• June 17, 2015

    Swiss scientists have developed a tiny implant that warns of a heart attack a few hours before it takes place. The 14-mm device can be easily implanted under the skin. It regularly measures five indicators, including proteins such as troponin, whose elevated levels signal myocardial injury. The implant sends information to a smartphone or a […]

  • The Health Ministry introduced new specialization rules at the beginning of this year, according to which each clinic is required to conclude an employment contract with the physicians who will work alongside specializing. The aim is to put an end to the free labor of young doctors. The problem is that most young doctors cannot […]

  • Five thousand people less pay contributions to the National Social Security Institute than the people insured in 1993. Bulgarians have been ill almost two times longer in 2014 than in 2003. This is what the data from the National Social Security Institute budget performance since 2003 has shown. 11 years ago the National Social Security […]

  • Due to the lack of quorum on Friday, discussions around the Health Insurance Act will continue early next Wednesday. The idea of splitting the health package into basic and additional has been essentially adopted by a majority in the parliament. On Thursday, the MPs devoted most of their working day to the Health Insurance Act […]

  • June 1, 2015

    Immunotherapy is one of the experimental methods for tumor treatment. This approach is based on the understanding that a key to the origins, development and outcome of malignant neoplasms is the immune system. In this line of thought, if the functional status of the latter is fortified in the right way, it is likely that […]