The Minister of Health, Michalis Damianos, will meet Wednesday with all parties involved in a mediating effort to bridge the differences between OKYPY and government doctors in relation to the payment of…
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Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) experiencing significant decline in air quality
As temperatures drop and the heating season begins, cities across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are experiencing a significant decline in air quality. Since early November, Sarajevo has been intermittently blanketed in toxic…
Antibody treatment boosts immune response against tumor, new study shows
Israeli researchers and their colleagues from the United States developed an antibody-based treatment that empowers the body’s immune system to effectively attack cancer cells and prevent their spread, Israel’s Weizmann Institute of…
Twelve people have died from whooping cough in Czech Republic
Twelve people have died from whooping cough, or pertussis, in the Czech Republic so far this year, according to the State Health Institute (SZU). Most of the deaths have been among seniors,…
Global medical breakthrough: Kidney autotransplantation performed
The Clinical Hospital Center of Rijeka, Croatia’s third-largest city, has made a global medical breakthrough by successfully performing a kidney autotransplantation, the hospital said in a statement Monday. Specialists in the hospital’s…
Confirmed mpox cases in Africa have surged by over 500 percent
Confirmed mpox cases in Africa have surged by over 500 percent this year compared to the total for all of last year, with the number of affected countries rising to 19, according…
Breaking: H5N1 bird flu confirmed in a pig in the United States
H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in a pig in the United States for the first time, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday. The Oregon Department of Agriculture said…
Researchers find method to eliminate cancerous tumors
Israeli researchers have found a method to eliminate cancerous tumors, even those resistant to immunotherapy, Tel Aviv University (TAU) said in a statement on Wednesday. In a study published in Nature Communications,…
Onions in Quarter Pounders likely source of McDonald’s E. coli outbreak
Fresh, slivered onions served on Quarter Pounders and other menu items from McDonald’s are the likely source of E. coli outbreak in the United States, said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…