In the first half of this year, the country’s healthcare institutions provided 85.1 million euros worth of over-contract services, according to data from the National Health Insurance Fund (VLK).
Most often, a referral for a consultation with a medical specialist paid for by the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund is issued by a family doctor or a specialist doctor. The most important,…
Many people would like to live longer, but a longer lifespan does not necessarily mean a better life. Doctor, professor, and member of the Seimas Saulius Čaplinskas says that much more…
A post is spreading on social networks that, based on individual mortality, autism prevalence, doctor visit, and food waste numbers, questions modern…
At the end of July this year, surgeons at Vilnius Republican University Hospital (RVUL) performed their 100th operation using a robot.
Unbearable pain, like breaking glass in the body, and fading hope of getting help in time in her own country. This is the reality faced by 59-year-old Briton Nicky Hatton. When…
For patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, it will now be easier to obtain one of the most effective treatments for this condition – continuous positive airway pressure therapy…
Although he turned 90 in May, Dr. Kiril Apostolov has no intention of retiring. Every day, with a medical bag in hand, he climbs the steep streets…
An innovative oncology center opened in Lithuania will open up wider opportunities for the diagnosis and treatment of oncological diseases. For patients facing a cancer diagnosis, this center’s…
Just a good decade ago, a word that sounded exotic is now gaining an increasingly strong foothold in today’s wellness terminology. Traditional bee products and advanced scientific…
