Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, according to a recent report by five United Nations specialized agencies, although officials warned the gains remain fragile, unevenly spread across regions, and not fast enough to meet the...
Greece's death rate from viral hepatitis has fallen 28 percent over the past decade, according to new figures released for World Hepatitis Day by Eurostat.
Viral hepatitis is a liver infection that can cause serious disease, including liver cancer, if...
While Ancient Greeks adopted ideas from India, they also gifted numerous things, including architecture, sculpture, coins, amazing food, and the Greek language and script. However, one of the greatest gifts was the ancient Greek art of medicine, or "Unani" as...
The death toll from a Legionnaires' disease outbreak linked to contaminated air conditioner cooling towers in New York City has risen to five, health officials reported this week. The city's health department has confirmed 82 cases on the Upper...
Greek health authorities are investigating a salmonella outbreak in Central Greece after around thirty people sought hospital treatment in the city of Lamia, prompting an urgent public health response to identify the source of the infections.
The outbreak has been...
Greece had 423 hospital beds per 100,000 residents, according to figures released by the European Union's statistics agency, Eurostat, for 2024. This places Greece below the average across the 27-nation bloc even as debate continues over hospital funding and...
Ancient Greece helped pave the way for modern brain surgery, according to a new historical review that traces the roots of cranial operations back thousands of years.
The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, was led by Marcos...
Greece's cancer death toll is projected to climb sharply over the next 25 years, according to new projections from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Cancer deaths in the country could rise from about 32,000 in 2024...
Adults who closely follow a Mediterranean diet face a lower risk of developing fatty liver disease, according to a new study published in Nutrition Research. The research marks the first attempt to measure how common the condition is among...
For years, the Greek island of Ikaria has enjoyed global fame for its longevity, celebrated as "the island where people forget to die." Alongside Okinawa and other designated "Blue Zones," Ikaria became a multi-billion-dollar brand, inspiring books, wellness documentaries,...
A new psychological framework, referred to as the "Equation of Enough," aims to determine whether a person's daily life at a given moment is actually sustainable in the long run. Antonis Chatzipanagiotou, an independent researcher based in Athens, Greece,...
Deaths among children under five fell in Greece between 2016 and 2020, but a new study finds most of these deaths trace back to causes tied to birth, not later in childhood.
The study, led by Maria Tzoraki of the...
An AI model trained on Greek hospital records predicted surgical complication risks with 94.3% accuracy, according to a new study that points to a possible path for earlier warnings in hospital surgery units.
The study was led by Constantinos Koutsojannis...
