As the summer tourism season approaches, Greece is launching a recruitment drive to increase the number of doctors in its Aegean islands.
By offering a robust suite of financial and professional incentives, the government aims to draw National Health System...
Greece’s Ministry of Rural Development and Food has imposed a sweeping ban on all livestock products from the island of Lesvos after authorities detected a case of foot-and-mouth disease at a cattle farm in the Pelopi area on Monday.
The...
A new pill being tested for sleep apnea reduced nighttime breathing interruptions by up to 47% in patients with moderate to severe disease, according to a European clinical trial published in The Lancet.
Researchers said the results point to a...
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...
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a new initiative to support healthcare staffing on Greece’s smallest islands. Under this program, doctors serving on 47 islands with populations of fewer than 4,000 residents will receive an additional €1,500 ($1,730) net...
Greeks take their traditions, including those related to food, holidays, spirits, dances, and arts, which have persisted for thousands of years, very seriously. Those cultural practices which have helped them in the healing of disease and maintenance of good...
Researchers in China have completed the world’s first treatment of liver failure using ex vivo perfusion with a gene-edited pig liver, marking a new step in clinical care for critically ill patients.
The procedure allowed a modified pig liver to...
Maria Branyas Morera, who was the world’s oldest person before she died in Spain in August 2024 at age 117, attributed her long life to “luck and good genetics.” New research suggests she may have been right. A team...
A growing IVF technology now allows embryo selection based on predicted traits, raising concerns among scientists who say the science is uncertain and oversight is lacking. The tests, marketed to prospective parents undergoing in vitro fertilization, claim to rank...
Viagra, a drug widely prescribed for erectile dysfunction, may also help protect the brain against Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research that points to the growing potential of drug repurposing in dementia care.
The study was funded by the Alzheimer’s...
Dr. George Papanicolaou (13 May 1883 – 19 February 1962) was the Greek pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection, who invented the "Papanicolaou Test," also known as the "Pap smear."
Few scientists can claim as big an impact as...
At the 3rd Cretan Lifestyle Conference, Greek-American chef and author Diane Kochilas discussed Ikaria, “the island where people forget to die,” as the New York Times put it.
By Lisa Radinovsky, Greek Liquid Gold
Kochilas prefers to think of it as...
Greek scientist and PhD candidate Elena Thanou is developing cutting-edge molecular methodologies to detect cancer biomarkers.
Her goal at the laboratories of the Department of Chemistry at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) is to bring liquid biopsy...
A new study in Greece has revealed that vulnerability to health-related fake news is directly linked to harmful lifestyle choices and increased vaccine hesitancy.
Recently published in the journal Healthcare, the study analyzed an online sample of 402 adults in...
In 1976, a 60-year-old man who had spent much of his life in the United States was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and given only a few months to live. He returned to his home on the Greek island...
