Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis has drawn attention to a crucial fact: lung cancer can develop in people who have never smoked. Although smoking remains the leading risk factor, it is not the only cause.
The Pope underwent surgery...
Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer after undergoing surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. The Vatican confirmed the diagnosis on Tuesday, October 13, after laboratory tests examined the...
Greece's Ikaria has long been famous for its exceptional longevity, and now a Sardinian village is attracting attention for a similar reason. A new study suggests that Bolotana, a small mountain community in central Sardinia, could become another "Blue...
Cold water therapy was popular among ancient Greeks, and this is one of the reasons they established elaborate bathhouses for wellness and relaxation.
Greek physicians like Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, extolled the virtues of cold bathing. They believed...
Nearly 200 people have been quarantined in Russia after an anti-plague lab worker in Siberia died from severe pneumonia following reports that she accidentally broke a test tube containing plague bacteria.
The case has raised fears of pneumonic plague in...
A dementia center planned for Peristeri, a western suburb of Athens, will provide free services to about 5,000 patients each year once it reaches full operation, according to the Greek government. The National Model Centre for Dementia (Εθνικό Πρότυπο...
Serious questions, profound concern, and a wave of mobilization are sweeping through the global scientific community following the release of the latest data and analyses by the European Union’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service. According to official figures, more than...
Greece has introduced an artificial intelligence system that scans doctors’ online activity and flags potential violations for human review.
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis presented Med Watch on Friday, September 18. The system checks medical advertising, websites and social media against...
The Hellenic Society of Hematology has issued an official warning regarding the use of non-scientific "regenerative" therapies in Greece following the death of popular Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis.
The untimely death of Mazonakis has brought to light the issue of...
A Greek couple welcomed a baby from an embryo frozen for more than 22 years, a duration their medical team says is the longest documented in the medical literature. The decision came while in grief after they lost their...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is preparing a major research effort to examine long-term health effects in children and young people exposed to 9/11, addressing a gap that has remained for 25 years.
The effort will focus...
Thirty people have died from West Nile virus in Greece as infections continue to rise, with 34 new domestic cases recorded over the past week. The total number of confirmed cases since the start of the transmission period has...
The death of Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis has drawn new attention to plasma-based and other anti-aging treatments, raising a broader question: how much of the rapidly expanding longevity industry is actually supported by science?
The death of Greek singer Giorgos...
If you want to do something good for your heart, two of the simplest choices may already be familiar: walking and swimming.
But which one is better? The answer may be more interesting than choosing a winner.
A major 2024 systematic...
A new global health study estimates that second-hand smoke contributed to about 3,100 deaths in Greece in 2023. The finding places the country among many nations still struggling to shield non-smokers from tobacco fumes they never chose to breathe.
The...
