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MP from DB: last year in Bulgaria there were 16 donors and 34 transplantations
Alexander Simidchiev proposed from the rostrum a register of consent for donation on the eve of the European Day of Donation and Transplantation.
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Air ambulance flew 11 missions in a week as 112 got 35,534 calls
The air ambulance carried seriously ill patients on 11 missions between 2 and 9 October, the National 112 System directorate at the Interior Ministry…
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Burgas children's hospital to work with Trakya University in Edirne
Trakya University's rector will visit Burgas as early as this month, with a team of lecturers and doctors.
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Croatia and North Macedonia suspend Bul Bio's BCG vaccine
Bul Bio denies the vaccine is faulty. The company says that in two of the four cases in Croatia, the dose given was 10 times higher than prescribed.
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Plovdiv hospital where 6-year-old boy died remains without contract with Health Fund
RZOK – Plovdiv terminated the contract with the private hospital after the health minister withdrew its medical activity permit.
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Burgas hospital neurosurgeon shows European congress how neurosurgical care is spread across Bulgaria
Dr Svetoslav Todorov presented an analysis of neurosurgical care in Bulgaria, region by region, at the EANS congress. UMBAL Burgas is the only Burgas…
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First flu case of the season confirmed in Bulgaria: A(H1N1)pdm09
Doctors found the virus in a woman admitted to the infectious diseases hospital in Sofia. Nasal flu vaccines for children are given from 5 October.
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Croatia halts BCG vaccine for babies from Bulgarian maker (updated)
Croatia's medicines agency has asked for all batches to be pulled due to four suspicions of a rare bone inflammation in children.
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70,000 doses of flu vaccine for the open market arrive in November
The doses will arrive in November, the health ministry said in reply to a query from BTA. Children are already getting a nasal flu vaccine for free.
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Burgas hospital urgently needs B- and O- blood donors
Several patients in Burgas hospitals need B- and O- blood after an accident and surgery, Burgas University Hospital says.
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Health ministry to check spending in all 28 regions
Health minister Katya Ivkova has announced checks on healthcare spending across the country, after a scheme to drain money from the national health…
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Flu peak expected in late January or February, Prof Kantardzhiev says
Bulgaria's flu wave will grow stronger this winter, though warm weather could delay the spread, says Prof Todor Kantardzhiev.
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Dental records now show up in e-health files
A new "dental exams" feature in Bulgaria's electronic health record system now shows the state of each tooth and the full treatment history, the…
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The Children's Hospital in Burgas admitted its first patient
10-year-old Plamena was the first patient at the new Children's Hospital in Burgas, which started admitting patients after signing a contract with…
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Check at St Anna hospital after report blood donors turned away over lack of snacks
Bulgaria's Drug Agency must look into a social media post that claims the hospital is turning donors away because it has run out of food packs to…