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 kits temporally...
40% still experience smoking in playgrounds
Eurobarometer survey finds Maltese mostly likely Europeans to experience outdoor smoking in areas frequented by kids and teens
EU warns over five espressos a day could be damaging to health

EFSA suggests that over five espressoes worth of caffeine could damage health

EFSA suggests that over five espressoes worth of caffeine...

Drop in non-fatal accidents at work during first quarter 2015

670 involved in non-fatal accident at work during first three months of 2015

670 involved in non-fatal accident at work during first...

New findings by Maltese breast cancer researchers at European Research Centres

The Group of Breast Cancer Researchers at the University of Malta has come up with new findings that suggest they will facilitate the therapy of breast cancer...

The Group of Breast Cancer Researchers at the University of...

WHO criticises Malta’s high Caesarean birth rate

Malta's high rate of births by Caesarean sections has been criticsed by...

Malta's high rate of births by Caesarean sections has...

German woman, 65, gives birth to quadruplets

Doctors had criticised mother’s decision to have fertilised eggs implanted

Doctors had criticised mother’s decision to have...

Breast cancer group to hold talk on advances in local research

The Breast Cancer Research Group recently identified a marker in cells that...

The Breast Cancer Research Group recently identified a...

Daikin ALIVE2015 challenge members learn about current research in cancer

Daikin ALIVE2015 Cycling Challenge for Cancer, which is currently raising funds for the gold ribbon, the official ribbon of children with cancer, organised an...

Daikin ALIVE2015 Cycling Challenge for Cancer, which is...

Inspections reveal elderly get inadequate care in private homes

Malta spends €56.9 million in state-financed beds for the elderly, up from...

Malta spends €56.9 million in state-financed beds for...

Coeliac disease: A lifelong struggle

Some sufferers live their entire lives with the disease, others develop it at a later stage in life. One thing is certain: living with coeliac disease is a...

Some sufferers live their entire lives with the disease,...

Persona offering free consultations through Melanoma Awareness Month

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that develops from melanin-producing cells,...

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that develops from...

'Drug law reform can change lives' - Bonnici

Justice Minister Owen Bonnici said that through the reformed...

Justice Minister Owen Bonnici said that through the...

Government to open 18 new specialisation posts for nurses

Health Parliamentary Secretary Chris Fearne says the government looks forward...

Health Parliamentary Secretary Chris Fearne says the...

Dementia awareness campaign launched

A number of services and training schemes have already been implemented

A number of services and training schemes have already been...

World Asthma Day: GSK shines light on asthma patients’ perspectives

The suffering caused by asthma and the extra burden it puts on the daily lives...

The suffering caused by asthma and the extra burden it puts...

Understanding autism: a family tells its story

Julian and Emma McEwen talk about autism and how it affects their six-year old...

Julian and Emma McEwen talk about autism and how it affects...

Atlas promotes 'Saħħtek' health and wellbeing study

Since testing began in November 2014, the team have already identified 25 newly...

Since testing began in November 2014, the team have already...

New doctors: women outnumbering men

Women are more likely to be attracted to specialties such as paediatrics and obstetrics, where they have a more personal relationship with patients.

Women are more likely to be attracted to specialties such...

Maltese genetically susceptible to polio

Academic warns of possible re-emergence of virus in new form, links susceptibility to disease in Gozo to consanguineous marriages in the past

Academic warns of possible re-emergence of virus in new...