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Surgeons Perform World’s First Whole-Eye Transplant

In a new medical milestone, doctors successfully transplanted an entire eye at New York University Langone Health . The recipient, Aaron James, a 46-year-old military veteran, had experienced a serious electrical accident at work, resulting in extensive injuries to the left...

Doctor on Greek Island Quits Due to Lack of Affordable Housing

A Greek doctor on the island of Milos claims she was forced to quit her job and leave the island due to what she stated was a lack of "decent" accommodation, the island's local health center announced on Tuesday. The...

Greece Drafts Private Doctors as Covid-19 Cases Surge

Greece on Thursday began to requisition the services of doctors in central and northern Greece as the country's public health service is struggling to cope with the spread of Covid-19. Pathologists, lung specialists, and general practitioners are being drafted in...

Covid-19: New Rise in ICU Patients as Greece Mobilizes Private Doctors

Greece confirmed a new rise in Covid-19 patients who are hospitalized in ICU at the country's hospitals, with their number jumping to 681.

Greece Appeals for More Doctors as Covid Hospitals Reach Breaking Point

Greece appealed to the private sector doctors to help out in the National Health System (ESY), due to increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases.

SNF Donates $7,500,000 to Greek Doctors and Nurses for Covid-19 Efforts

As a sign of their deep appreciation for their life-saving efforts this past Spring, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation will be paying a total 6.6 million euros ($7.5 million) to doctors and nurses working during the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came...

Moving Scenes as Hospital Staff Applauds Baby Taken Off Ventilator in Spain

Moving scenes took place recently in a hospital in the city of Malaga, Spain, when doctors took a four-month baby who had been infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus off the ventilator that had been breathing for him. The baby has...

Greece Calls for Volunteers to Assist the Country's Healthcare System

The Greek authorities issued on Monday a national call for volunteers to assist the National Health System of the country in its ongoing effort to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The state is now asking for volunteer doctors, nurses, psychologists, and...

Hellenic Diaspora Medical Forum Underway in Thessaloniki

A host of prominent Greek doctors and academics from all corners of the globe have gathered in Thessaloniki for the two-day Hellenic Diaspora Medical Forum which begins on Friday. It is an initiative of the Department of Medicine of the...

Report Says Most Greeks Haven't Seen a Doctor in a Year

According to data from the year 2017, which was published by Eurostat on Monday, Greek citizens are the least likely to visit a doctor of all the citizens from all 28 nations of the European Union. Eurostat, which is the...