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Art
Stunning Mosaics Using Expired Pills Created by Greek Doctor
Eleni Ioannidou, a doctor at the Rethymno Hospital, has been creating lately impressive mosaics using just expired pills.
Greece
Greek Doctor George Papanicolaou Saved Countless Lives with Pap Smear
Georgios Papanikolaou, born in Kymi, Euboea in 1883 and the son of a doctor, invented the ‘Pap smear’ in 1943 and has saved the lives of countless women.
Greece
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
Greece Mobilizes Private Doctors to Cope With Surging Covid Infections
Greece announced it is mobilizing private doctors in an effort to contain the pressure on public hospitals struggling with Covid-19.
Greece
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.
Greece
Greek Doctors Protest “Suffocating” Conditions in Covid-19 Wards
Greek doctors took to the streets on Tuesday to protest the "suffocating" conditions in Greek hospitals, specifically Covid-19 wards.
Charity
Greek Doctor and Philanthropist who Founded MDM Greece Dies
Theophilos Rosenberg, a Greek physician who was the founder of "Doctors of the World," or MDM Greece, passed away on Thursday.
Greece
Coronavirus Vaccine Side-Effect was Mild, Says Greek Doctor with Allergic Reaction
The coronavirus vaccine side-effect was mild, according to a 32-year female doctor who developed an allergic reaction yesterday
Greece
Greek Doctor Cries for Help: "We are at War with Covid"
Greek doctor Daniel Konstantinidis, who works at Papanikolaou General Hospital in Thessaloniki, in northern Greece, published a cry for help on social media on Thursday, stating that "We are at war" with Covid-19.
Dr. Konstantinidis writes in his post that...
Greece
Greek Doctor with Bruised Face Makes Passionate Plea: Please Wear a Mask!
A Greek doctor made a passionate appeal through social media for people to wear a mask to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.
As the number of patients at ICU's throughout the country continues to increase, Eleni Ischaki posted...
Greece
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...
Crime
Fake Doctor Charged for Causing Three Deaths in Greece
Greek police released on Monday photos of the 47-year-old suspect Nikos Kontostathis who has been posing as a doctor allegedly causing the deaths of three cancer patients.
He was led to jail following his deposition before an investigating magistrate on...
Greece
Bogus Greek Doctor Arrested Suspected of Causing at Least Three Deaths
Greek police arrested on Tuesday a 47-year-old suspect who was posing as a doctor. He is thought of being responsible for at least three deaths during the time he pretended to be a physician.
Police accuse the man of persuading...
Basketball
Antetokounmpo Family Sends Big Thanks to Greek Doctors, Medical Staff
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...
Greece
Greece Takes Measures as Doctors Warn of Coronavirus Pandemic in Refugee Camps
A special out-patient infirmary aimed at the early detection of possible coronavirus cases among asylum seekers at the VIAL reception and identification centre (RIC) on Chios has started operations just outside the camp, it was announced on Wednesday.
The VIAL...