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News on medicine and health care in Slovakia
Popular German drugstore chain to sell non-prescription drugs in Bratislava
Dm drogerie markt has said that it has an ambition to launch the sale of over-the-counter medicines in the future.
Their performance may improve, but some hospital laboratories are reluctant to give up unnecessary manual work
Laboratories are one of the hospital departments able to generate a profit, says Beckman Coulter Czech Republic CEO Vojtěch Drbohlav.
Health of Slovaks stagnating, warns Health Ministry
New report shows public health indicators worsening.
European agency investigates weight loss drugs also available in Slovakia
Cases of self-harm and suicidal thoughts potentially linked to the drugs.
Hundreds of paediatricians resign from emergency service
Doctors blame excessive workloads among other things.
Pharmacies can administer flu vaccine from next year
Slovakia’s vaccination rate is one of the lowest in Europe.
Home universities rejected them. Future Austrian and German doctors study medicine in Bratislava
Foreign students need fewer points than Slovak students to be accepted by Slovak medical faculties.
News digest: Finally, some art! Refurbished SNG starts to put its treasures on display
Some banks will increase fees from next week, Petržalka has begun 3-day festivities, and how to make pagáče.
Government picks towns for two new hospitals
Project in Bratislava scrapped.
Abortion pill is still awaiting permission, 10 years on
Slovakia is one of only four EU states to bar its use.
Doctors obliged to issue electronic sick notes from June
Many are said to continue not using the new ePN service.
Slovak urologists' prostate cancer needle may be new hope for men
Prostate cancer is problematic in that a patient can live for years without knowing about it.
Warnings over measles epidemics as vaccinations fall
Dozens of districts below rate for collective immunity.
A new large hospital opens in Slovakia, the first in more than 30 years
The referral hospital in Bratislava is owned by the Penta financial group.
Hundreds of stray patients looking for a doctor
Contact the regional office to find a general practitioner, contact the insurance company to find a specialist.
High energy bills force doctors to introduce questionable fee
The Health Ministry claims it is seeking a solution.
Ukrainian medics still awaiting approval to work in Slovakia
Doctors have been waiting months to have their diplomas recognised.
Health Ministry reveals its draft list of acute-care hospitals
Bratislava is the only city with hospitals in the top category.
Ružomberok and Košice home to top Slovak hospitals
The worst teaching hospital in Košice, the latest INEKO ranking shows.
A surge of sick children and even pneumonia in Slovakia. Two pandemic years to blame
We will be back to normal, but not just yet, paediatrician says.
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