Although they can be scary, they are not life threatening says DR VASILIOS SILIVISTRIS Although panic attacks (often also called…
Okypy A&E Departments at the front-line of emergency care
The Accident & Emergency Departments (A&E) of the State Health Services Organisation (Okypy) constitute independent, specially configured and equipped sections…
Doctors say ‘not consulted’ on longer working hours
Doctors “were not consulted” about the planned extension of afternoon outpatient clinic hours, the doctors and clinical directors branch of…
Working hours at afternoon outpatient clinics to be extended
Afternoon outpatient clinics operated by the state health services (Okypy) will have their working hours and days extended, according to…
Draft bill proposes ‘Right to be Forgotten’ for cancer survivors
A draft bill has been presented on Monday allowing for the ‘right to be forgotten’ to be applied to cancer…
Health minister vows solutions for specialist appointment delays
Health Minister Popi Kannari has vowed that solutions are on the way to resolve the issue of long lists plaguing…
Athalassa patients in ‘hostage situation’ due to overcrowding, union says
Patients at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital are being kept in a “hostage situation” due to a lack of social services…
Only 37 per cent of eligible women utilise free Pap tests
Despite being provided with a free cervical cancer screening, better known as a Pap test, once every two years under…
656 new cases of prostate cancer in 2020
There were 656 new cases of prostate cancer recorded in Cyprus in 2020, up from 550 the previous year. Between…
More Gesy beneficiaries visit private doctors year-on-year, data shows
The vast majority of outpatient visits to specialists and personal doctors concerns health professionals in the private sector registered under…