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Greece
Three Children in Greece Diagnosed with Acute Hepatitis
The Greek National Heath Organization (EODY) announced on Thursday that three children had been diagnosed with acute hepatitis in Greece.
The EODY announced that after conducting a thorough investigation, they found three children who fit into the World Health Organization's...
Medicine
Study Says Humans May Live to Be 130 by the End of the Century
A recent study suggests that it may be possible for human beings to live to the age of 130 by the end of this century.
Researchers have studied the biological lives of over 3,800 Italian 'semi-super-centenarians,' or people who have...
Greece
Hippocrates: The Greek Father of Modern Medicine
Born on the island of Kos, c. 460 BC, the Greek physician Hippocrates is considered the father of medicine.
Greece
Child With Unvaccinated Parents to Receive Transplant in Greece
A child from Cyprus who was refused a heart transplant in Germany because his parents are unvaccinated will have the procedure in Greece.
Due to be transported by air ambulance to Germany for the procedure, the three year old was...
Health
Scientists Regrow Legs in Frogs, Giving Hope to Humans
Scientists have grown legs in frogs through a new drug treatment that successfully regenerated the leg of a frog. The treatment is a landmark for regenerative medicine that may pave the way for human applications.
Scientists tested the cocktail of drugs...
Australia
Greek-Australian Man Needs Help in Battling Multiple Sclerosis
Greek-Australian man Dimitri Garbas, a father of two, has been battling multiple sclerosis since 2017. Fighting off crippling nerve pain and an array of other symptoms, he is now pinning his hopes on trying a new treatment that he...
Archaeology
Byzantine Skeletons Found in Greece Show Signs of Complex Surgery
A proto-Byzantine-era skull which was discovered by anthropologists in the Paliokastro area of Thasos shows signs of complicated surgery.
The skull, which dates from the early Byzantine period -- the fourth to the seventh century AD -- bears traces of...
Ancient Greece
Greece’s Famous Mountain Tea and its Ancient Secrets of Healing
Greeks are not known for their love for tea, as are for example the British, Russians and Turkish peoples are. However, when it comes to tea, the first variety that a Greek would think of is ''Chai tou vounou,"or...
Diaspora
Greek Scientist Creates COVID Breathalyzer in the U.S.
Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center announced the creation of a breathalyzer-like device that can be used to identify if a patient is positive for COVID-19.
This and other groundbreaking developments in COVID-19 testing methods could prove invaluable in our...
Medicine
Alzheimer’s Vaccine, Treatment Closer to Becoming Reality
Recent medical research suggests that a vaccine and treatment for the dreaded disease of Alzheimer's may not be far off.
The study, which involved research in mice, was conducted by researchers from the University of Leicester, the University Medical Center...