Health

Philanthropist George D. Behrakis (L) and Trikala Mayor Dimitris Papastergiou (R) The ninth Panhellenic Student Conference, titled "Education for a World Without Smoking"    was held at the Athanasios Trigonis Cultural Center in Trikala recently. The conference is an ongoing project...

The Greek government issued the first two licenses for the cultivation and processing of medical cannabis on Monday, and announced that another twelve licenses will be issued by the end of this year. "There is huge interest, mainly from Canada...

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has released a harsh report about the harsh reality and the lack of social support that most unaccompanied migrant children are experiencing in Greece's so-called migrant hotspots. The Commissioner recorded her...

Hundreds of mothers breastfed their infants in public places in major cities across Greece on Sunday to mark World Breastfeeding Week celebrated throughout the globe. Mothers in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patra, Argos, Nafplio, Messolonghi  Nafpaktos and elsewhere, gathered at central points...

The Papanikolaou Prize for 2018 has been awarded to Greek clinical researcher Myria Galazi at St. Bartholomew's hospital in London for her research on metastatic prostate cancer. At an event held at the Greek Center of London, the four candidates...

An elderly Greek on the island of Crete ended up in intensive care after one of his relatives that was accompanying him gave him a glass of raki, a strong alcoholic drink, instead of a contrast agent. According to local...

The list of victims who have succumbed to the West Nile Virus in Greece continues to grow. According to KEELPNO, the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention, the number of people who have succumbed to the West Nile Virus...

Drinking a cup of Greek coffee each day transports you to Greece. The aroma, as well as the technique of boiling the finely ground coffee beans, all of it represents a quintessential Greek cultural experience. But, did you know...

Highlighting a disturbing trend, data published by the Greek Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) showed that infectious incidences of infectious diseases increased by 20.5 percent in 2017. In total, 5,967 were recorded in 2017 compared to 4,951 incidents in 2016. The data...

The list of victims who have succumbed to the West Nile Virus in Greece continues to grow. According to an announcement by the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention (KEELPNO), the number of deaths that have resulted from...

According to a survey conducted by Greece’s IELKA institute of research, during the last 8 years due greatly to the financial crisis that hit the country, Greeks have shifted significantly from what they used to eat a decade ago. As...

Anastasios Karadimitris is a Greek professor of hematology at the Imperial College of London. The professor and his research team came up with an innovative idea to fight cancer. They believe that the development of their idea could be...

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology's (EIT) Awards promote innovation and encourage entrepreneurs from all around Europe by putting the most innovative ventures, entrepreneurial graduates, innovation teams and women from the EIT community in the spotlight. This year’s winning...

The island of Astypalea, in the Dodecanese, has set the ambitious task of becoming the first Greek island that is "smoke-free". In a country where smoking is widespread, the local authority announced plans to run the campaign of "Astypalea without...

Thousands took part in Greece's Race for the Cure in Athens on Sunday, the country's most successful education and fundraising event for breast cancer. Women, men, and children join in the fight against breast cancer once a year, participating in...