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1. Israeli woman receives life-saving liver from Cyprus in overnight transplant

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-woman-receives-life-saving-liver-from-cyprus-in-overnight-transplant

In a life-saving cross-border effort, 32-year-old Linoy Amsalem received a liver transplant at Rabin Medical Center after a compatible organ was flown from Cyprus. ...

2. A hospital that heals with both science and soul

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-hospital-that-heals-with-both-science-and-soul

Greece has officially opened its first ''smart hospital,'' marking a major milestone for the country’s public health system....

3. Study links common antibiotic during pregnancy to increased birth defect risk

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/study-links-common-antibiotic-during-pregnancy-to-increased-birth-defect-risk

A commonly prescribed antibiotic for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in pregnant women may raise the likelihood of serious birth defects, according to new research by American scientists....

4. Scientists warn about the health risks of bottled water and microplastics

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scientists-warn-about-the-health-risks-of-bottled-water-and-microplastics

Recent research has uncovered alarming health risks associated with drinking bottled water, primarily due to microplastics....

5. Organs of abused child donated after tragic death

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/organs-of-abused-child-donated-after-tragic-death

Early Tuesday morning, doctors at Pagni Hospital in Heraklion completed the organ retrieval procedure for little Angelos, the boy who was declared brain dead after suffering severe abuse at the hands of his mother and her partner....

6. Greece-Cyprus pact aims to close transplant gap with Europe

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-cyprus-pact-aims-to-close-transplant-gap-with-europe

In a move which would help Greece and Cyprus catch up with Europe in the field of transplants, the two countries signed two cooperation agreements on Thursday for the exchange of kidneys and lungs....

7. Pediatric cancer cases on the rise in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pediatric-cancer-cases-on-the-rise-in-cyprus

Annually, approximately 42 new cases of cancer or leukemia afflict children and teenagers under the age of 19 in Cyprus, according to insights shared by Clinical Professor of Pediatrics,...

8. Pig kidney thrives in brain-dead man for a month

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pig-kidney-thrives-in-brain-dead-man-for-a-month

A pig’s kidney transplanted by surgeons into a brain-dead man has continued to function normally for more than a month – a critical step toward an operation the New York team hopes to eventually try in living patients....

9. Op-ed: 'Only a leap in consciousness will end human slavery'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-only-a-leap-in-consciousness-will-end-human-slavery

With the number of women and children fleeing the war in Ukraine, experts say that many of them may become victims of trafficking given their vulnerability. This article is even more relevant today and attempts to present the attitudes that have enabled human slavery throughout history, and the solution to eradicate this crime across the globe....

10. USA: First man to receive pig heart transplant dies

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/usa-first-man-to-receive-pig-heart-transplant-dies

The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday....

11. Parents told to look out for MIS-C in children with prior infection to Covid-19

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parents-told-to-look-out-for-mis-c-in-children-with-prior-infection-to-covid-19

Parents have been advised to be on the lookout for symptoms that may be due to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with Covid-19 and which usually appears 4-6 weeks after coronavirus infection....

12. Desperate Afghan families resorting to selling their kidneys and even their own children to buy food

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/desperate-afghan-families-resorting-to-selling-their-kidneys-and-even-their-own-children-to-buy-food

Entire families in Afghanistan have been forced to sell their kidneys so they can buy food, as the country plunges deeper into a humanitarian crisis....

13. Another child admitted to hospital for MIS-C

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-child-admitted-to-hospital-for-mis-c

Another child is being treated for MIS-C syndrome in the Makareio Children's Intensive Care Unit....

14. Cyprus records first coronavirus death

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-records-first-coronavirus-death

A British elderly patient, who was infected with the coronavirus during his hospitalization in Paphos, died in Famagusta on Saturday night, marking the island's first pandemic death...

15. Israeli organ trafficker walks free in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-organ-trafficker-walks-free-in-cyprus

An Israeli man convicted of international human organ trafficking walked free on Tuesday, after Russian authorities failed to challenge a Larnaca judge who dismissed an extradition request...

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