Dismissed and stereotyped: Foreign patients 'have to fight' for care in Czechia
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A new survey of Ukrainian refugees reveals microaggressions by Czech medical staff create barriers to equal care for people from all backgrounds.
What to know as Czechia begins shift to paperless healthcare
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Doctors across Czechia are starting to issue digital referrals and assessments under the new e-health system live from Jan. 2.
Czechia’s emergency app adds universal SOS button connecting users to 112
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The new SOS function replaces the previous 155-only button and also allows users who can't talk to communicate via SMS.
‘Be seen as a person, not a symptom’: How a Prague clinic is turning premium healthcare into a personal experience
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At Concierge Medicine Europe, CEO Wolfram Schleuter is rethinking what global healthcare can feel like—personal, connected, and borderless.
Get out of the group chat: 3 Central European trips your friends will actually say yes to
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This year, plan your next escape and help make those text message dreams a reality.
Prague metro doors go touch-free from this weekend amid hepatitis outbreak
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Starting Saturday, Prague metro will open all doors without passengers pressing buttons to limit contact, echoing measures used during Covid.
Police arrest 19 in raid at Czech Republic’s largest health insurer
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Police arrest 19 at Prague HQ of VZP, Czechia’s largest health insurer, in a probe into public contracts and suspected corruption.
Czechia's hepatitis A crisis: Shortages, skepticism, and where to find your shot
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The current epidemic collides with deep vaccine distrust and critical shortages as that nation faces a triple threat to stopping a surging health.
Ticked off: Czech doctors report record number of Lyme disease cases
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Tick-borne diseases hit record highs in Czechia, raising health concerns and highlighting the importance of vaccination and prevention measures.
'Patients should not simply obey': How one female surgeon is modernizing Czech healthcare
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With a progressive approach and several years of experience, Barbora East is proving that advanced surgery and empathy can go hand in hand at MY CLINIC.
Czech health insurance for expats: 3 surprising ways it matters more than you think
The right insurance in Czechia is your visa key, financial shield, and safeguard for life abroad: that’s why picking carefully is simply crucial.
Mental health in Czechia: Why access is still hard – and what’s finally improving
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For the first time, Prague Castle was illuminated in green for World Mental Health Day, highlighting awareness amid an ongoing crisis.
Dangerous meth-fentanyl drug detected in Czechia; authorities urge caution
A dangerous drug combining methamphetamine and fentanyl was seized at a festival, prompting health warnings and guidance on overdose prevention.
Czech health inspectors find expired meat at KFC, open formal investigation
SZPI food safety inspectors discovered nearly nine kilograms of expired meat at a Liberec KFC, prompting a regulatory inquiry and wider inspections.
Prague reports surge in hepatitis A cases as city faces worst outbreak since 2008
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Hepatitis A cases in Prague have risen to 505 this year, prompting public cleaning efforts and vaccination warnings amid growing health concerns.
Czechia’s real crisis of poor lifestyles, mental health, money, and alcohol
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A seminal new study by Stada shows how Czechia trails many countries in maintaining personal health: improvement, however, is attainable and very possible.
Czechia’s STD boom leaves foreigners fighting issues getting care, but it exists
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Expats.cz spoke with Czechia's largest STD charity and a foreigner who struggled finding care: we also explain how to access testing and treatment.
