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World Cancer Day on 4 February encourages cancer prevention globally and mobilizes action to address it.
04 Feb 2025
The US Food and Drug Administration signed off Thursday on the first new type of pain reliever approved in over two decades.
03 Feb 2025
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization, days after ordering a U.S.
26 Jan 2025
On Friday, the Chinese foreign ministry said that it had maintained close communication with the World Health Organization (WHO) on respiratory diseases when asked about
11 Jan 2025
A new method for attacking the Ebola virus using tiny antibodies derived from alpacas is showing promise in the laboratory, researchers reported in
10 Jan 2025
Since 1 January 2025, the first six EU reference laboratories (EURLs) for public health have been operational and will carry out activities for the next seven years.
03 Jan 2025

Be Safe everywhere in Greece

Greece launches free afternoon surgeries today (28/11/24), a significant step toward addressing the country’s healthcare backlog. 
28 Nov 2024
Greece is implementing for the first time in its history a comprehensive National Program for Prevention.
27 Apr 2024
A major plume of Saharan dust affecting much of Greece, which was given the name "Minerva Red", is expected to subside during the course of Wednesday, according to the N
23 Apr 2024
As the Minister of Health pointed out, the afternoon surgeries will be done transparently, at a much lower cost than in the private sector, and attention will be paid to
19 Feb 2024

ShipCare

In recent years, the maritime industry has shifted its attention towards enhancing wellness, recognizing it as a multifaceted and holistic process.
08 Oct 2024
The Philippines and China have agreed to continue discussions on cooperation concerning the West Philippine Sea as top foreign affairs officials of the two nations excha
12 Sep 2024
The Philippine Navy said on Wednesday (4/9) that it tested its antimissile decoy in the West Philippine Sea amid tensions in the western section of the country’s exclusi
06 Sep 2024
Floods inundate Philippine capital as deadly typhoon prompts calls for climate action...
25 Jul 2024

Global Health

About a dozen drugmakers are developing new weight-loss treatments to preserve muscle, and industry analysts, clinical trial experts, and doctors say they may also need
20 Feb 2025
Early experiments suggest that gene editing techniques may one day allow the removal of the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome.
19 Feb 2025
Using artificial intelligence, computers can watch surgeons perform operations and then write post-surgical operative notes that are more accurate than what the doctors
14 Feb 2025
Through-the-skin drug delivery eases prostate cancer treatment 
12 Feb 2025

Before your travel

Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, with 36 cases reported so far and 11 deaths.
31 Oct 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone for a country with more than 100 million inhabitants.
20 Oct 2024
Small business owners in the Southeast waiting for long-delayed pandemic aid are pushing for that money to recover from this fall’s brutal hurricane season.
11 Oct 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) was notified of one human case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) on 5 September 2024, by the Ministry of Hea
01 Oct 2024

During your travel

A think tank report on Tuesday (12/11) showed tentative signs of improvement in productivity in England's health service, which fell sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic
12 Nov 2024
At least 73 people have died of mysterious causes in the Sudanese town of al-Hilaliya, besieged by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the Sudanese Doctors Unio
07 Nov 2024
A Swedish hospital on Tuesday (22/10) said 33 women underwent unnecessary hysterectomies in 2023 and 2024 after being incorrectly diagnosed as being at risk of uterine c
24 Oct 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the first mpox in vitro diagnostic (IVD) under its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) procedure, an important step in improving g
04 Oct 2024

After your travel

A Yale Medicine expert weighs in on the potential impact of the new
23 May 2024
The World Health Organization on Friday (26/1) denied Israel's charges it had colluded with Hamas by ignoring Israeli evidence of the group's "military use" of hospitals
27 Jan 2024
Every traveler knows the feeling.
26 Nov 2023

Success Stories

An experimental blood test may one day allow doctors to predict a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease years before symptoms begin, according to a long-term study
19 Jun 2024
Crossworld celebrated the 20th anniversary of its establishment with a cocktail soiree on Friday 31/05 at Lake Vouliagmeni.
16 Jun 2024
Olympians including Dutch marathon runner Abdi Nageeye are using a new tool they hope will boost their medal chances this summer: tiny monitors that attach to the skin t
11 Jun 2024