Health

Between 60,000 and 100,000 people in Cyprus are estimated to be suffering from long Covid-19, the federation of patients’ associations (Osak) said on Wednesday as it announced the publication of manuals to ...

The health ministry on Wednesday issued new advice on booster vaccinations against Covid-19 for adults. The health ministry’s national advisory committee on vaccination recommended the use of VidPrevtyn Beta ...

Nephrologists from public hospitals across Cyprus will be brought in to staff Famagusta general hospital’s hemodialysis unit starting Wednesday, state health services organisation Okypy said on Tuesday. Okypy’s ...

Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) struck a $43 billion deal for Seagen Inc (SGEN.O) to add innovative targeted therapies to its portfolio of cancer treatments as it braces for a steep ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO), it emerged on Tuesday, has instructed all hospitals to cut down on surgeries requiring intensive care unit (ICU) stays. The organisation stated that ICU bed ...

Generic medications save consumers millions of euros but yet in Cyprus, beneficiaries of Gesy still don’t trust or choose them, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Monday. Generic ...

Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) plans to spend $1 billion on drug research and development in the US this year as it works to double its sales in the country by the ...

Drug addiction has been a topic that has been brought up more often than not over recent years. This can be due to several factors. One of them is the ...

A relapse is when a recurrence of a behavior or substance use happens. This occurs after a period of abstinence. A relapse is not considered a failure on your part. ...

The continuous upgrading of national health scheme Gesy will contribute to the timely treatment of patients with kidney disease, according to a statement released by the Cyprus Renal Association ahead ...

If Gesy collapses then the entire Cypriot economy will crumble, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Tuesday calling for a change in attitude within public hospitals. Speaking on CyBC radio, ...

The Italian health minister’s proposals to extend a smoking ban include the outdoor areas of bars and parks, according to details reported by local media, drawing the ire of ...

The personal data protection policy implemented by Gesy has been revised, the health insurance organisation (HIO) announced on Tuesday. According to the HIO announcement, the general health plan revision has ...

The government aims to improve state health services (Okypy) hospitals, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Monday, stressing that efforts should be focused on improving Gesy. Speaking after a meeting ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos’ office on Monday denied a report that claimed he said the national health scheme (Gesy) was a black hole of funds. According to the finance ministry, ...

If the national health scheme (Gesy) fails, the whole state will collapse with it, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Saturday. She said that the she believes a quantitative and ...

More than half of the world’s population will be overweight or obese by 2035 without significant action, according to a new report. The World Obesity Federation’s 2023 atlas predicts that 51% ...

Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.N) said on Wednesday it would reduce prices by 70 per cent for its most commonly prescribed forms of insulin. The US drugmaker said the reduced ...

The FBI has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan likely caused the COVID pandemic, director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday, a claim ...

The first ever crossover organ transplant involving Cyprus and Israel took place on Wednesday after two kidneys were exchanged at the old Larnaca airport in the morning. The effort follows ...

Losing weight after 40 is more about lifestyle choices than age or metabolism. For years, it has been assumed that metabolism naturally slows down as we age, making it harder to ...

A woman developed large bedsores after she was hospitalised for a month and her wounds remained untreated, doctor Marios Kyriazis claimed on Tuesday in another effort to show the “shortcomings” ...

The ministry of health on Tuesday issued an urgent call for blood donations due to very low stock levels. Blood donation stations are operating, from February 27 to March 5, at the ...

Maternal deaths in Cyprus more than doubled in the past 20 years, making it one of the worst performers across the globe, a report by the World Health Organisation revealed on ...