Greece

Greek authorities on Wednesday were put on alert after it was confirmed that a case of swine fever disease was recorded at a small family farm in the region of Serres, in northeastern Greece. The case, the first in the...

Greeks throughout the world have rallied to the cause of 18-month-old Panagiotis-Rafael Glossiotis, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). His parents announced on Wednesday that they had raised 3.1 million euros to finally be able to send the toddler...

Archbishop of America Elpidophoros sent a letter on Friday to the family of Panagiotis Rafael Glossiotis, an 18-month old toddler who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Panagiotis Rafael's family is fighting a campaign to raise approximately 3 million euros...

The family of 18-month-old Panagiotis-Rafael Glossiotis from Halkida on the island of Evia, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is fighting a campaign to raise almost 3 million euros to send the toddler to the US for treatment. Greek...

Highlighting a disturbing trend, data published by the Greek Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) showed that infectious incidences of infectious diseases increased by 20.5 percent in 2017. In total, 5,967 were recorded in 2017 compared to 4,951 incidents in 2016. The data...

According to Greece's Center for Disease Prevention and Control (KEELPNO), there has been an increase in the amount of cases of Legionnaires' disease in the country. The agency has launched a campaign to inform citizens about the risks of contracting...

Greece is currently in the throes of a measles epidemic that could very well spread to areas throughout the country, an expert advisor of the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention revealed in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian...

The first case of West Nile Virus in Greece in the past 2 years has been reported and confirmed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO). KEELPNO has reported that the individual who contracted the West Nile Virus...

Diabetes is a known enemy and scientists say that ignorance breeds fear about the disease. One conclusion that experts have come to is that by better informing the masses of society, there is a greater possibility to start diagnosing people with the...

On Tuesday the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) revealed their assessment of 16 migrants centers across Greece following health inspections earlier this month. The outlook was not good as KEELPNO determined that hundreds if not thousands of migrants...

Greece tops the list for heart disease and stroke deaths as a result of smoking and obesity, as the latest OECD health report reveals. Data from 34 countries shows that Greeks come last in terms of quality of...

Research presented on May 18 at the Heart Failure Congress 2014, held May 17-20 in Athens, Greece, showed that the financial crisis has caused an increase in cardiovascular diseases. The Congress is the main annual meeting of the Heart Failure...

Greece in 2010 had the highest rate of cardiovascular problem of any developed country, according to the Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke released by the World Health Organization (WHO) The Atlas reveals heart attack and stroke episodes seem to have declined in...

Ten years since the last incidence of the mad cow disease in Greece, the Greek authorities have quarantined a farm in Fthiotida, central Greece, after the detection of two new cases. The new cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) were...

Tuberculosis, influenza, West Nile virus, transmitted diseases such as AIDS, pulmonary and dental diseases and mental illnesses such as depression, are the main health problems that the six-years recession in Greece has caused. Although the levels of life expectancy...