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Our experience: fertility struggles are emotionally taxing and we must talk about them

There seems to be an unspoken consensus that such matters ought be kept secret. Yet we believe that the benefits from not suffering in silence outweigh these risks

Malta’s soft drinks bottlers reduce sugar by 10%

Malta Beverage Producers Association are among European soft drinks producers to reduce sugar content by 10%

Vitals’ owners are Singaporean Oxley Capital and founding partner Mark Pawley

Private investment firm Oxley Capital is the ultimate beneficial owner of Vitals Global Healthcare, the company granted a 30-year concession to run three...

Private investment firm Oxley Capital is the ultimate...

Seasonal influenza vaccine to be available next week

The health ministry has said that this year’s seasonal influenza vaccine...

The health ministry has said that this year’s...

[WATCH] Emergency contraception set to be available at Mater Dei for rape victims

Health minister Chris Fearne says emergency contraception will be made available at Mater Dei for rape victims, once it has been licensed by the Medicines...

Health minister Chris Fearne says emergency contraception...

[WATCH] Ban on smoking in cars carrying minors will include electronic cigarettes

Motorists caught smoking with minors in car will risk being slapped with a €50 fine, law to come into force as of January

Motorists caught smoking with minors in car will risk being...

Karin Grech and Gozo General Hospital Nurses in Boston for training

Training exchange part of an agreement signed last November between Vitals...

Training exchange part of an agreement signed last November...

Tobacco industry supports ban on smoking in vehicles with children

The Tobacco Industry Advisory Council has come out in full support of the...

The Tobacco Industry Advisory Council has come out in full...

The Maltese are Europe’s most obese, body mass index data confirms

European Health Interview Survey: Almost one adult in four in Malta is...

European Health Interview Survey: Almost one adult in four...

Two die of AIDS in 2016; 317 new STD cases so far

In response to parliamentary questions put to him, health minister Chris Fearne...

In response to parliamentary questions put to him, health...

Alcohol abuse: 298 people admitted to Mater Dei in first eight months of 2016

Health minister Chris Fearne says that between January and September 2016, 298 people were admitted to Mater Dei Hospital suffering from one-off intoxication...

Health minister Chris Fearne says that between January and...

Health privatisation: commercially sensitive parts censored as contracts are tabled in parliament

Contracts with private hospitals tabled in Parliament, commercially sensitive parts censored out • Doctors' union disappointed that large amounts of...

Contracts with private hospitals tabled in Parliament,...

368 cancer victims between January and May

Figures published in parliament reveal that 368 people have died of cancer in...

Figures published in parliament reveal that 368 people have...

‘Walk for Giacomo’ to collaborate with Global Run Valletta

Friends and families of nine-year-old Giacomo Cassar Fenech, a cancer patient...

Friends and families of nine-year-old Giacomo Cassar...

Voluntary organisation to hold training for would-be ADHD-coaches

ADHD Malta to offer course on ADHD coaching

Sunday protest calling for over-the-counter distribution of morning-after pill

Gender Equality Malta says requiring prescription defeats purpose of emergency contraception

Gender Equality Malta says requiring prescription defeats...

Hostel for female mental health patients opens in Attard

Attard hostel will accomodate ten former Mount Carmel patients, who will be...

Attard hostel will accomodate ten former Mount Carmel...

Mental health crisis intervention must be available 24/7, commissioner insists

Mental health commissioner calls for shift of mental health care from hospitals to community, urges employers to grant sick leave to employees suffering from...

Mental health commissioner calls for shift of mental health...

[WATCH] ‘Make the most of life and take control of your health’ – cancer survivor Charlene Mercieca

Survivor Charlene Mercieca is 32 and only just coming out of a six-month stint with breast cancer: here she tells Jeanelle Mifsud of her ordeal and how...

Survivor Charlene Mercieca is 32 and only just coming out...

MPs recommend doctor’s prescription for morning-after pill

Late-night meeting of three parliamentary committees concludes morning-after...

Late-night meeting of three parliamentary committees...