Health sciences

Ljubljana – Slovenia is one of the leading European countries regarding newborn screening, experts said at a recent press conference ahead of today’s International Neonatal Screening Day, and stressed the importance of early detection of diseases.

Gilead Sciences has launched its first domestic products to the local market with support of the Investment Office of the Presidency and in cooperation with Pharmactive.

Turkey has become one of the company's newest production bases in the world for its strategic medicines for Hepatitis and HIV diseases.

The prices of medicines in Bulgaria have increased by about 10%. This is reported by pharmacists. According to Nikolai Kostov, chairman of the Association of Owners of Pharmacies, medicines and medical goods have become more expensive.

Brussels/Ljubljana – Ten EU member states, including Slovenia, have called on the European Commission to amend contracts for the supply of Covid vaccines to reduce the number of doses ordered. They warn about the issue of vaccine surpluses and the need for a better management of public funds.

Ljubljana – After the first two cases of monkeypox were confirmed in Slovenia about a week ago, the National Institute of Public Health said on Thursday that three infections had been confirmed so far. Epidemiological procedures are under way.

Ljubljana – Only a day after confirming its first case of monkeypox, Slovenia reported a second case of infection with the virus on Wednesday. Like the first case, the infected person had travelled to Spain, the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) has announced on its website.

Data that BIRN has obtained show that while only three cases of indoor cannabis cultivation were recorded during 2021, the number of cases rose to 18 by May this year.

BIRN asked police for data over the last five years, but they did not have records for before 2021.

According to the first information, it is a man who returned from the Canary Islands.
The head of the Slovenian Center for Infectious Diseases, Mario Fafangel, said that the infected person was admitted to the hospital and that he was feeling well.
He emphasized that the risk for the general population is assessed as low.

The World Health Organization said yesterday that it "strongly recommends" Pfizer Paxlovid's antiviral pill against Covid-19 for patients with milder forms of the disease who are still at high risk of hospitalization.

Another 669 people have been infected with coronavirus in Bulgaria in the last 24 hours, according to the Unified Information Portal. Of these, 65.47 percent have not been vaccinated.

The cases yesterday were 895.

Six people died, and 83.33 percent of those who died were not vaccinated.