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16:03 16/06/2026Armenia to expand universal health insurance, minister saysArmenia officially launched its universal health insurance system on January 1 and the program is now on track to cover all citizens by 2028, Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan told lawmakers during a...
14:15 12/06/2026Thai princess dies after more than three years in comaThailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who had been in a coma for more than three years, has died, the royal household has announced.
15:31 01/06/2026Postman sues hospital after having surgery to remove cancer he did not haveA retired postman is suing a hospital for carrying out a major surgery to remove a cancerous tumour, only for doctors to find it was benign, the Daily Mail reported.
10:45 01/06/2026Mikael Vardanyan donated medical equipment amounting to 127 million drams to the Hematology CenterOn the occasion of June 1, International children’s rights protection day, the pediatric department of the Yolyan Hematology and Oncology Center has been equipped with the modern medical equipment...
11:45 23/05/2026Russia suspends sales of Armenian alcohol after quality violationsRussia’s consumer watchdog has suspended the sale of several Armenian-made alcoholic beverages after inspections revealed they failed to meet mandatory safety and quality standards.
11:10 23/05/2026Riskiest skin cancer cases hit record high in UKThe number of new melanoma skin cancer cases diagnosed in a year has risen above 20,000 for the first time in the UK, the BBC reports.
11:25 18/05/2026WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a global health emergencyThe World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern” after more than 300...
15:00 16/05/2026Gagik Tsarukyan discusses healthcare challenges with doctorsProsperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan has met with some of the country’s most prominent doctors to discuss the challenges facing the healthcare sector and explore opportunities for reform.
13:03 14/05/2026Yerevan councilor blames government for capital’s air pollutionAn opposition politician has accused Armenia’s leadership of neglecting Yerevan’s worsening air quality, describing it as the result of years of government inaction.
16:15 13/05/2026Hantavirus risk in Armenia remains low, authorities sayArmenia’s health authorities say the risk of hantavirus spreading within the country remains low, despite recent reports of cases linked to a cruise ship in the Canary Islands.
15:30 08/05/2026Hantavirus risk in Armenia low, authorities sayThe World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a cluster of severe respiratory illness linked to Andes hantavirus aboard a Dutch-flagged cruise ship that departed Ushuaia, Argentina.
13:15 08/05/2026Around 200 new cases of ovarian cancer diagnosed in Armenia annuallyAround 200 new cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed annually in Armenia, making it the third most common gynecological malignancy in the country and the leading cause of death among cancers of the...
11:24 08/05/2026First case of hantavirus diagnosed in IsraelThe first case of hantavirus has been diagnosed in Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday, citing Maariv.
13:02 30/04/2026Armenia sees decline in acute respiratory infection casesThe number of newly recorded severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) cases in Armenia declined sharply from April 20-26, according to a joint weekly analysis by leading medical institutions.
13:03 23/04/2026Acute respiratory infections rise in ArmeniaHospitals in Armenia have reported a significant uptick in severe acute respiratory infections (SARIs), according to weekly surveillance data from Yerevan State Medical University’s Heratsi No.
15:30 22/04/2026Armenian doctor accuses health minister of manipulating insurance dataArmenian physician and health sector organizer Gevorg Grigoryan has accused Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan of misleading the public with inflated statistics about the country’s health insurance...
14:30 18/04/2026Schools face challenge in harnessing digital transformation, EU study findsA new study highlights the growing challenge schools face in leveraging the benefits of rapid digital transformation while safeguarding student well-being.
12:56 17/04/2026Respiratory syncytial virus persists as flu season concludes in EuropeDespite the end of the 2025-26 influenza season across the WHO European Region, respiratory viruses, particularly respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), continue to circulate, with elevated activity...
16:34 15/04/2026Childhood obesity in Armenia linked to high sugar intake, low physical activityExcess weight and obesity remain widespread among children in Armenia, driven in part by high consumption of free sugars and declining physical activity, according to the Ministry of Health.
12:46 14/04/2026NHS patients face worse survival rates than other rich nations, report saysNHS patients face some of the worst survival rates in the developed world despite record funding for the health service, The Telegraph reported, citing a major report.