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
Passion and pampering for Valentine’s Day at Athenaeum Spa

An exclusive Valentine’s package offers couples premium access to the...

An exclusive Valentine’s package offers couples...

Diabetes advocacy group wants remote glucose monitoring devices to be available to all

Maltese Diabetes Association welcomes pilot project to allow under 16s with Type 1 diabetes to receive continuous glucose monitoring but calls for...

Maltese Diabetes Association welcomes pilot project to...

Dentists: less than 1 in 20 get sugar levels right

People with higher educational level linked to a healthier diet and awareness...

People with higher educational level linked to a healthier...

Calls to Richmond Foundation helpline quadrupled in 2020

Increase of people suffering from anxiety as well as symptoms of...

Increase of people suffering from anxiety as well as...

Benna’s fortified Vitamin D milk fights off the pandemic’s indoor blues

Spending little time outdoors or exposed to the sun? Benna’s fortified milk helps those who need additional Vitamin D

Spending little time outdoors or exposed to the sun?...

Lack of data about vaccine poses difficult choice for pregnant women

Doctors and pregnant women have been left in the dark with little data still...

Doctors and pregnant women have been left in the dark with...

What you need to know before taking the COVID-19 jab

The Malta Association of Public Health Medicine speaks to MaltaToday about...

The Malta Association of Public Health Medicine speaks...

Give the gift of therapy this year: support the Richmond Foundation

Richmond Foundation fund-raiser, Give the Gift of Therapy, aims at...

Richmond Foundation fund-raiser, Give the Gift of...

HIV treatment crisis caused after new medication is delayed at London airport

Malta Gay Rights Movement appeals to those with spare HIV medicine to come forward, as stocks at Mater Dei pharmacy run low following a delay in the...

Malta Gay Rights Movement appeals to those with spare HIV...

Expecting parents to receive psychological support before and after birth

A pilot project looks to safeguard and improve the mental health of expecting parents before and after their pregnancy

A pilot project looks to safeguard and improve the mental...

Ectopic pregnancy treatment highlights health risks of abortion ban

Pro-choice doctors say Maltese doctors surgically remove fallopian tube to...

Pro-choice doctors say Maltese doctors surgically remove...

Drugs and alcohol account for one in four admissions to Mount Carmel

One-fourth of patients admitted to hospital are foreigners, 31% are forcefully...

One-fourth of patients admitted to hospital are foreigners,...

Life-saving treatment for ectopic pregnancy depends on board that works till 2:30pm

For a doctor to administer methotrexate to end a woman’s life-threatening ectopic pregnancy, approval is required from a government body that only...

For a doctor to administer methotrexate to end a...

European medicines watchdog expected to give Pfizer first COVID-19 vaccine authorisation

Health minister Chris Fearne: Malta could start receiving COVID vaccine in January

Health minister Chris Fearne: Malta could start receiving...

Cheaper biosimilar drugs are ordeal for some patients

The provision of a free arthritis medication by the governmnet’s Pharmacy...

The provision of a free arthritis medication by the...

Veganism plants sturdy roots in island of meat-eaters

A nation of meat-eaters is slowly coming to terms with the benefits of...

A nation of meat-eaters is slowly coming to terms with the...

Flu season in a pandemic calls for a boost in our defence systems

With the likelihood of more people getting sick as the cold season sets in,...

With the likelihood of more people getting sick as the cold...

Too much sugar and salt: 64% of baby foods on Maltese market fail WHO guidelines

Shocking study finds only 88 out of the 243 food products on the Maltese market contain the recommended WHO levels of sugar, salt and other nutritional...

Shocking study finds only 88 out of the 243 food products...