German doctors protest government plan to legalize recreational marijuana
Doctors’ association says regular cannabis use can lead to irreversible brain damage in young people
Hungarian researchers may have created naturally derived Covid-19 remedy
The drugs may prove effective, but they are years away from being on the market
Romania continues to lose doctors to the West
In the past 10 years, 40,000 doctors have left Romania to work in foreign countries
Hungary could receive first doses of monkey pox vaccine within weeks
The vaccines will come from companies based in Germany and the United States
War in Ukraine leads to medicine shortage in Germany
With one in four drugs currently unavailable, pharmacists are resorting to producing alternatives to cope with demand
EU delivers first monkeypox vaccines to member states
Spain is to receive 5,300 doses, according to the European Commission, which says it is responding ‘in real time’ to the threat
Hungary has first case of monkeypox
Immune-deficient persons and pregnant women are most susceptible to the disease
Germany’s migrant population places major burden on healthcare system and state budgets
Tens of billions of euros are being spent on Germany’s migrants, and healthcare costs are a major factor in these huge sums of money
Russia could face insulin shortage
Panic buying and lack of raw materials are both responsible for the lack of insulin in Russia
Romania: Health minister warns against excessive iodine consumption after pharmacies sell out amid fears of nuclear disaster
Alexandru Rafila insisted that commercially available iodine products lack effectiveness and are useless as a preventative treatment in the event of a nuclear disaster
Hungary to lift most Covid-19 restrictions, maintains state of emergency
Mask mandates and employers’ requirements for vaccination certificates will be scrapped from Monday
Top Hungarian epidemiologist calls for ending Covid measures
Just one day after Britain announced the phasing out of Covid-19 restrictions, an influential Hungarian doctor asks for the same measures in Hungary
Romania suffers fourfold week-on-week rise in coronavirus infections
Hospitals have been less overwhelmed than during previous waves of coronavirus
Israel approves 4th vaccine for seniors, medical staff
Israel has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world
Hungarian Army nearly 100% vaccinated
An October ordinance made vaccination compulsory for all state and municipal employees
Slovenian president supports mandatory vaccination
Slovenia could be the next country with a mandatory vaccination program if the country’s president has his way
European Commission sets nine-month expiry on vaccinations
New rule planned come into effect on January 10.
Hungarians drank more alcohol during pandemic
Alcohol consumption in 2020 rose by 10 percent from the previous year
Hungary donates over 1 million COVID-19 vaccines to Africa
African countries struggling to gain access to vaccines find a friend in Hungary
Macron, liberal French government allocate €1 billion to healthcare for illegal migrants in 2022
With France paying 100 percent of healthcare costs for illegal immigrants, the massive strain on the French budget is starting to show
Czechs consider public finances and healthcare to be most pressing problems
People’s interest in corruption and, in particular, migration has declined, as only one-third of survey participants now see it as a very urgent problem
WHO director-general praises Hungarian healthcare, cancer-fighting efforts
Hungarian cancer treatment is a model for regional countries, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Budapest
Hungary must be self-sufficient in medical equipment production
One of the important guarantees of future security is for Hungary to become self-sufficient in the production of medical devices, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at Tuesday’s inauguration ceremony of Beurer Hungária Kft in Veszprém
Hungary to produce China’s COVID-19 vaccine
Hungary has one of the best vaccination rates in the world
Hungary’s vaccination rate outpaces US
Hungary currently ranks fourth in the world
Hungary to build vaccine plant to supply country and region
The plant is expected to become operational at the end of 2022
Restaurants across Hungary join effort to help country’s ambulance workers
Romanian doctor refuses to treat patients who refuse COVID-19 vaccine
Doctors set for big wage hike in Hungary after parliament agrees to vote on healthcare bill
Doctors, dentists and pharmacists will see a three-step increase in wages through 2023
Coronavirus: Hungary doubles healthcare wages, fights gratuity system
Pandemic forces the measures
Czech doctors break world record after patient survives 143 days on an artificial lung
The previous record was 79 days
Coronavirus heralds an American nightmare: opinion
Americans have survived several crises but the coronavirus pandemic might test American society like nothing before
Hungary confirms first two coronavirus cases from Iranian students
Students from Iran who disregarded voluntary quarantine have now brought coronavirus to Hungary
Private eye clinic in Budapest shut down for malpractice
One patient was permanently blinded
Czechia fears exodus of social service workers after German wage increase
German wages have already led to a huge loss of doctors in Czechia, but now a wage increase for social service workers could see medics and caregivers leave too
Hungarian surgeons install brain implant to treat Parkinson’s disease
Hungarian surgeons turned to this treatment when medications were no longer effective
Europe’s largest organ transplant center is in Prague
In 2019, the center transplanted 540 organs into 486 patients
Hungary lost over 6,000 pigs to swine fever scare
Agriculture ministry gives full compensation to farmers
Cyberattack paralyzes Czech hospital
Many patients had to be transferred elsewhere
The V4 to negotiate on drug prices together
The V4 countries to join forces to negotiate drug prices.
Hungarian team performs breakthrough ovarian tissue transplant
A team of doctors from the Budapest Versys Clinic successfully performed ovarian tissue transplants on three patients, news portal Origo reports.
German health minister against doctors’ migration
German health minister Jens Spahn (CDU) would like to see EU-level regulations against doctors moving to more affluent countries, he told Swiss paper Blick am Sonntag.
Poland educating doctors for export
Doctors educated in Poland are an asset for western healthcare systems, says conservative Catholic daily “Nasz Dziennik”. Polish taxpayers are not getting value for money.
Hungary has record number of doctors
The number of active doctors in Hungary was 39,132 last year, the highest since 1960. The number of general practitioners, however, remains low.
Hungarian healthcare is the last vestige of Socialism
The wasteful and inefficient Hungarian healthcare system is in urgent need of reform.