https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/forced-sterilization-loophole-in-cyprus-raises-eyebrows
A woman in Cyprus has been made sterile without her consent, with reports saying people who live with intellectual disability and other disorders often “get fixed” through forced sterilization by power of attorney...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-biker-dies-violent-death-on-scenic-route
A biker in rural Limassol lost his life on Saturday when his motorcycle veered off the road and ended up in a field where it crashed violently into a tree...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-dies-while-crossing-the-highway-near-migrant-camp
A young man was killed in rural Nicosia on Wednesday after he was struck by car on the highway, near the Pournara migrant camp...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/could-robot-doctors-fully-replace-human-ones
When it comes to healthcare, the popular artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT is becoming increasingly intelligent....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/identity-of-dead-housemaid-in-paphos-still-unknown
Cyprus Police say they won’t release the name of a young foreign woman after she was found dead in her bed in Paphos, where she worked as a housemaid...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gesy-reforms-and-upgrades-continue-despite-challenges
Health Insurance Organization says 2022 was a positive year, upgrading of services and reforms, the main challenge...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-coordinate-eu-s-electronic-health-record-system
Cyprus, through the National eHealth Authority (NEHA), is taking on a coordinating role in defining an electronic health record at the European Union level,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mixed-messages-as-cyprus-offers-boosters-to-visitors
The Republic of Cyprus is offering to vaccinate short-term foreign visitors against the coronavirus, but the government’s position on booster shots remained unclear in the wake of recent revelations through the Twitter Files about discussions on natural immunity...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parent-loses-it-after-incident-outside-junior-high
A father waiting for his child outside a Larnaca junior high school went ballistic when a glass bottle was thrown at his car, with reports saying he grabbed a male student by the neck...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/holiday-weekend-marred-by-two-road-fatalities
Two road fatalities were reported over the long holiday weekend in Cyprus, following car collisions in different districts where both victims were passengers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-retail-pharmacies-to-dispense-abortion-pills-with-prescription
Retail pharmacies in the United States will be permitted to sell abortion pills, health officials said Tuesday, a move that could significantly expand access to the procedure after last year's landmark Supreme Court ruling that overturned federal abortion rights....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/france-offers-free-condoms-in-wake-of-an-increase-in-std-s
Free condoms are now available to young people under the age of 26 at French pharmacies as part of what French President Emmanuel Macron has called “a small revolution in preventative healthcare.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-year-old-with-strep-throat-transferred-to-israel
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/aggressive-leukemia-vanishes-in-13-year-old-after-receiving-crispr-treatment
In the latest CRISPR success story, a 13-year-old girl whose leukemia had not responded to other treatments now has no detectable cancer cells....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-on-alert-after-first-case-of-strep-a
The Republic of Cyprus announced on Monday its first case of Group A streptococcus, prompting officials to summon a physician from Israel to assess the medical condition of a little girl who is intubated in Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/breast-cancer-screening-the-case-of cyprus
Population screening for breast cancer with mammography, and in some women, ultrasound screening, has been shown to reduce mortality from this disease....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-driver-dies-in-violent-collision-in-limassol
A woman from Hungary was killed in an early morning road accident in Limassol on Wednesday after her car collided violently with another vehicle at a coastal intersection...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/handcuffed-man-dies-of-heart-attack-in-police-car
A man who tried to evade arrest on Sunday died after suffering a heart attack, with police saying he stopped running after he got tired while the family is seeking more answers and accusing officers of ignoring his medical condition...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-justice-minister-kypros-chrysostomides-dies-at-age-80
Lawyer and politician Kypros Chrysostomidis passed away at the age of 80. He had health issues in recent years. His funeral will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. in Nicosia's Church of Saints Constantine and Helen. From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., his family will accept condolences....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/almost-half-of-nurses-and-midwives-in-cyprus-approve-of-euthanasia
Almost half - 49% - of the members of the Cyprus Nurses and Midwives Association (CyNMA) said they were positive about the possibility of euthanasia for people who are suffering, according to the results of a survey regarding euthanasia, suicide assisted by health professionals and assisted dying....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-a-saint-and-a-monster
The allegations of sexual abuse reported at the homes of the children’s charity Ark of the World (Kivotos tou Kosmou) have caused a huge shock to public opinion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/asylum-seeker-says-she-was-gangraped-at-pournara
An asylum seeker says she was raped by five men at Pournara migrant camp, with police confirming a complaint has been filed but no suspects have yet been identified...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/iranian-who-inspired-‘the-terminal-dies-at-paris-airport
An Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport and whose saga loosely inspired the Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal” died Saturday in the airport that he long called home, officials said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/usa-republican-red-tide-fails-to-sweep-us-midterms
Republicans are favored to win the House of Representatives, but the fight for the Senate is on a knife edge....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-the-decisions-from-today-s-meeting
Michael Hadjipantelas' meeting with the members of the Advisory Committee at the Ministry of Health has concluded. According to the Minister of Health's statements, an increase in the number of cases has been confirmed, and data on hospitalizations were analyzed during the meeting to create a clearer picture....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/archbishop-chrysostomos-ii-passed-away-this-morning-at-age-81
Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus died on Monday morning at the age of 81, following a long battle with cancer.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hadjipantelas-no-new-extension-for-doctors-outside-the-gesy
Health Minister Michael Hadjipantelas warned that if we are not careful, we could open a new can of worms by sneaking in the multi-insurance plan that no one wants. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/november-24th-d-day-for-non-gesy-doctors
The court's decision to deny the request for non-GESY doctors to continue providing services in GESY-affiliated private hospitals until the case is heard on the 24th of the month changes the facts....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/private-health-insurance-coverage-declined-by-20-due-to-gesy
Predictions of a drop in private health insurance coverage following the implementation of the second phase of the General Health Plan were slow to emerge....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-senator-friend-under-criminal-investigation
Cyprus friend Bob Menendez is once again under federal criminal investigation, with the news coming just days after the senator’s plan to block Turkey from getting F-16 jets was undone...