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Greek deputy health minister warns of serious child obesity problem amid opposition row over national prevention program
The emotional on-air segment about the story of Ahmet in Evros, who was saved thanks to the free preventive screening programs - “Prevention First” has become national policy, said the Deputy Minister of Health
Incredible: A single dose of a well-known substance “woke up” the brain of an 80-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease
A single case of a patient with Alzheimer’s disease showed a temporary improvement in speech, movement, social interaction, and independence. Researchers stress that this is not a reversal of the disease
The warning signs of collapsing adolescent mental health that go unnoticed – The tragedy in Ilioupoli that shocked the country
The suicide of the two girls is not an isolated incident, psychologists say, but “part of an evolving epidemic” - After 2020, one in four adolescents shows symptoms of anxiety or depression, with girls being affected significantly more - The role of COVID, bullying, and social media
Scientists decode the body of a woman who lived to 117: The telomere paradox and the “youthful” gut
Doctors noted that until the final months of her life she maintained good cardiovascular function, mental clarity, and relatively few health problems for her age
Drug-resistant microbes: Alarm over new strain spreading rapidly in Greek hospitals
An ECDC report records the emergence of a new resistant strain in Greece and warns about the spread of microbes threatening hospitals across Europe – The study was based on samples collected in 2019 from 323 hospitals in 36 European countries
French Health Minister: It is not certain whether the hantavirus strain has mutated
“We do not yet have the full sequencing of the virus, which would allow us to say with certainty that the virus has not yet mutated,” said Stéphanie Rist
From luxury cruise to public-health thriller: What happened aboard the MV Hondius before and after the hantavirus outbreak
A video shows the captain announcing the death of a passenger “from natural causes” - The cruise ship remains under quarantine while WHO specialists investigate how the “Andes strain” was transmitted
