Health

Pill may extend life in pancreatic cancer patients, study finds

A new pancreatic cancer drug has shown the potential to nearly double survival time in patients with advanced stages of the disease, according to...

Pseudostate introduces measures over Ebola outbreak surge

The so-called “infectious diseases committee” of the “ministry of health” in the occupied north of Cyprus has announced precautionary measures following concerns over the...

Cyprus remains among Europe’s heaviest smoking nations

By Christopher Pitsillides Nearly three in ten adults in Cyprus smoke, placing the island among the EU’s worst performers and far above the bloc’s ambitious...

Kenya court halts opening of US Ebola facility in the country

Court suspends planned quarantine centre A Kenyan court has suspended US plans to open an Ebola quarantine facility for American citizens in the country, which...

Cyprus to launch digital vaccination registry replacing paper records

A new vaccination registry bill drafted by Cyprus’ Health Ministry aims to create a fully interconnected national system for recording immunisations, addressing long-standing problems...