health

12/12/2024

FDA accepts submission for Hungarian pharmaceutical company Richter denosumab biosimilar

Hungarian pharmaceutical company Gedeon Richter and UK-based peer Hikma on Thursday announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted an application for Richter's denosumab biosimilar candidate. #pharmacy #health #Richter
11/12/2024

Austrian ambulances could soon assist Hungarian patients for faster emergency response

Thanks to a recently signed Austrian-Hungarian agreement, ambulances from Austria may now assist Hungarian patients if they can reach the emergency site faster than Hungarian rescue teams. #Austria #emergency #ambulance #agreement
30/11/2024

Spectacular: Chain Bridge will be illuminated with red light on Sunday!

Budapest's landmark Chain Bridge will be illuminated with red light on Sunday evening, to mark World AIDS Day, a municipal representative of the opposition LMP party said. #lmp #chainbridge #budapest
27/11/2024

Horrible statistics: Hungary tops EU in intimate partner violence rates

Over the past 12 years, the number of women suffering from intimate partner violence in Hungary has more than doubled, while Hungarian laws and the refusal to ratify the Istanbul Convention do little to help women in need. #domesticviolence #violence #women
27/11/2024

Best ways to help with high blood pressure

Managing high blood pressure requires a multifaceted approach, including lifestyle changes like regular physical activity, a healthy diet (such as the DASH diet), weight management, reducing sodium intake, and stress management.
22/11/2024

Hope for a little boy battling the incurable disorder DMD: Dusán’s family seeks support for experimental treatment

At just 11 months old, Dusán’s family received the devastating news: their young son had been diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare and incurable […]
21/11/2024

Hungary ranks 1st globally for highest cancer death rates, new study finds

Hungary’s position as the country with the highest cancer death rate highlights a concerning regional trend. #cancer #death #health #study
18/11/2024

Hungarian opposition Jobbik urges health-care finance reform

Opposition Jobbik has called for the reform Hungary's health-care financing system with the aim of speeding up access to better quality services. #opposition #Jobbik #healthcare #health #finance
18/11/2024

Outrageous: Fake product advertised on YouTube in the name of a prestigious Hungarian university

Beware of this online scam! #health #university #fakeadvertisement #Semmelweis
16/11/2024

National Bank of Hungary issues a new forint coin – Here’s how it looks

The National Bank of Hungary celebrates 100 years of paediatric care with a stunning commemorative coin. #health #healthcare #forint #coin #HungarianNationalBank
15/11/2024

Scientist of Hungarian origin can treat cancer with viruses? The miraculous recovery of Dr Beáta Halassy

Beáta Halassy developed a potent cocktail of viruses designed to destroy cancerous cells without harming healthy ones. Despite being diagnosed with stage three breast cancer, she is now living cancer-free. So why are medical journals hesitant to publish her results? #cancertreatment #cancer #beatahalassy #croatia #health
15/11/2024

Deadly H5N1 virus spreads in Hungary again

The virus has been identified in Somogy County and in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. #hungaryvirus #birdfluvirus #h5n1
12/11/2024

Bird flu detected in Baranya County, Hungary

The H5N1 avian influenza subtype has been identified at a turkey farm in Baranya County, in the southwest of the country, food safety authority Nébih said on Tuesday. #health #animals #birdflu
12/11/2024

Has the ambulance service in Budapest collapsed? – spokesperson reacts

A health analyst judges the National Ambulance Service harshly, while its spokesperson praises its efficiency and swiftness. #health #ambulance #Budapest #hospital #service
08/11/2024

Essential nutrients and exercise for optimal bone health

Bone health is a key area of development in the well-being of athletes and is crucial for safe training and successful career progression.
03/11/2024

Breaking new ground: Hungary’s first ESA-certified space doctor Dr Klaudia Nagy

Hungary has officially appointed its first space doctor, Dr Klaudia Vivien Nagy. #space #doctor #medicine #health
28/10/2024

Midwife’s leaflet sparks controversy in Hungary

Should mums-to-be really be ironing for dads before heading to the hospital? #pregnancy #health #healthcare
16/10/2024

BREAKING – Flight lands in Budapest due to passenger’s fatal illness!

The Sunexpress airline's Antalya-Düsseldorf service had to make an emergency landing in Budapest on Wednesday as a passenger was taken fatally ill. #sunexpress #budapest #budapestairport
01/10/2024

Why gastric bypass surgery is becoming popular in Türkiye

Gastric bypass surgery is a weight loss procedure that reduces the size of the stomach and reroutes part of the small intestine to limit calorie absorption, helping patients achieve significant weight loss:
30/09/2024

Bad news: Budapest and Hungarian cities struggle with alarming air pollution levels

In Hungary, poor air quality is linked to around 10,000 premature deaths annually, alongside approximately one million cases of illness each year. #airquality #health #Budapest