PENNY BOULOUTZA

Facing the crisis of child obesity

Child obesity is a big, and growing problem, across the world and certainly in Greece. Among children ages up to 5, 13.6% are either overweight or obese. Among those aged 5-7, this shoots up to 43%.

Medical students lend a hand

More than 450 medical students will help doctors and nurses this summer in a volunteer program aimed at supporting understaffed rural health clinics, breaking previous records of participation.

15.07.2024 / 10:15

Doctors in private practice who refuse, when called upon, to offer their services to the National Health System, may be drafted against their will, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has told Kathimerini.

11.07.2024 / 13:27

Punishing private doctors a ‘last resort’

Taking a step back from his harsh rhetoric against private doctors who do not cooperate with public hospitals to help cover serious staffing shortages, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Wednesday that it is not his intention to force them to comply, noting that tough measures are the “last resort.”

30.06.2024 / 09:49

Concern over whooping cough surge

Amid an alarming outbreak of whooping cough, the Health Ministry is urging all pregnant women to get vaccinated against the disease.

28.06.2024 / 18:27

Staff shortages continue to cripple health centers

Greek health centers operated last year with more medical equipment but less staff compared to 2022, highlighting shortages that have plagued the country’s public health system in recent years.

21.06.2024 / 14:09

Greeks still avid smokers despite EU quitting trend

Although Greece is one among 11 EU countries where the number of smokers has significantly decreased in recent years, more than one in three still indulge in the habit despite the outdated “fashion” of cigarettes.

16.06.2024 / 20:30

Cancer cases rise, but new treatments help patients

Treatments increasingly tailored to individual cases will help boost cancer patients’ longevity, ensure a better quality of life and reduce recurrence of cancers in remission.

12.06.2024 / 07:32

Mosquito-borne diseases on upward trend in EU

Τhe European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) has highlighted the danger posed by the increase in Europe of diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, as a result of climate change.

07.06.2024 / 02:22

Free colon cancer testing

About 2.8 million Greek citizens aged 50-69 will be given the opportunity to do free tests for colon cancer, including a colonoscopy and biopsy.

28.05.2024 / 20:01

Tsiodras sounds alarm about potential dengue fever epidemic in Europe

Athens Medical School professor and epidemiologist Sotiris Tsiodras had sounded the alarm about a potential increase of dengue fever cases in Europe due to climate change.

24.05.2024 / 11:20

Is climate change causing more intense migraines?

Climate change is being considered by specialists as a factor that may be responsible for the occurrence of more intense migraines.

22.05.2024 / 10:00

Greece lagging behind in clinical research

Despite its high-caliber scientific personnel, Greece continues to have a low share of the clinical studies conducted in Europe.

15.05.2024 / 11:25

Health authorities on lookout for mosquitoes

This year’s warm winter could lead to an early start to the West Nile virus circulation period, health experts warn.

10.05.2024 / 11:00

Breast cancer screening program extended

More than 20,000 women, equivalent to the population of a city like Grevena in northern Greece or big Cycladic islands including Naxos and Syros, have been diagnosed with breast cancer at an early stage, with greater prospects of curing the disease, thanks to the national Fofi Gennimata initiative.