Greece

Greek doctors took to the streets on Tuesday to protest the "suffocating" conditions in Greek hospitals, specifically Covid-19 wards.

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...

The Antetokounmpo family sent a big "thank you" note to all the doctors and nurses who continue to risk their health in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. As Giannis Antetokounmpo stated in his Twitter account, "As a family, we feel...

Two Greek doctors saved the life of a 54-year-old woman who fell gravely ill during a  flight between Lisbon and Zurich recently. Cardiologists Giorgos Angelopoulos and Nikos Spiliopoulos were returning to Greece from Portugal via Switzerland on the Portuguese airline...

Greek and foreign doctors have taken part in a special ceremony on the island of Kos to renew their Hippocratic Oath. The medics were on the island over the weekend as part of an international conference on health tourism. Kos is the...

Medical staff from Greek state hospitals will go on strike on Wednesday, angry at government hiring practices and a lack of money they claim have led to a shortfall in doctors. Members of the OENGE union will go on a...

Recession is the source of financial desperation for all Greek labor, but it is particularly harsh for medical professionals who spend almost a decade studying, only to see their wages dropping below those of a public service employee. When an...

The Medical Association of Athens condemned a short film aiming to highlight the problem of sexual harassment as "slanderous and dangerous". The film by the General Secretariat for Gender Equality (SGGA) presents a pediatrician sexually harassing a mother. SGGA said that...

The number of Greek doctors working in the United Kingdom has doubled since 2009, while they are in second place among EU Member States in Britain's National Health System (NHS). Based on a House of Commons report regarding the number...

Harvard, Yale, UCLA, Duke, Johns Hopkins, in addition to another 30 universities are opening their doors to top graduates from medical schools across Greece. The interest shown by major universities is yet another example of the quality of Greek...

A 67-year-old woman in Greece gave birth to her own grandchild as a surrogate mother earlier this week, carrying her daughter's child after a serious illness prevented the younger woman from becoming pregnant. The baby girl was born last Tuesday,...

Greek doctors working in the United Kingdom worry that they might lose their jobs after statements by British Prime Minister Theresa May and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Speaking on BBC television on Thursday, May said that the UK National Health...

Representatives of Greece’s association of doctors met with the Minister of Labor to express their opposition to the government’s proposed pension reform plan, hoping that they could make a case for its withdrawal. Alas, their voices fell on deaf...

Greece is in violation of European Union law by letting doctors work long hours without proper rest, according to a top EU court. A BBC news report says that ten Greek medical associations filed a complaint to the European Court...

Greek Doctors’ Union (EOPYY) announced it will commit to a work stoppage until doctors get paid the money they are owed. The doctors will reconsider their strategy on August 7. "Under complete dissolution, EOPPY is unable to fulfill its duties toward the insured as well as toward...