Public should report any negative effects to medication
The health ministry on Monday urged the public to report any adverse effects to medications to contribute to medical safety in Cyprus as part of a worldwide campaign.
In a ...
Cyprus has one of highest rates of child cancers in the world
Cyprus has one of the highest rates of child cancer in the world, with leukemia being one of the most frequent diagnoses, according to the findings of a study presented ...
Gesy budget must be reined in, new HIO chief says
Although the national health system faces many challenges it must be preserved at all costs, the new head of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Thursday but he sounded ...
Drivers’ licence applicants will be given option to sign up as blood donors
People applying for a driver’s licence will simultaneously be given the option to sign a consent form enrolling them as blood donors, under a law passed on Thursday.
On ...
Magic mushroom compound shows promise as depression treatment in key study
The main psychoactive ingredient found in magic mushrooms can significantly reduce symptoms of difficult-to-treat depression, data from the largest clinical trial ever to test the keenly-watched compound has found.
The ...
Information campaign underway in Larnaca on mosquito control
Health service officials are currently carrying out an information campaign in Tsakilero, near Larnaca, warning people of the dangers posed by mosquitos in the area.
According to the head of ...
Ban on non-Gesy doctors at private hospitals to remain
Private doctors with practices within hospital contracted with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) had their request to maintain the status quo rejected by a court on Thursday.
The move was ...
Ministry clarifies Nouris’ comment on HIV and TB in Pournara (Updated)
Tuberculosis and HIV positive cases at the Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers have been screened and there is ‘no cause of concern’, the interior ministry said on Thursday.
The ...
Exhumation of body of teen who died in hospital (Updated)
Police said on Thursday that they received warrants to exhume and conduct a further autopsy on the body of a 15-year-old, who was reported to have died from medical negligence ...
Omicron variant expected in Cyprus
The BQ1 Omicron variant is expected to be confirmed in Cyprus, too, according to a government Covid advisor – but offered that it appears no more severe than those causing current ...
State budget will earmark funds for Karaiskakio Foundation from 2023
The Karaiskakio Foundation will officially begin to receive state support via the annual state budget from 2023, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday evening.
Anastasiades was speaking during the event “Bone ...
New neonatal ICU at Makarios
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela announced a new neonatal intensive care unit will be built in Cyprus following a meeting on Monday with the NGO ‘Mora Thavmata’ and the state health ...
Grace period expected for private doctors within Gesy
The Health Insurance Organisation – the agency running the national health system or Gesy – was on Monday expected to receive instructions to give a three-day grace period to those doctors who ...
EU regulator recommends adding heavy periods to side effects of mRNA Covid shots
A European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee has recommended adding heavy menstrual bleeding to the list of side effect of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines made by Moderna, as well as Pfizer and ...
Health ministry calls for more organ donations
Twenty kidney transplants are performed annually and more than 1,000 patients are on dialysis, the ministry of health announced Friday, on the occasion of ‘World Organ Donation and Transplant Day.’
The ...
Our View: Obstetricians should be held to higher standards of care
THE issue of C-sections in Cyprus reared its head again recently during a discussion at the House and on every occasion, it seems the number of women opting for this ...
Competition watchdog turns eye to private hospital buyouts, fears of health oligopoly
The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) said on Thursday they are currently assessing a bid by a foreign investment fund to acquire a second major hospital in Nicosia, ...
No surge expected in global COVID cases this winter – IHME report
Global COVID-19 infections are projected to rise slowly to about 18.7 million average daily cases by February next year from the current 16.7 million daily driven by the northern hemisphere’s winter ...
Early diagnosis key to treating breast cancer
Early diagnosis and prevention are the most important tools in treating breast cancer, state health services organisation Okypy said on Tuesday, urging women and men to regularly check their breasts.
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EU agencies now better equipped to handle potential health crises
EU regulation on serious cross-border health threats and strengthening the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) gave the European ...
Man cycles perimeter of island for thyroid cancer
A 24-year-old cycled around the entire island in just one day over the weekend to raise funds for thyroid cancer.
The incredible feat, accomplished by Alexandros Agrotis, began from Deryneia ...
L’Oreal’s hair straighteners caused woman’s cancer, lawsuit claims
L’Oreal has been sued by a Missouri woman who alleges she developed uterine cancer as a result of using the French cosmetic company’s hair-straightening products.
The lawsuit, filed ...
Wards to reopen at Polis hospital in January
Inpatient wards at Polis Chrysochous Hospital will reopen in January 2023, following decisions taken by the government, presidential candidate and Disy party leader Averof Neophytou said on Sunday during a visit ...
Vaccines most effective weapon against illnesses says health ministry
Vaccines are one of humanity’s most effective weapons against a rising number of illnesses, helping to safeguard public health, director general of the health ministry Christina Yiannaki said on ...