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Greek Surgeon, Anesthetist, Paramedic Ask for Bribe to Operate on Patient

A neurosurgeon, an anesthetist and a paramedic of the Evangelismos public hospital in Athens were arrested by Greek police on charges of asking for a bribe to operate on a patient. The Internal Affairs Directorate of the Hellenic Police filed...

Greek Doctors Make Breakthrough Discovery in Treating Leukemia

Greek doctors leading a team from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK, outside Cambridge, have made an incredible breakthrough discovery in the fight against acute meloid leukemia (AML). Dr. Konstantinos Tzelepis and Dr. George Vassiliou -- the...

Over 3,700 Greek Doctors Working in UK Might Lose Jobs After Brexit

Greek doctors working in the United Kingdom worry that they might lose their jobs after statements by British Prime Minister Theresa May and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Speaking on BBC television on Thursday, May said that the UK National Health...

Greece has a Surplus of 20,000 Doctors

Greece has a surplus of 20,000 doctors, with the total number reaching almost 70,000, and a substantial percentage of them being unemployed, says a Kathimerini newspaper report. In the past two decades, Greece has produced a number of doctors which...

Two Greek Doctors in Medical Breakthrough Against Heart Failure

Two Greek doctors participated in a ground-breaking trial of heart regeneration using stem cells, a finding that could help millions of people with heart failure, says a Telegraph report. Heart attack patients who were not expected to live more than...

Greek Government Officials Meet to Address Understaffing Problem in Public Sector

Greek government officials held a meeting today to address what they regard as the understaffing problem facing Greece’s public sector. State Minister Flambourakis and deputy minister of administrative reform Vernardakis were among those present at today’s meeting, with participants agreeing...

Greek Doctors Threaten to Join Strikes Against Government’s Pension Reform Plan

Representatives of Greece’s association of doctors met with the Minister of Labor to express their opposition to the government’s proposed pension reform plan, hoping that they could make a case for its withdrawal. Alas, their voices fell on deaf...

Canadian Smoking Cessation Model Used to Help Greeks Quit Smoking

Greek scientist Sophia Papadakis has travel to Crete in order to implement a program that is going to help people quit smoking. At the moment 38% of the Greek population smokes, making it the leading European country for tobacco...

Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers Take it to the Streets in Greece

Doctors, lawyers, engineers and other professionals took it to the streets in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, protesting against the government's plan for social security fund reforms. Thousands of professionals assembled outside the Labor Ministry, demonstrating against the hikes in contributions...

Greek Doctors Work Long Hours Without Rest in Violation of EU Law

Greece is in violation of European Union law by letting doctors work long hours without proper rest, according to a top EU court. A BBC news report says that ten Greek medical associations filed a complaint to the European Court...