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  • 'No Cause for Panic': Hantavirus Infections in Hungary are Rare

    'No Cause for Panic': Hantavirus Infections in Hungary are Rare

    18 May 2026

    Hantavirus currently poses no immediate epidemiological threat in Hungary, Health Minister Zsolt Hegedűs said late on Sunday. More >>

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  • Nobel Laureate Karikó Accepts Advisory Role at Health Ministry in Hungary

    Nobel Laureate Karikó Accepts Advisory Role at Health Ministry in Hungary

    • 13 May 2026 5:41 PM

    Katalin Kariko, a Nobel Prize-winning professor at the University of Szeged, is pleased to accept the position of advisor to Health Minister Zsolt Hegedus, the university’s public relations office said on Tuesday.

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  • Why Outdoor Spas in Hungary will Start Bathing Season Later than Usual?

    Why Outdoor Spas in Hungary will Start Bathing Season Later than Usual?

    • 4 May 2026 6:06 PM

    Most of Hungary's open-air baths will start opening a few weeks later than usual this year because of higher energy prices, the chief secretary of the Hungarian Baths Association told MTI.

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  • Stab Victim in Hungary Saved by Open Heart Surgery in Street

    Stab Victim in Hungary Saved by Open Heart Surgery in Street

    • 30 Apr 2026 5:53 AM

    A surgeon of the National Oncology Institute performed an open heart operation on a man in the street, thus saving the patient's life, the institute said in a statement on Wednesday.

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  • Oldest Practicing Family Doctor in Hungary Dies at 103

    Oldest Practicing Family Doctor in Hungary Dies at 103

    • 30 Mar 2026 5:33 PM

    Dr. István Körmendi, Hungary’s oldest practicing family doctors, has died at the age of 103, confirmed First District mayor László Böröcz.

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  • Spa Season Starts Early in Hungary, Classic Spots Reopen

    Spa Season Starts Early in Hungary, Classic Spots Reopen

    • 30 Mar 2026 6:14 AM

    The Hungarian spa season is getting an unseasonably early start this year. While the famous Galerius Bath in Siófok is finally celebrating its grand reopening after a long hiatus, the peaceful Borgáta Thermal Bath near Sárvár is also welcoming visitors much sooner than expected.

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  • New Survey: Half of Hungarians Report Feeling Stressed, Tense or Exhausted

    New Survey: Half of Hungarians Report Feeling Stressed, Tense or Exhausted

    • 30 Mar 2026 5:41 AM

    Meteorological spring arrived on March 1; astronomical spring comes with the equinox on March 20. Whichever date you pick, you’ll hear people saying they feel more like themselves again. Before you dismiss that notion out of hand, you might be interested to discover there is a scientific explanation for why some individuals feel blue in winter.

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