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News on medicine and health care in Slovakia
Best Slovak hospitals are in Banská Bystrica and Košice
The pandemic did not impact the ranking.
Allocating money for state-run health insurer triggers another dispute in coalition
The decision has been opposed by analysts and private insurers too.
Second wave culminates, the worst month yet to come for hospitals
Health Minister Krajčí recommends that hospitals place job ads to find replacements for infected healthcare workers.
Slovaks with high blood pressure ignore treatment, experts say
Prevention also neglected in Slovakia.
Slovak health care among the worst in ranking of 25 countries
Relative costs of health care also influence the ranking
Slovaks take less antibiotics than they used to
The consumption of antibiotics in Slovakia is the lowest it has been in the last 13 years; there are hopes the resistance of some bacteria to antibiotics might decrease too.
Coronavirus in Slovakia: Testing is targeted, imported infection reckoned with
Numbers of COVID-19 tests have dramatically decreased after Slovakia opened up.
Health care purges have started - 12 top managers gone within two months
Health care analysts question the speed of the removals and some replacements the minister has chosen.
Health Minister started replacing people and several top managers had to go
Several changes criticised. Former director of the biggest children's hospital in Slovakia says the ministry failed to explain his surprising removal.
Foreign doctors criticise changes enabling them to help during the coronavirus pandemic
Although they welcome the changes, foreign doctors point to several problematic points.
The sad reality behind the masks
When the coronavirus epidemic is gone, we will have to deal with an epidemic of obesity and dementia.
Ombudswoman: Conditions of the state quarantine should be re-evaluated
Slovakia is still a democratic state where any fundamental restrictions of rights may only be temporary.
No virus, no treatment, patients with other medical issues complain
Hospitals and outpatient departments defend themselves, saying they follow hygienic instructions.
Health and life are the main priorities in a pandemic. Ministry defends limited access to abortions
Ombudswoman and NGOs see unfounded limits in safe access to abortions in Slovakia.
Activists call on the government to ensure access to safe abortions during the pandemic
Slovak NGOs joined the call, which highlights marginalised groups as suffering from the problem.
The COVID-19 virus to slow down Slovak economy
Firms are cancelling meetings and business trips, disinfecting their premises and sending their employees to work from home.
Slovaks live fewer healthy years than other Europeans
The Health Ministry is focusing on prevention.
UPDATED: Slovakia getting ready for coronavirus
Border checks, no mail delivery to Italy, and temperature checks at Slovak airports are all in place from February 28.
Poll: Slovaks worry about corruption and a bad political culture
The most problematic area is the standard of living.
Vaccination calendar will change
The change regarding the MMR vaccine should lower the risk of occurrence and spreading of measles in children’s collectives.
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