Health

Hungary healthcare reform, hospital waiting lists

Hungary moves to cut hospital waiting times with weekend operations and extra pay

by Bálint Csontos
Featured Image Why Children Often Get Sick After Starting Nursery

Why a child often gets sick after starting nursery?

by Guest Author
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Dental treatment is so much cheaper in Hungary that patients fly in from abroad

by Bálint Csontos
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Nearly one million people affected by dementia in Hungary – but many cases could be prevented

by Bálint Csontos
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Hungary tightens syphilis screening during pregnancy as congenital cases rise

by Csaba Finta
Flirt train Hungary

Travel across Hungary for less than EUR 3 during European Mobility Week’s Car-Free Day

by Csaba Finta
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Magyar government plans to hike tobacco taxes, sending cigarette prices sharply higher

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
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Monaco’s Prince Albert II hails Budapest as an ultimate city of sport — and jokes about facing PM Péter Magyar

by Bálint Csontos
Budapest heat island climate Gergely Karácsony

Budapest’s hottest neighbourhoods are nearly 7°C warmer as mayor warns air conditioning is not the answer

by Bálint Csontos
Budapest Half Marathon running Wizz Air sport

Budapest Half Marathon breaks participation record with runners from 117 countries

by Bálint Csontos
Hungarian cancer drug preclinical cancer research

Fungal infection in Hungary: drug-resistant ringworm strain raises concern

by Tamás Nagy
Ervin Nagy at SK On Hungary's battery plant where toxic solvent got into the waters

Toxic solvent found in soil at Hungarian battery plant – local wells ordered to be tested

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
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Hungary makes hospital infection data public: See which hospitals have the most cases

by Daily News Hungary
Domestic mosquitoes spread exotic virus causing severe illness in Hungary

Domestic mosquitoes spread African virus linked to serious illness as first Hungarian case diagnosed

by John Woods
Attila Horvath, the biker who saved the life of a choking boy

Motorcyclist saves choking boy on Hungarian road after dozens of cars drive past

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Danube Alkaline Pollution almásfüzítő

Mysterious alkaline pollution found in the Danube in Hungary as authorities start investigation

by Csaba Finta
Exotic fever disease in Hungary chikungunya

Tropical fever disease has appeared in Hungary

by Csaba Finta
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How to see a doctor without insurance in Budapest: a tourist’s guide

by Guest Author
Photo of the crowd at DJ Oti's performance at Sziget Festival

Drugging fears emerge after multiple women fall ill during DJ show in Hungary

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Romanian ambulance vehicle illustration transylvania

Transylvanian villagers attack ambulance after seeing TikTok rumours about kidnapping children

by Csaba Finta
Igali Gyógyfürdő spa with people bathing

Six taken to hospital after excess chemicals enter pool at Hungarian spa

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Semcorp battery supplier china chinese

Toxic metal levels found in wells near Semcorp plant in Hungary, Greenpeace calls for investigation

by Csaba Finta
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Hungarian doctor performs mid-air CPR on Ryanair flight as passenger collapses

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
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Woman rescued after falling into the Danube in Budapest

by Csaba Finta
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Some Hungarians try using animal dewormers to treat cancer: here’s what the health chief says

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Health Minister Zsolt Hegedűs nosocomial infections

Health ministry develops methodology to gauge nosocomial infections

by Daily News Hungary
Summer camp

Camp medical clearance in Budapest: what to expect

by Guest Author
Prime Minister Péter Magyar Minister of Health Zsolt Hegedűs Uzsoki Street hospital uzsoki hospital air conditioning

Péter Magyar and health minister Zsolt Hegedűs address hospital cooling upgrades — on top of a hospital building

by Csaba Finta
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From weeks to just 24 hours: Ukrainian war victims receive life-changing prosthetic limbs in Budapest

by Csaba Finta
Harmful solvent detected in water reservoire

Solvent harmful to foetal development detected in water reservoir at Komárom industrial park

by Daily News Hungary
Matcha 2

Why Matcha is taking Hungary by storm: health, taste, and ritual

by Daily News
pig swine animal illness hungary fever

First-ever outbreak of deadly pig disease confirmed in Hungarian farm, authorities impose strict emergency measures

by Csaba Finta
Austria asbestos Hungary quarries

Austria’s asbestos scandal: quarries closed amid questions over exports to Hungary

by Bálint Csontos
CATL China Chinese battery plant debrecen hazardous substance green liquid

Chinese battery plant in Hungary leaked green goo, turns out it contains substance possibly fatal to fetuses

by Csaba Finta
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Air conditioning fails in dozens of ambulance cars in Hungary

by Csaba Finta
Hospital air conditioning failed

Air conditioning system fails in Hungarian hospital amid unexpected heatwave

by John Woods
Hungary AI assistant Tisza digital state

AI assistant for every Hungarian? Tisza government promises a digital state

by Bálint Csontos
Asbestos contamination in West Hungary

Unprecedented asbestos contamination crisis – vast numbers of people exposed to the carcinogenic material

by John Woods
child-baby

Newborn kept in a Hungarian hospital for two months due to the family’s poverty

by Daily News
Hantavirus in Hungary

Hantavirus in Hungary after outbreak close to the border? Péter Magyar’s health minister sends important message

by Daily News Hungary
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