50 result(s) for procedure in Health & Wellness
Orthopedist Sentenced To Prison For Demanding ‘Tips’ From Patients
- 17 Jul 2018 7:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
An orthopedist has been sentenced to two years in prison for making patients pay for otherwise free procedures in the national health system, Budapest’s chief prosecutor said.
Rates Of Hospital Infection Continue To Be Kept Secret
- 10 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) has sued the Ministry of Human Resources over the latter’s refusal to publicize requested statistics on rates of infections contracted in specific hospitals.
Public Health Care Dentists Go On Strike
- 4 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
Dentists in Hungary’s public health care have decided to restrict their services to emergency procedures on Monday to protest against insufficient government financing, daily Népszava reported. According to the paper, some 700 dentists out of 2,800 practices across the country have joined the action.
Natl Health Insurance Fund Pays Out More Than HUF 7 Bn For Treatment, Care Abroad In 2016
- 27 Jun 2017 10:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s National Health Insurance Fund Manager (NEAK) paid out more than 7 billion forints (EUR 22.6m) to finance treatments abroad last year, daily Magyar Idők said. NEAK paid about 5.2 billion of the amount to cover emergency care for Hungarians abroad.
Hospitals May Have Received State Funds For Agreeing Not To Provide Abortions
- 13 Feb 2017 10:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Hungarian government may be willing to give generous funding from state coffers to hospitals that agree not to perform abortions. According to Minister Overseeing the Office of the Prime Minister János Lázár at Thursday’s weekly government press conference, the Budai Irgalmasrendi Hospital and the Bethesda Children’s Hospital, both church-affiliated facilities, have received HUF 7.8 billion ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Healthcare In The Grip Of A Corrupt Medical Aristocracy
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A revelatory opinion piece appeared in today’s Index, written by Gabriella Lantos, managing director of the Róbert Károly Private Clinic, which specializes in women’s medicine. Lantos lays out in a convincing way “what is wrong with Hungarian healthcare.”
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
Samsung Medison To Establish Training Centre At Semmelweis University
- 25 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
Budapest’s Semmelweis University and South Korean medical equipment maker Samsung Medison have signed an agreement on establishing a training centre at the Hungarian university, the economy ministry said.
Hungary’s Largest Reproductive Centre Closes Down Sperm Bank
- 8 Jan 2016 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Krio, Hungary’ largest stem-cell and reproductive centre, has closed down its sperm bank after the chief medical officer’s office (OTH) launched an investigation and initiated proceedings against the centre last summer on charges of trafficking in human semen, the daily Magyar Idők said. The OTH was alerted in March last year that genetic defects had been found in semen sent to Hungary from ...
Orthopedist Sentenced To Prison For Demanding ‘Tips’ From Patients
- 17 Jul 2018 7:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
An orthopedist has been sentenced to two years in prison for making patients pay for otherwise free procedures in the national health system, Budapest’s chief prosecutor said.
Rates Of Hospital Infection Continue To Be Kept Secret
- 10 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) has sued the Ministry of Human Resources over the latter’s refusal to publicize requested statistics on rates of infections contracted in specific hospitals.
Public Health Care Dentists Go On Strike
- 4 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
Dentists in Hungary’s public health care have decided to restrict their services to emergency procedures on Monday to protest against insufficient government financing, daily Népszava reported. According to the paper, some 700 dentists out of 2,800 practices across the country have joined the action.
Natl Health Insurance Fund Pays Out More Than HUF 7 Bn For Treatment, Care Abroad In 2016
- 27 Jun 2017 10:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s National Health Insurance Fund Manager (NEAK) paid out more than 7 billion forints (EUR 22.6m) to finance treatments abroad last year, daily Magyar Idők said. NEAK paid about 5.2 billion of the amount to cover emergency care for Hungarians abroad.
Hospitals May Have Received State Funds For Agreeing Not To Provide Abortions
- 13 Feb 2017 10:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Hungarian government may be willing to give generous funding from state coffers to hospitals that agree not to perform abortions. According to Minister Overseeing the Office of the Prime Minister János Lázár at Thursday’s weekly government press conference, the Budai Irgalmasrendi Hospital and the Bethesda Children’s Hospital, both church-affiliated facilities, have received HUF 7.8 billion ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Healthcare In The Grip Of A Corrupt Medical Aristocracy
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A revelatory opinion piece appeared in today’s Index, written by Gabriella Lantos, managing director of the Róbert Károly Private Clinic, which specializes in women’s medicine. Lantos lays out in a convincing way “what is wrong with Hungarian healthcare.”
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
Samsung Medison To Establish Training Centre At Semmelweis University
- 25 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
Budapest’s Semmelweis University and South Korean medical equipment maker Samsung Medison have signed an agreement on establishing a training centre at the Hungarian university, the economy ministry said.
Hungary’s Largest Reproductive Centre Closes Down Sperm Bank
- 8 Jan 2016 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Krio, Hungary’ largest stem-cell and reproductive centre, has closed down its sperm bank after the chief medical officer’s office (OTH) launched an investigation and initiated proceedings against the centre last summer on charges of trafficking in human semen, the daily Magyar Idők said. The OTH was alerted in March last year that genetic defects had been found in semen sent to Hungary from ...