Greece is facing a fast-moving spread of West Nile virus this summer, with health officials confirming a sharp rise in cases over the past week. The National Public Health Organization, known as EODY, said in its weekly report dated...
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...
Air pollution is driving up premature deaths in cities across Southern Europe, including Greece, according to new research published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
The study, led by Elena Cottini of the Department of Economics and Finance...
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...
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...
People who have never married face a dramatically higher cancer risk than those who have ever been married, a major new U.S. study has found. Researchers analyzed more than 4.2 million cancer cases across 12 states from 2015 to...
A new global study led by the University of Surrey has found that the healthiest countries are not always the richest, challenging assumptions that national wealth guarantees better health.
Despite their economic power, nations like the United States and Canada...
Despite the severe hardships Greeks endured over the past decade during the financial crisis, Greece—along with Cyprus—registered the lowest suicide rates in the EU, according to the latest Eurostat figures comparing standardized death rates across member states.
Cyprus recorded 4.1...
People who drink beer are more likely to attract mosquitoes than those who don’t, according to a new study by Dutch researchers. The findings suggest that lifestyle choices such as alcohol consumption can influence how often someone gets bitten.
Researchers...
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, the former director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has resigned from his position, warning of the potential for public health "harm" under...
