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Medicine news on pharmaceuticals, treatment, research, availability and regulation, including healthcare developments affecting patients in Cyprus and abroad.

Op-eds

Have we forgotten how to be unhappy?

Why learning to live with distress may be as important as learning to get rid of it! By Guru Rajesh...
World

British paratroopers lead airdrop onto Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case

British paratroopers have dropped onto Britain's most remote overseas territory, Tristan da Cunha, along with medics and medical supplies,...
Op-eds

Stress is the Silent Epidemic of Our Time

Understanding the Mind and the Path to Inner Balance By Guru Rajesh Ananda Adapted and Edited by Constandinos Tsindas Editor's Foreword Haven't got...
World

EU drug regulator backs new cancer therapies and rare disease treatments

Europe's medicines regulator has recommended approval of several new treatments, including three cancer therapies targeting aggressive forms of the...
Local

OSAK slams long queues for state hospital drugs as ‘mockery of patients’

Public hospital pharmacies face monthly queues of patients or their relatives waiting to collect medicine, according to the Federation...
World

Social prescribing gains ground in Europe as alternative to medication

Instead of drugs, anxiolytics, sedatives or other medical interventions, gym, walking, yoga, social events, outdoor activities, excursions, social connection...
Local

Patients at risk while waiting for specialised treatment approvals, MPs claim

Patients are at risk while waiting for approval of specialised treatment requests submitted by their doctors to the Health...
Local

Cyprus ranks low in patient access to innovative medicines, study shows

Cyprus ranks 22nd among 36 European countries in providing access to innovative medicines, according to the 2020-2023 W.A.I.T. Indicator...
Local

Government, parliament race to close GHS prescription legal gap

Health authorities have blocked doctors outside the General Health System (GHS) from prescribing medications within the system, following a...
Local

GHS prescriptions under legal review as health minister leaves options open

A bill amending the General Healthcare System (GHS) law to address legal ambiguities surrounding prescription rights has been submitted...
Local

Prolonged medication shortages threaten quality of life of ADHD patients

Hundreds of people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Cyprus face the risk of serious deterioration in their...
Local

Court rules in favour of citizen seeking medication through non-GHS doctor

The General Healthcare System (GHS) faces potential significant disruption following a landmark Administrative Court ruling that allows patients to...
Local

Health system battles prescription medicine waste

The national health system is facing significant challenges with medicine waste, as pharmacists report patients returning multiple unopened prescriptions,...
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