38 result(s) for family hospital in Health & Wellness
Two-Thirds Of Hungarians Ready To Pay Hospital Fees
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Two-thirds of respondents in a recent survey said they would be willing to pay fees for visits to doctors and hospitals if that would improve the standard of health care. Such fees introduced by the Gyurcsány government were rejected in a referendum in 2008. In the new poll by the Publicus Institute, commissioned by the weekly Vasárnapi Hírek, two-thirds of the respondents were unhappy with the ...
Ónodi-Szűcs New State Secretary For Health In Hungary
- 13 Oct 2015 5:36 AM
- health & wellness
Zoltán Ónodi-Szűcs will be the new state secretary for health, the head of the ministry of human resources that controls the health portfolio told a news conference. Ónodi-Szűcs, until now the head of the state health services centre (AEEK), said that his primary aim is to serve the interests of the public rather than the sector’s institutions. “We want people to feel that their problems are ...
World-Famous Hungarian Geneticist Endre Czeizel Dies
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Endre Czeizel, the world-famous Hungarian doctor and geneticist, has died at the age of eighty-one following a long battle with leukaemia in the early hours of Monday, his daughter told the state news agency MTI. Born in Budapest in 1935, Mr. Czeizel graduated at Budapest’s Semmelweis University of Medicine in 1959 and worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Public Health right up to ...
Synthetic Drugs: Hungary Is Sitting On A Ticking Time Bomb
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The recent disturbing rise in the consumption of cheap and unregulated substances known as “designer drugs”, which have recetly resulted in several deaths across the country, could mean that Hungary is sitting on a ticking time bomb and the country is on the edge of a new type of public health crisis, journalist Csaba Lukács writes in the daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet.
Introducing Sára Zibrányi-Horváth – FirstMed Budapest’s Midwife
- 25 Nov 2014 12:00 AM
- health & wellness
Sára Zibrányi-Horváth, the always smiling OB/GYN assistant and midwife, is an indispensable colleague to our OB/GYN doctors. Sára is a strong link between the doctors and their patients and a source of most of pregnancy- and gynecology-related information. Let’s get to know her a little better.
'Meet Our Newest Pediatrician,' By Firstmed Budapest
- 8 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
t’s been slightly less than one year since Dr. Judit Müller joined the team, bringing her skills as a pediatrician and pediatric hematologist to FirstMed’s long list of specializations. A graduate of Semmelweis Medical University, Dr. Müller continues that relationship by acting as an associate professor of the 2nd Department of Pediatrics of Semmelweis University.
Positive Expat Experience With National Health Care In Hungary
- 7 Aug 2014 12:40 PM
- health & wellness
In contrast to the negative image we often hear about the Hungarian health service, Budapest expats Ian and Ruth Prest have a different story to tell: “Last week my wife and I were strolling around Budapest enjoying the view and the good weather, when she suddenly fell and badly bruised her head and leg. Pedestrians ran to us and called the ambulance immediately.”
Hungarian Government Won’t Charge Patients For Selecting GP
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Patients in Hungary will not be charged for health-care services, state secretary for health Gábor Zombor told national daily Népszabadság, responding to a proposal by the Resident Association to introduce a fee in return for a free choice of family practitioners.
Hungarian Baby Born From Dead Mother To Celebrate First Birthday
- 1 Jul 2014 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
The baby who was delivered by Cesarean section by a medical team of the University of Debrecen three months after the mother became brain-dead following a brain hemorrhage, and weighed only 1420 grams (somewhat over three pounds) will soon celebrate its first birthday. Doctors maintained the woman's bodily functions for 92 days, which saved not only the baby's life, but also kept some of the ...
Two-Thirds Of Hungarians Ready To Pay Hospital Fees
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Two-thirds of respondents in a recent survey said they would be willing to pay fees for visits to doctors and hospitals if that would improve the standard of health care. Such fees introduced by the Gyurcsány government were rejected in a referendum in 2008. In the new poll by the Publicus Institute, commissioned by the weekly Vasárnapi Hírek, two-thirds of the respondents were unhappy with the ...
Ónodi-Szűcs New State Secretary For Health In Hungary
- 13 Oct 2015 5:36 AM
- health & wellness
Zoltán Ónodi-Szűcs will be the new state secretary for health, the head of the ministry of human resources that controls the health portfolio told a news conference. Ónodi-Szűcs, until now the head of the state health services centre (AEEK), said that his primary aim is to serve the interests of the public rather than the sector’s institutions. “We want people to feel that their problems are ...
World-Famous Hungarian Geneticist Endre Czeizel Dies
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Endre Czeizel, the world-famous Hungarian doctor and geneticist, has died at the age of eighty-one following a long battle with leukaemia in the early hours of Monday, his daughter told the state news agency MTI. Born in Budapest in 1935, Mr. Czeizel graduated at Budapest’s Semmelweis University of Medicine in 1959 and worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Public Health right up to ...
Synthetic Drugs: Hungary Is Sitting On A Ticking Time Bomb
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The recent disturbing rise in the consumption of cheap and unregulated substances known as “designer drugs”, which have recetly resulted in several deaths across the country, could mean that Hungary is sitting on a ticking time bomb and the country is on the edge of a new type of public health crisis, journalist Csaba Lukács writes in the daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet.
Introducing Sára Zibrányi-Horváth – FirstMed Budapest’s Midwife
- 25 Nov 2014 12:00 AM
- health & wellness
Sára Zibrányi-Horváth, the always smiling OB/GYN assistant and midwife, is an indispensable colleague to our OB/GYN doctors. Sára is a strong link between the doctors and their patients and a source of most of pregnancy- and gynecology-related information. Let’s get to know her a little better.
'Meet Our Newest Pediatrician,' By Firstmed Budapest
- 8 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
t’s been slightly less than one year since Dr. Judit Müller joined the team, bringing her skills as a pediatrician and pediatric hematologist to FirstMed’s long list of specializations. A graduate of Semmelweis Medical University, Dr. Müller continues that relationship by acting as an associate professor of the 2nd Department of Pediatrics of Semmelweis University.
Positive Expat Experience With National Health Care In Hungary
- 7 Aug 2014 12:40 PM
- health & wellness
In contrast to the negative image we often hear about the Hungarian health service, Budapest expats Ian and Ruth Prest have a different story to tell: “Last week my wife and I were strolling around Budapest enjoying the view and the good weather, when she suddenly fell and badly bruised her head and leg. Pedestrians ran to us and called the ambulance immediately.”
Hungarian Government Won’t Charge Patients For Selecting GP
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Patients in Hungary will not be charged for health-care services, state secretary for health Gábor Zombor told national daily Népszabadság, responding to a proposal by the Resident Association to introduce a fee in return for a free choice of family practitioners.
Hungarian Baby Born From Dead Mother To Celebrate First Birthday
- 1 Jul 2014 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
The baby who was delivered by Cesarean section by a medical team of the University of Debrecen three months after the mother became brain-dead following a brain hemorrhage, and weighed only 1420 grams (somewhat over three pounds) will soon celebrate its first birthday. Doctors maintained the woman's bodily functions for 92 days, which saved not only the baby's life, but also kept some of the ...