
Czech government passes game-changing healthcare amendment
The law will enable health insurance companies to allocate significantly more funds toward disease prevention.
How does Czechia eat? A new survey paints an unhealthy picture
A combination of too-high prices and laziness means that people in Czechia skimp on vegetables and eat unhealthy foods instead.
Lavandula Bohemia: Visit a Czech lavender field for a magical spa escape
Helena Neumannová started planting medicinal lavender across the former ancient limestone sea beds of Chodouň, a small village near Beroun, a decade ago.
Czech city becomes first in country to offer students free period supplies
Inspired by initiatives abroad, Ostrava is setting a precedent for tackling menstrual poverty in schools after a successful pilot program.
Thousands of doctors' offices to shut in Czechia amid nationwide strike
Around 7,000 surgeries will close nationwide due to a dispute between general practitioners and the government over renumeration.
Prague's Motol Hospital opens new travel vaccination center: What to know
Amid rising rates of travel-related viruses internationally, Czechia's largest hospital plans to help both foreigners and locals.
Can a Czech-made app boost your work well-being? We tried it
With over 3 million users, VOS.health offers a myriad of features to help with your work-life balance: the Expats.cz staff tested them out.
Czechia to tighten kratom and hemp regulations, backtracks on full e-cigarette ban
The measures aim to protect young people from the risks associated with substances and promote safer consumption practices.
Czechia to streamline healthcare system with shared patient records
The shared health records will include data on cancer screenings and also sets out to make critical information available to both patients and doctors.
Prague welcomes new state-of-the-art vascular center with same-day surgeries
Canadian Medical’s new facility in Prague 5 specializes in range of procedures that don't require hospitalization.
Prague meal service delivers quality and freshness in every box
MyChef is the only meal program in the Czech Republic that prepares everything from scratch and all their desserts are sugar- and gluten-free.
Czech health officials on Europe's new Covid variant: Here's what you need to know
Czechia's neighboring and nearby countries have all seen a spread of the new XEC Covid-19 strain, including Germany, Poland, and Slovenia.
EU proposes ban on smoking outdoors: Will Czechia adopt it?
The recently uncovered regulation – possibly coming into effect next year – would also apply to heated tobacco, e-cigarettes, and vapes.
Prague hospital reaches settlement in case of unwanted abortion
Bulovka University Hospital has reached a confidential settlement with a patient after mistakenly performing an abortion due to a tragic mix-up.
New campaign aims to legalize, regulate Czech cannabis market
The project wants to raise awareness of the economic, medicinal, and social benefits of creating a legalized and regulated marijuana market.
Fighting fat: Will weight-loss drug Ozempic become a revelation in Czechia?
In 2023, the new antidiabetic drug went out of stock in Czechia, and its popularity shows no signs of abating – what does the future hold?
Electronic healthcare appointments, patient records to begin soon in Czechia
The public will be able to make appointments at the vast majority of healthcare facilities nationwide via an app or online, as well as see their own data.