Surgeons at the St. Nicholas Children's Hospital of Lviv's First Medical Unit performed a rare surgical intervention to help an 8-year-old girl who had been unable to eat for six years due to a burned esophagus.
As of April 1, 2024, 3,648 cases of HIV infection and 758 cases of AIDS were registered in Ukraine, which is 5% less than in the same period in 2023, the Ministry of Health reports.
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has amended the requirements for certification of domestically produced medicinal products for international trade and confirmation of active pharmaceutical ingredients for export, implementing WHO recommendations and promoting the unification of registration of medicinal products for domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers in importing countries.
The Odesa Regional State Administration received 7 modern electric vehicles for primary health care from the Ministry of Health of Ukraine to facilitate doctors' visits to patients in remote areas of the region.
A 44-year-old man was admitted to a hospital in Kherson with numerous bruises as a result of Russian air strikes on the city on May 15. He will undergo further treatment on an outpatient basis.
Primary healthcare institutions in Kyiv region are receiving 7 new MG4 electric vehicles, which will allow doctors to provide better services.
All hospitals with inpatient departments in Ukraine are equipped with generators, which allows them to operate fully and perform both emergency and scheduled surgeries despite power outages.
The study found 618 proteins in the blood associated with 19 types of cancer, with 107 proteins detected 7 years before diagnosis, indicating the possibility of early detection of cancer risk.
Climate change can lead to an exacerbation of neurological diseases such as dementia, epilepsy, and depression, as extreme heat and natural disasters caused by global warming negatively affect brain health.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico survived an assassination attempt and is in stable condition after undergoing surgery for gunshot wounds to his abdomen and joint.
Transgender, non-binary and intersex people are officially classified as mentally ill in Peru, despite criticism from LGBTQ activists.
According to a report by the European Environment Agency, climate change is exacerbating floods, droughts, and water quality, posing an increasing threat to human health.
Doctors at the Shalimov Institute successfully removed a pancreatic tumor that was causing hypoglycemia and neuropsychiatric disorders, returning the woman to health and an active life.
Every 9 minutes, one person dies from animal bites in the world, and 40% of deaths occur in children under the age of 15.
In the first quarter of 2024, the number of settlements in Ukraine with rabies-infected animals almost doubled compared to the same period in 2023, reaching 369 settlements.
By the end of the year, Ukraine, with the support of the WHO, will introduce PCR diagnostics of rabies in animals to ensure faster diagnosis and timely treatment of people who have come into contact with infected animals.
Ukraine has financed vaccines for anti-epizootic measures against rabies in wild and domestic animals, as cases of rabies among pets are on the rise.
Currently, Ukraine has more than 50 thousand doses of anti-rabies vaccine provided by international partners as humanitarian aid, which is enough to conduct all the necessary treatment courses.
If you are bitten by a stray animal, you should immediately seek medical attention, as most rabies-related fatalities occur due to untimely medical attention or the belief that a healthy-looking animal is not a threat.
In Ukraine, rabies vaccination requires only 5 shots, not 40, and patients receive the necessary vaccination from the first day they visit the network of anti-rabies medical centers in case of an unknown animal bite.
The law on mobilization introduces mandatory medical examinations to determine fitness for military service, clarifies the categories eligible for deferment, and provides for review of decisions of the medical and social expert commission for men aged 25-50 who were first diagnosed with a disability after February 24, 2022.
The Ministry of Health warns that more and more middle-aged people have been suffering from strokes lately: as of 2019, more than 62% of stroke cases occurred in people under the age of 70.
First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska opened a conference on mental health in Belgrade, Serbia, where she spoke about Ukraine's mental health program and the impact of Russian aggression on the mental health of Ukrainians.
A 62-year-old man who was transplanted with a genetically modified pig kidney for the first time in the United States died almost two months after the operation.
A 5-year-old child was poisoned by carbon monoxide and hospitalized after a fire in a residential building in Brovary.
Kharkiv plans to create operating and resuscitation rooms underground on the basis of existing medical facilities, as well as expand the network of underground cultural institutions to maintain safety and ensure the continuous functioning of cultural and medical life.
Experts from the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise told how counterfeiters fill cigarettes.
An 11-year-old child and a 72-year-old woman suffered acute stress reactions as a result of the rocket attack on Kharkiv.
A groundbreaking gene therapy trial has returned hearing to an 18-month-old British baby born with auditory neuropathy, marking a new era in the treatment of deafness.
The United Kingdom refuses to sign a global pandemic treaty with the WHO, citing concerns about having to give up a fifth of its vaccines.