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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-in-four-cypriots-will-be-diagnosed-with-a-form-of-cancer-in-his-her-lifetime-figures-show
One in four Cypriots will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in his/her lifetime while 42 new cases of cancer and leukaemia in children aged 0-19 are diagnosed annually on the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boy-in-greek-icu-after-germany-said-no
A boy from Cyprus who was denied emergency medical flight to Germany due to immunization concerns about his parents, was on Monday on standby for crucial surgery in Greece, with his father criticizing vaccination requirements but clarifying he was not against measures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/molnupiravir-now-available-in-cyprus-as-of-today
MSD's oral antiviral medicine Molnupiravir/Lagevrio, will be available only with a prescription from Monday, 17 January, according to the Ministry of Health in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/polish-scientists-find-gene-that-doubles-risk-of-serious-covid
Polish scientists have found a gene that they say more than doubles the risk of becoming severely ill with COVID-19, a discovery they hope could help doctors identify people who are most at risk from the disease....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/private-doctors-ordered-to-help-with-pandemic-start-work-in-hospitals
Greece on Thursday began to requisition the services of pathologists, lung specialists and general practitioners of northern Greece to reinforce the national healthcare system crumbling under the weight of the pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/research-the-coronavirus-loses-90-of-its-infectiousness-after-20-minutes-in-the-air
The coronavirus can lose up to 90% of its ability to infect humans within 20 minutes of being in the air, while most of its virulence decreases in the first five minutes, according to estimates by British scientists, who made simulations of the virus' ability to survive and infect when exhaled into the air by a carrier, combined with environmental conditions, particularly humidity....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/in-1st-us-surgeons-transplant-pig-heart-into-human-patient
In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he’s doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-19-t-cells-from-common-colds-can-protect-against-coronavirus-infection-study-finds
People with high levels of T cells from common colds are less likely to catch COVID, according to a new peer-reviewed study....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cancer-survivor-says-hero-labrador-saved-her-life-by-sniffing-out-tumour
A cancer survivor has hailed her hero 'best friend' Labrador for saving her life after he sniffed out her stage three breast cancer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-danish-scientists-see-the-end-of-the-pandemic-in-2-months
The pandemic will end in two months, according to the head of the Danish State Epidemiological Serum Institute, Dr. Tira Grove Krause....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/if-necessary-more-measures-will-be-taken-to-handle-omicron-variant-health-minister-says
"If necessary we will take measures to manage the Omicron mutation after we confer with our experts", said Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas today in statements after the opening of the new wing for post-COVID patients at Eden Resort in Tersefanou village....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/expert-believes-suicide-case-was-in-fact-homicide
A forensic examiner says evidence in the death of a Greek commissioned officer in Cyprus, a reopened case initially treated as suicide, point to homicide, with a death inquest rescheduled for next year in Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-sentenced-after-knife-attack-over-money
A Syrian man who stabbed a fellow worker in Limassol over missing money has been sentenced to 9 years for attempted murder...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vaccines-do-not-seem-to-reduce-the-risk-of-long-covid-19-according-to-research
COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in protecting against serious illness, but they do not protect against "long COVID" in people who become infected despite vaccination, new data show....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/melco-cyprus-to-triple-staff-ahead-of-flagship-casino
The operator of City of Dreams Mediterranean hopes to triple its staff before launching next year in Cyprus, while a recent video shows progress on the construction of the unique casino resort sitting in the middle of three continents...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-concern-about-medical-treatments-in-cyprus
A British medical examiner has expressed concern about the level of care that members of British military families receive from doctors in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-south-african-president-f-w-de-klerk-dead-at-85
South Africa's last white president F.W. de Klerk, who died on Thursday aged 85, stunned the world when he scrapped apartheid and negotiated a peaceful transfer of power to a Black-led government under Nelson Mandela....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-coronavirus-what-are-the-main-symptoms-of-long-covid
All citizens, young and old, should be vaccinated, scientists say, as studies show that asymptomatic patients - in the first phase - developed long Covid symptoms after months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/disgust-over-shark-abuse-by-fishermen-in-larnaca
Shock, disgust and disapproval erupted on social media against fishermen caught abusing a sharl in Larnaca. The revelation was made by the fishermen themselves through their posting on social media, provoking a storm of reactions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cancer-treatment
The feeling of a small lump on her breast, which turned out to be malignant, terrified Dr. Sima Dosi who thought she would have to undergo chemotherapy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/studies-how-covid-19-can-cause-diabetes
Covid-19 can infect pancreatic cells that produce the hormone insulin and alter their function,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unvaccinated-kids-will-get-covid-sooner-or-later
All children will eventually be infected with Covid-19 if they do not get vaccinated against the virus, said Nikos Sypsas...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legendary-serbian-basketball-coach-ivkovic-dies
The legendary Serbian basketball coach, Dusan Ivkovic, passed away in the early hours of the morning at the age of 77.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-the-resulting-effects-on-the-immune-system-of-children
The strange behavior of the virus seems to be the indirect consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic...
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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rescued-turtle-released-back-into-the-ocean
Iole the sea turtle, who cheated death last year thanks to beach visitors and staff at the Cyprus Marine Aquaculture Research Center, has been released back to her natural habitat after a long rehabilitation treatment...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-resume-az-jabs-friday-after-eu-agency-gives-nod
The European Union’s drug regulatory agency said Thursday that the AstraZeneca vaccine is not linked to an overall increase in the risk of blood clots and that the benefits of use outweigh the risks, paving the way for European countries to resume administering the shots....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-officials-rooting-for-two-injured-turtles
Two adult sea turtles are receiving treatment in Larnaca after they were found injured in Limassol, with officials saying the prognosis was good for the resilient duo...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-woman-dies-in-hospital-after-brutal-crash
A young local woman died in hospital over the weekend, ten days after a brutal car crash caused by an illegal overtake, with reports saying her organs have been donated to patients in Cyprus and Greece...
