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Health Authority Warns of Rise in Hepatitis A Cases in Hungary
- 24 Nov 2025 6:20 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s National Health Centre (NNGYK) has warned of the continued spread of hepatitis A, advising hand-washing as the best form of prevention.
Home Water Purifiers Pose Multiple Risks, Public Health Expert Warns - Semmelweis Uni Budapest
- 4 Apr 2025 12:10 PM
- health & wellness
The use of home water filter devices is often unnecessary and may pose health risks, according to the public health expert of Semmelweis University. While marketed as a solution for cleaner water, these systems can introduce a number of hazards and, in many cases, actually degrade the quality of tap water.
Drug-Laced Gummy Bears Knock Out Foreigners in Hungary
- 11 Jul 2024 11:39 AM
- health & wellness
A total of 31 foreign citizens were taken to a toxicology centre in Budapest after eating sweets containing a substance called THCJD. A relative of one of them contacted Blikk, who shared their shocking experiences anonymously. For now, it seems their loved ones will not suffer permanent harm, but nothing is certain yet.
Opinion: Cigarette Smugglers Might Have Brought African Swine Fever To Hungary
- 28 Aug 2018 9:25 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- health & wellness
African swine fever (ASF) has been wreaking havoc in Ukraine near the Hungarian border since the middle of 2017. However, Hungarian authorities are still denying that there is an epidemic. They announced the first confirmed cases of ASF only in April 2018, even though wild boars had been dying by the hundreds long before that time.
Socialists Call On Govt To Sue Drug Firms
- 13 Jul 2018 4:00 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
The opposition Socialist Party has called on the government to sue drug companies for the subsidies allocated to blood pressure drugs that have recently been recalled due to potential cancer risks.
Lab Employee Exposed To Ebola Free Of Symptoms
- 23 Apr 2018 10:02 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
The laboratory employee who was hospitalised and quarantined after accidental exposure to the Ebola virus at the Public Health Institute eight days ago continues to show no symptoms of the disease, public television said.
Insecticide Contamination Detected In Hungarian Eggs
- 22 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Hungarian food authority (Nébih) detected banned insecticide fipronil in one batch of Hungarian eggs, the authority said on Monday. The circumstances of the contamination are under investigation, Nébih said. The batch in question has been withdrawn from circulation, it said.
World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2016
- 27 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Ahead of World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2016, WHO is urging countries to take rapid action to improve knowledge about the disease, and to increase access to testing and treatment services. Today, only 1 in 20 people with viral hepatitis know they have it. And just 1 in 100 with the disease is being treated.
Mummies Of Hungary Help Researchers Gain New Information On Tubercolosis
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Research carried out on mummies found in the Hungarian town of Vác, north of Budapest, has produced new information in connection with tubercolosis, published in the form of a study in the scientific journal “Nature Communications”.
Health Authority Warns of Rise in Hepatitis A Cases in Hungary
- 24 Nov 2025 6:20 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s National Health Centre (NNGYK) has warned of the continued spread of hepatitis A, advising hand-washing as the best form of prevention.
Home Water Purifiers Pose Multiple Risks, Public Health Expert Warns - Semmelweis Uni Budapest
- 4 Apr 2025 12:10 PM
- health & wellness
The use of home water filter devices is often unnecessary and may pose health risks, according to the public health expert of Semmelweis University. While marketed as a solution for cleaner water, these systems can introduce a number of hazards and, in many cases, actually degrade the quality of tap water.
Drug-Laced Gummy Bears Knock Out Foreigners in Hungary
- 11 Jul 2024 11:39 AM
- health & wellness
A total of 31 foreign citizens were taken to a toxicology centre in Budapest after eating sweets containing a substance called THCJD. A relative of one of them contacted Blikk, who shared their shocking experiences anonymously. For now, it seems their loved ones will not suffer permanent harm, but nothing is certain yet.
Opinion: Cigarette Smugglers Might Have Brought African Swine Fever To Hungary
- 28 Aug 2018 9:25 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- health & wellness
African swine fever (ASF) has been wreaking havoc in Ukraine near the Hungarian border since the middle of 2017. However, Hungarian authorities are still denying that there is an epidemic. They announced the first confirmed cases of ASF only in April 2018, even though wild boars had been dying by the hundreds long before that time.
Socialists Call On Govt To Sue Drug Firms
- 13 Jul 2018 4:00 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
The opposition Socialist Party has called on the government to sue drug companies for the subsidies allocated to blood pressure drugs that have recently been recalled due to potential cancer risks.
Lab Employee Exposed To Ebola Free Of Symptoms
- 23 Apr 2018 10:02 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
The laboratory employee who was hospitalised and quarantined after accidental exposure to the Ebola virus at the Public Health Institute eight days ago continues to show no symptoms of the disease, public television said.
Insecticide Contamination Detected In Hungarian Eggs
- 22 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Hungarian food authority (Nébih) detected banned insecticide fipronil in one batch of Hungarian eggs, the authority said on Monday. The circumstances of the contamination are under investigation, Nébih said. The batch in question has been withdrawn from circulation, it said.
World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2016
- 27 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Ahead of World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2016, WHO is urging countries to take rapid action to improve knowledge about the disease, and to increase access to testing and treatment services. Today, only 1 in 20 people with viral hepatitis know they have it. And just 1 in 100 with the disease is being treated.
Mummies Of Hungary Help Researchers Gain New Information On Tubercolosis
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Research carried out on mummies found in the Hungarian town of Vác, north of Budapest, has produced new information in connection with tubercolosis, published in the form of a study in the scientific journal “Nature Communications”.