a new publication led by assistant professor Andreas Kousios of the European University’s (EUC) school ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides on Monday highlighted the role of sport and prevention in tackling addiction, ahead of the 22nd annual veteran football tournament against drugs. The tournament, dedicated to ...

Strengthening cooperation, tighter controls on health services and harsher penalties for impersonating medical professionals were at the centre of a meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides and ...

The liver patients association Prometheus on Monday highlighted the importance of prevention, early diagnosis and systematic monitoring of people at increased risk of liver cancer, marking World Liver Cancer Awareness ...

A monthly allowance for vulnerable patients with breast cancer for the duration of treatment and for up to 12 months afterwards, in addition to free transfer of patients from rural areas ...

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, ...

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 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. ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...