Health

Nine out of 60 municipalities in Lithuania have declared a flu epidemic.

Alcolock system and rehabilitation program for drunk drivers will soon be introduced in Lithuania. The road traffic safety draft is being prepared by the Communications Ministry together with the Ministry of Interior and the Road and Transport Research Institute specialists.

Two students and a teacher from a school in Skuodas, north-west Lithuania, have been diagnosed with tuberculosis. All students and staff at the school are to be tested for the disease.

There is only a small chance that the Zika virus could spread to Lithuania with cold weather preventing the mosquitos who carry the virus from living long enough, according to a leading Lithuanian expert, but pregnant women should still not travel to countries with warmer climates where the virus ha...

Flu and upper respiratory infections are spreading fast in Lithuania, with over 100 people hospitalized with flu complications this week.

Lithuania is preparing humanitarian aid for Ukraine with €400,000 worth of antiviral drugs being sent to the country to fight swine flu.

Jungtinės Karalystės ministras pirmininkas Davidas Cameronas pareiškė neatmetąs galimybės įvesti „cukraus mokestį“ siekiant kovoti su šalį apėmusia nutukimo krize.

Британские медики призвали население значительно сократить дозы потребляемого спиртного, подчеркнув, что не существует такого понятия, как "умеренное потребление".

With the extent of alcoholism and the damage done by intoxicated persons failing to decrease in Lithuania the government is launching a new initiative in alcohol prevention by establishing the National Public Health Promotion Foundation.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė opened new premises of Thermo Fisher Scientific in Vilnius, which produces magnetic beads that should become a serious antidote in the fight against oncological diseases and HIV. Lithuania is the first and currently the only country in the world starting to pr...

On World AIDS Day, epidemiologists in Lithuania note that increasingly more people in the country get HIV via sexual relations.

Neretai atsitinka – viešai paskelbiami duomenys, galintys pakeisti mąstymą, pastebimi ne iš karto.

Dr. Boris Vytautas Bakunas unpacks signs of depression that, if left unaddressed, can lead to tragic consequences.

Viena didžiausių žmonijos problemų – didelis skurdas, bet ateityje jo lygis turėtų mažėti. Tokias prognozes skelbia 2015 metų Nobelio ekonomikos premijos laureatas Angusas Deatonas.

Amid growing migrant flows to Europe, people fear that refugees will bring old forgotten diseases. However, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, has rejected such fears, saying they are groundless.

Dental clinics in Lithuania reported an increase in patients from Britain getting part of the treatment costs reimbursed by the NHS. The British National Health Service (NHS) provides healthcare of which the vast majority are free at the point of use for people legally resident in the United Kingdom...

Sumažinus prekybos centruose bei restoranuose parduodamo ir namuose gaminamo maisto porcij as būtų galima sumažinti nutukim o epidemiją, skelbia mokslininkai.

World Health Organization experts have called on Lithuania to step up fight against alcohol consumption and youth smoking as well as to promote vaccination against measles and other communicable diseases.

Denmark's Crown Princess Mary, currently on a visit in Vilnius, urged the international community on Monday to be more active with vaccination programs and shift the focus to women's safety.

Vilnius is hosting the 65th annual session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe on Monday.