Health

Confirmed case of monkeypox in Cyprus

The Ministry of Health has been mobilised following the detection of a confirmed case of monkeypox in Cyprus, marking the first case for 2024. Following...

Contact details of on-call GP services for upcoming weekends

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) has announced the contact details for the General Practitioner (GP) On-Call Services per district for the weekends of 7-8,...

Stay away from Dr. Google, and learn about hypochondria

If you've ever Googled a list of health symptoms — and become convinced you have a serious illness and are doomed — you might...

Young men escape from Athalassa Hospital – found hours later in Paphos

Authorities were mobilised following a double escape from Athalassa Hospital in Nicosia. According to reports, two Greek Cypriot men, aged 27 and 22, escaped from...

HPV testing preferred over Pap for cervical cancer screening at 30

Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is the “preferred screening strategy” for cervical cancer starting at...