No measles reported in Malta as European disease centre warns of rise in several countries
Despite no reported instances of measles in Malta, the ECDC is anticipating an increase in the highly contagious disease
Rare disease alliance wants MEP candidates to join awareness campaign
National Alliance for Rare Diseases hoping to start work on national strategy with health ministry
Mater Dei toxicology labs make top three in performance ranking

Clinical case study as part of a quality testing programme sees Mater Dei...

Clinical case study as part of a quality testing programme...

Young eating more meat and less veg and fruit

University of Malta study finds that students have reported eating low amounts...

University of Malta study finds that students have reported...

COVID baking and ‘instagood’ bodies triggered eating disorders in pandemic

Surge in eating disorder referrals during COVID-19 lockdown, say Dar Kenn Għal Saħħtek specialist and sufferer

Surge in eating disorder referrals during COVID-19...

COVID work-from-home led to increased back pain in Malta

COVID-19 study finds those working sitting down were 15 times more likely to...

COVID-19 study finds those working sitting down were 15...

‘Life-changing’ blood sugar monitor for diabetics is for keeps

Diabetes device provided by government that gives real-time readings of blood...

Diabetes device provided by government that gives real-time...

Parents of diabetic children hope for extension of glucose monitors

Government pilot project makes huge difference in the management...

Government pilot project makes huge difference in the...

First GU clinic in Gozo opens its doors

Steward Health Care open a genitourinary clinic in Gozo that will operate Friday afternoons on a fortnightly basis out of the Gozo General...

Steward Health Care open a genitourinary clinic...

Watch your back this summer: data reveals most deadly skin cancer in Malta

Most mortal skin cancers detected on the back, data from 87 deaths of primary melanoma show

Most mortal skin cancers detected on the back, data from 87...

Doctors on PGD: 'Speak to couples: their main concern is their children's lives'

Ethical debates on PGD testing tend to be squared around the respect for life and the integrity of selecting human beings at their conception, a process that...

Ethical debates on PGD testing tend to be squared around...

EXPLAINER | Testing embryos for genetic disorder before implantation

Health Minister Chris Fearne says government will put forward changes to the...

Health Minister Chris Fearne says government will put...

Do Malta’s recovery statistics align with new cases of COVID-19?

Some confusion still reigns over COVID-19 recovery statistics, after Malta...

Some confusion still reigns over COVID-19 recovery...

Life-saving drug for cystic fibrosis patients to be placed on government formulary

In video-call with activist and cystic fibrosis sufferer Mandy Vella, prime minister announced expensive drug will be placed on NHS formulary

In video-call with activist and cystic fibrosis sufferer...

MGRM flags increase in syphilis cases, Malta has highest rate in Europe

2020 report finds 85 confirmed cases in Malta, making it highest rate per 100,000 population across Europe

2020 report finds 85 confirmed cases in Malta, making it...

‘I might never get back to where I was before’: the people struggling with long COVID

Andrea, 44, is still suffering from the after-effects of COVID-19 eleven-months on, she wonders if she'll ever get back to where she was before...

Andrea, 44, is still suffering from the after-effects...

[WATCH] My father died of COVID-19 after a year indoors: I couldn’t go to his funeral and it’s hell

The appeal of TV panellist Jeremy Camilleri to the public a week after losing his father to COVID: ‘He could have been your father, mother, or sibling....

The appeal of TV panellist Jeremy Camilleri to the public a...

A guide to the new COVID-19 restrictions in Malta

Household gatherings, face masks, exemptions, mass events, contact sports and...

Household gatherings, face masks, exemptions, mass events,...

MGRM concerned over replacement of specialised sexual health clinic with community services

MGRM says the genitourinary (GU) clinic is to be closed down and replaced by community clinics characterised by lack of training • Self-testing HIV...

MGRM says the genitourinary (GU) clinic is to be closed...

40% still experience smoking in playgrounds

Eurobarometer survey finds Maltese mostly likely Europeans to experience...

Eurobarometer survey finds Maltese mostly likely Europeans...