Chronic condition
Breastfeeding boosts mom’s cardiovascular health for at least 3 years
“Breastfeeding over 12 months promotes a significant reduction in both chronic hypertension and diabetes in women”
USA: First kidney transplant performed on a patient from a genetically modified pig (videos)
Doctors took a step towards a possible solution to the chronic organ shortage
64 percent of elderly people feel happy, new TÜİK report reveals
Around 64.1 percent of individuals aged 65 and above in Türkiye feel happy, with the proportion of males expressing happiness at 64.9 percent and women at 63.5 percent, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has revealed.
TÜİK and the Family and Social Services Ministry have conducted a survey aimed at developing policies concerning the elderly population in Türkiye.
Want to live to a healthy 100? Longevity doctor Peter Attia has advice
If we adopt new ways of looking at our health, we can do a better job of matching our life span (how long we live) to our “health span” (how long we live free from chronic disease or other health problems)
Poverty threatening children in Greece
Greece is one of the worst countries in the European Union for a child to live in, as it appears that the youngest citizens pay the highest price for the chronic inadequacies of the state, the low quality of the education system and the health system, as well as the inability of the social protection system to really and effectively support them.
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Dream Vacation? Albania’s Tourism Hopes Risk Being Blighted by Shortages
Albania is jumping up the international tourism rankings - but a chronic lack of infrastructure and workers suggests that the sector's true potential may not be realised.
One in every three Turkish adults is obese: Expert
Türkiye is the country with the highest obesity prevalence in Europe, while one out every three adults are obese in the country, an expert has said.
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Average heart failure age 68 in Türkiye: Expert
The average age of heart failure, which is 74 in developed countries, is 68 in Türkiye, an expert has said.
Within the scope of "Heart Failure Awareness Week," an event was organized in Istanbul, which was also attended by basketball player Serdar Çağlan and actor Sarp Apak.
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The challenge of transparency
The digital modernization of the state has progressed at a rapid pace. The results have convinced us that with minimal (financial and political) costs, chronic problems can be eliminated.
The electronic registry that is now being piloted in state procurements could prove to be yet another low-key but major leap toward transparency, if implemented correctly.
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Average Turk lives 58 out of 80 years life in good health: Expert
The average lifespan of a Turkish citizen has risen to 80, with one living a healthy life until 58 and then struggling with a chronic disease afterwards, an expert has warned the parliamentary commission on elderly health.