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Malta’s wetland reserves: Giving birds a place to raise their young
The Malta Independent
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In the northern part of Malta, three special places - Simar, Għadira, and Salina - are helping birds do something very important: raise their young. These wetland nature reserves, managed by BirdLife Malta, are some of the few remaining areas...
Early Pregnancy Unit opens at Mater Dei Hospital
Malta Today
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A new Early Pregnancy Unit at Mater Dei Hospital will allow people experiencing miscarriage to be treated in a ward away from those who are pregnant or who have just given birth. Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela officially opened the unit on...
Friends of the Earth Malta says recent deadly traffic accidents were avoidable tragedies
Malta Today
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Friends of the Earth Malta has urged a rethink of Malta's transport vision following continued failure to create a safe and fair transport system, following a wave of serious traffic accidents in recent days. “These are not mere ‘accidents’ but...
Pharmacies open today – June 15, 2025
Times of Malta
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June 15, 2025
Chemimart Pharmacy, 20/21, Republic Street, Valletta (2124 5002) St Gaetan Pharmacy, Parish Priest Mifsud Street, Ħamrun (2123 4570) De Rohan Pharmacy, 24, St Anthony Street, Żebbuġ (2146 4128) Brown’s Quad Pharmacy, The Quad Q2, Unit 3, Level 00,...
Just tenth of approved palliative care medicine available
Times of Malta
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June 24, 2025
Terminally ill patients in Malta have access to only 10% of palliative care medicines approved by the World Health Organisation for use in the European Union, Fr Emanuel Agius, a professor of moral philosophy and moral theology, said. He noted...
Kenneth Cooper's plan for growing healthier as we age
NBC 5 DFW - Texas
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June 23, 2025
The "father of aerobics" wants to get the world "cooperized." The Dallas doctor, considered "the father of aerobics," is out with a new book to help people grow healthier as they grow older. At the age of 94, Dr. Kenneth Cooper is proof of it. He...
Primary Healthcare sends medical screening invite to Raymond Caruana 39 years after his murder
Malta Today
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Primary Health Care has sent a screening invitation to Raymond Caruana 39 years after his assassination. In a livid post on Facebook, Caruana’s nephew, Stefan Caruana posted a photo of a letter from Primary Healthcare addressed to his uncle....
Ensuring the success of Malta’s agriculture
Times of Malta
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June 23, 2025
The National Veterinary Laboratory (NVL) in Malta serves as the country's principal public veterinary laboratory, operating under the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights. It fulfils the role of National Reference Laboratory and...
Updated: Raymond Caruana, killed 39 years ago, receives government invitation for medical screening
The Malta Independent
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The family members of Raymond Caruana received a government document addressed to the man who was killed in an act of political violence during some of Malta’s darkest times 39 years ago inviting him for a health screening – something which...
Raymond Caruana invited for medical screening 39 years after his murder
Times of Malta
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June 23, 2025
The nephew of Raymond Caruana has shared his family’s anger after the former Nationalist activist was sent an invitation to have a medical screening, almost 40 years after his murder. Caruana was killed on December 5, 1986. He was at the PN club...
Cyberattacks rose as Malta assumed top posts, secret service report shows
Malta Today
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Public sector employees were targeted in several cyberattacks coinciding with Malta’s membership of the UN Security Council and its OSCE presidency, according to the secret service. The information comes from the annual reports for 2023 and 2024...
Balancing freedom and responsibility: Evolving Malta’s cannabis laws
The Malta Independent
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Malta's 2021 cannabis reform marked a progressive shift in national drug policy. For the first time, the law recognised that responsible adult cannabis use should not be criminalised, while introducing a regulated model based on harm reduction....
Simple blood test could be used to diagnose coeliac disease in adults
Times of Malta
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June 22, 2025
A simple blood test could be used to diagnose coeliac disease in adults, eliminating the need for more invasive procedures, a study has found. Coeliac disease is where a person’s immune response to gluten attacks the tissues in their digestive...
Gozo pharmacies open in Zebbug and Xewkija on Sunday
Gozo News
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June 21, 2025
On Gozo, there will be two pharmacies open for customers tomorrow from at least 9am till midday and then again from 4pm until 7pm. On Sunday the 22nd of June, the pharmacies open during these hours will be: Highland Pharmacy, Zebbug and Gozo...
Blood donation session in Gozo this Sunday
Gozo News
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July 11, 2025
On Sunday, there will be a blood donation session in Gozo, all groups are needed, the National Blood Transfusion Service said. Blood is still needed whatever the weather, even in the full heat of summer. The Service continues to encourage Gozitans...
The digitalisation of public health sectors
Times of Malta
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June 22, 2025
The digitalisation of public health sectors has become a central theme in discussions about how to modernise healthcare systems, improve efficiency and deliver better outcomes for populations. Around the world, governments and health authorities...
‘Namaste’ in Valletta's Upper Barrakka: International Yoga Day celebrated
Times of Malta
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June 21, 2025
Eager yogis started their morning enjoying a peaceful and scenic yoga session at the Upper Barrakka Gardens to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the United Nations International Day of Yoga. The event was organised by the High Commission of India...
Replica of Valletta’s miraculous crucifix to be presented to Gozo hospital
Times of Malta
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June 21, 2025
A small replica of the miraculous holy crucifix venerated at Ta’ Ġieżu church, Valletta, will be presented to Gozo General Hospital by Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma on Thursday, June 26. The holy image was presented to the Gozo diocese by Valletta’s Fr...
€5 million Gozo heritage restoration scheme to expand across Malta
Times of Malta
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June 20, 2025
New government schemes to preserve historic buildings are set to be rolled out as a €5 million initiative for the restoration of old properties in Victoria will be extended to other villages in Gozo. Speaking at the Malta Architecture and Spatial...
Low vaccination rate in backyard flocks linked to rise in Newcastle disease
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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June 20, 2025
Animal health experts suggest that a surge in cases of ND in parts of Europe this year may be linked to low take-up of vaccine in non-commercial flocks. This may have increased the infection pressure of the virus, according to the United Kingdom...