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Stranded Greek Passport Holders Trying to Leave China's Coronavirus Epicenter

Greek Reporter has learned that at least four Greek passport holders living at or near the Coronavirus epicenter of Wuhan have contacted the country's authorities in China requesting immediate evacuation. It is believed that Greek authorities are now trying to...

Pioneering Artificial Iris Surgery Takes Place in Corfu, Greece Hospital

Surgeons at the Ophthalmological Clinic of the General Hospital of Corfu (Kerkyra) Island in Greece announced on Monday that an innovative major surgery took place at their facility several days ago. The statement from the hospital notes that its doctors...

Greece Announces Additional Precautionary Measures for Coronavirus Emergency

An additional package of measures to protect the country against a coronavirus outbreak was decided at the Greek National Public Health Council, which convened on Monday, in the presence of Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias in Athens. The measures include an...

Greece Intensifies Preparations for Potential Coronavirus Cases

Greece's Health authorities, as well as its Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias, are in regular contact with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC), European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakidou, and the...

Santorini Mayor 'Not Particularly Concerned' About Coronavirus Spread

Τhe mayor of Santorini, a favorite travel destination for Chinese, played down concerns about the possibility of the spread of the coronavirus to the Greek island.

Greece Halts Visa Applications from China as it Prepares to Tackle Coronavirus

Greece has halted all visa applications from Chinese citizens at least until February 9 as health authorities are meeting early next week to assess the threat posed by the spread of coronavirus. A message sent to all travel agents by...

Revolutionary New Cancer Therapy Tried for the First Time in Greece

A promising treatment for cancer patients called CAR T-cell therapy was given to a patient at a Greek public hospital for the first time in the country on January 22. The therapy is a type of treatment in which a...

Greece Designates Referral Hospitals for Coronavirus

Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Tuesday designated medical centers across the country which will be tasked with functioning as referral hospitals which will have to deal with potential cases of the deadly coronavirus. The decision was taken during a...

Greeks Spend More on Healthcare Than Any OECD Country

Greeks spend more money on health care compared to citizens of other member countries. This is according to an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) study. The Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) issued a report titled "Health in Greece"...

Greek President Pavlopoulos Hospitalized With High Fever

The outgoing President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos was admitted to the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre on Friday morning after experiencing severe symptoms attributed to a virus. According to hospital sources quoted by the state-run AMNA news agency, the...

Coronavirus Risk Low in Greece, Health Authorities Say

Greece's National Public Health Organization (NPHO) on Tuesday said it remains vigilant for potential outbreaks of the new strain of coronavirus (2019-nCoV) among travelers to and from Greece and China. The virus, which has already infected more than 200 people...

Little Greek Hero's Brave Fight Against Spinal Atrophy Brings Hope to a Nation

The condition of Panagiotis Rafael Glossiotis, the toddler from Chalkida, Greece who is suffering from a rare condition called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), is progressing surprisingly well, it was made public on Monday. His suffering moved the entire nation. Greeks...

Public Outrage as Anti-Abortion Banner Appears in Athens' Metro

Posters put up by a pro-life, or anti-abortion, organization appeared in Athens' metro stations on Monday, promoting the positions of the Greek anti-abortion movement called ''Afiste Me Na Ziso'' (''Let Me Live''). Since the very first moments of their appearance,...

World-Renowned Greek-American Neurosurgeon Steven Kalkanis to Lead Henry Ford Medical Group

Henry Ford Health System has selected its own Steven N. Kalkanis, M.D., to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Henry Ford Medical Group (HFMG), effective Jan. 1, 2020. Dr. Kalkanis will provide strategic leadership and direction for the...

Johns Hopkins University, Greek Researchers Join Forces to Tackle Dementia

Greek researchers from the US' Johns Hopkins University and Ionian University have joined forces to confront the epidemic of Alzheimer’s disease and its related disorders in Greece. Presented by the Greek Initiative Against Alzheimer's (hiaad.org) in a press conference held...