New Czech law permits parents to stay with hospitalized children
If the child is under the age of six, the health insurance company will also cover the parents' stay.
Visiting the doctor in Czechia as a foreign student can be a painful task
The language barrier and long waiting times make accessing Czech healthcare an oft-daunting task for foreign, young students.
Child care coverage, availability of GPs are Czech health sector priorities
Czech Health Minister Vlastimil Válek said he will request an increase in fund for mental health care and prevention programs.
Czechia's Day Against Cancer: Country raises awareness of disease
Over 300,000 people are currently being treated for cancer in Czechia, a disease that kills 27,000 people annually in the country.
Czech women getting far fewer abortions, but also using contraception less
The reason for this seemingly paradoxical decline is, among other things, Czechs' lower prioritization of sex.
Get paid to poop? Czechia's first stool bank is seeking deposits
Eligible donors will help save the lives of patients with severe intestinal problems through the healthy bacteria in their feces.
Rise in extreme obesity leads to opening of special hospital unit in Prague
Czech doctors say they are increasingly encountering patients weighing over 200 kilograms who are in serious need of bariatric surgeries.
Czech health minister wants additional charges for people abusing emergency rooms
His proposal introduces new fees for people who use emergency services without visiting a general practitioner first.
PHOTO GALLERY: Prague’s ‘cemetery of fools’ ranks as one of Europe’s spookiest spots
The abandoned cemetery once used by Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital is undergoing renovations and is temporarily accessible to the public.
New statistics map the Czech Republic's ongoing doctor shortage
The increasing average age of doctors in Czechia, paired with an underfunded system, has led to a long-term shortage of doctors in the country.
'At a standstill': Czech child psychiatry in crisis
An increase in children with mental health problems and a decline in child psychiatrists complicate access to mental health services.
Prague hospitals ban visits amid surge in cases of respiratory diseases
Prague's Thomayerova and Na Homolce hospitals have both placed a temporary ban on visitors in the week leading up to the Christmas holidays.
The Daily Dozen: 12 things to know about Czechia today
Czechs mostly happy with their lives, Damien Rice comes to Prague, and more buzzworthy headlines for Dec. 14.
The Daily Dozen: 12 things to know about Czechia today
Snowfall slows traffic on Czech roads, few apply for housing allowance, Czech sailor travels the world, and much more.
Medicine shortages and lengthy waitlists: Does Czechia have a healthcare problem?
Pharmacies around the country report a lack of drugs while too few doctors have to care for too many patients.
Is childbirth changing for the better in Czechia? Slowly, says a new report
From campaigns against 'obstetric violence' to changes in post-natal meals, Czech health professionals are rethinking how women give birth.
First case of monkeypox reported in the Czech Republic
With over 100 monkeypox cases suspected and confirmed in Europe, the Czech Republic has confirmed the first case today.
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