


Patients with Type 2 diabetes to get long-acting insulin free of charge
€800,000 investment will see 2,000 diabetes patients, who previously paid for their insulin, receive it free of charge
€800,000 investment will see 2,000 diabetes patients,...

Maltese women shun vitamin that helps prevent birth defects
An extensive study has found that just one-quarter of Maltese women who...
An extensive study has found that just one-quarter of...

Three to five daily suicide attempts presenting at hospital’s emergency services
Malta’s top psychiatrist says teens are being driven to unnecessary pressure due to the demands of exams
Malta’s top psychiatrist says teens are being driven...
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[WATCH] New robot at Mater Dei set to assist surgeons in operations
Robot put in place at Mater Dei Hospital will help surgeons perform...
Robot put in place at Mater Dei Hospital will help...

Eight IVF cycles at Mater Dei used frozen embryos
The IVF law was amended last year to enable doctors to freeze embryos for later...
The IVF law was amended last year to enable doctors to...

No study yet on farming out outpatients specialties to cut waiting times
Mater Dei Hospital says it is as yet unable to farm out some of its specialties to health centres and other government institutions to reduce outpatients...
Mater Dei Hospital says it is as yet unable to farm out...

Mortgages, rents, and low education: the factors behind loneliness in Malta
Financial insecurity caused by housing costs and debts is likely to be a factor contributing to loneliness, a study has revealed
Financial insecurity caused by housing costs and debts is...

Myths and misconceptions on mammograms still rife online
Mammograms are a critical part of diagnosing breast cancer, however,...
Mammograms are a critical part of diagnosing breast cancer,...

Every school should have its own qualified nurse, diabetes association says, but union disagrees
Maltese Diabetes Association renews call to have school nurses stationed in all educational institutions • MUMN says proposal 'makes no sense'
Maltese Diabetes Association renews call to have school...
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[WATCH] Free influenza vaccine available from today
Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci says that persons...
Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci...

Expensive medicine is a threat to sustainability of healthcare in Europe, Fearne says
Health minister Chris Fearne told delegates in Austria that transparency in how medicine prices are negotiated would guarantee a stronger European health sector
Health minister Chris Fearne told delegates in Austria that...

Handing out preventive HIV pills cheaper than treatment for life
Lawyer and PrEPing Malta activist Mark Josef Rapa is lobbying for the...
Lawyer and PrEPing Malta activist Mark Josef Rapa is...

Wasteserv unveils new medical waste bins
All medical waste bins will be available at pharmacies across Malta
All medical waste bins will be available at pharmacies...

Doctors for Life claim mothers' lives not at risk, no maternal deaths in nine years
The pro-life doctors said that in nine years, Malta saw the birth of 35,000 children and not a single maternal death between 2011 and 2019
The pro-life doctors said that in nine years, Malta saw the...

Conscientious objectors have right not to stock morning after pill, judge says
Women’s rights activists say women still find it difficult to access the morning-after pill
Women’s rights activists say women still find it...

Labour MP hits out at pharmacies that refuse to sell emergency contraception
Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar says it is disappointing that some pharmacies are refusing to sell emergency contraception because of prejudice on the sexual...
Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar says it is disappointing that...

MGRM warns of ‘unaffordable’ HIV treatment as it launches nationwide awareness campaign
The Malta LGBTIQ Rights Movement said that treatment which could dramatically reduce the risk of persons acquiring HIV remain 'unaffordable' to the...
The Malta LGBTIQ Rights Movement said that treatment which...

Daughters most likely to care for dementia patients, Malta study says
A study published in the Malta Journal of Health Sciences revealed that the...
A study published in the Malta Journal of Health Sciences...