Nazarbayev instructs building normal kindergartens and schools instead of 'palaces'
Kazakhstan President has criticized construction of social facilities in Kazakhstan.
Costs of Kazakhstan medical services will be made equal to those of foreign hospitals
The cost for treatment will be raised in Kazakhstan hospitals to the level of foreign medical facilities.
Sao Paulo begins mandatory detention of crack addicts
Brazil's economic capital Sao Paulo on Monday began mandatory detention of drug addicts for rehab, authorities said, amid rising worries over an epidemic of crack cocaine use.
First coronary artery bypass surgery made in Pavlodar
The surgery was made in Pavlodar's new cardio-surgery center.
US flu epidemic worsens, 29 children dead
A flu epidemic gripping the United States is more severe than usual, striking the elderly especially hard, health authorities said Friday as they also announced 29 child victims.
Kazakhstan Healthcare Ministry blacklists U.S., UK and China
Kazakhstan Healthcare Ministry warns of a spreading virus infections in several countries.
Sushi is dangerous, Kazakhstan's chief doctor says
Many seafood products, especially those used to make sushi, are used without thermal treatment, which makes them very dangerous for people's health: Zhandarbek Bekshin.
French startup takes fork on road to health
If you come to a fork on the Internet, take it. It may end up being beneficial to your health.
Neurosurgery Center of Kazakhstan National Medical Holding received European Grand-Prix for quality
Kazakhstan's scientific neurosurgery center of the National Medical Holding won an honorary award - the European Grand-Prix for Quality in medicine.
Maternal mortality dropped 3-fold in 5 years in Kazakhstan
According to the official statistics, maternal mortality went down almost 3-fold in the last 5 years in Kazakhstan, while infant mortality dropped 1.4-fold: press-service.
All kinds of heart surgeries are available in Kazakhstan: Yuriy Pya
Chairman of the National Scientific Cardiac-Surgery Center Yuriy Pya assured President Nazarbayev that Kazakhstan people no longer had to go abroad for heart surgeries.
Journal cautions on cannabis-based MS drug
There is no strong evidence for the efficacy of a cannabis-based drug used in Britain to treat muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
3 thousand people need kidney transplantation in Kazakhstan
We have no waitlists of those who require transplantation, as there are more and more patients every year; some of them die: expert.
Diabetes threshold exceeded in Kazakhstan
190,682 new diabetics were registered in Kazakhstan in the beginning of 2011.
Kazakhstan's infant mortality 18% over Europe
Kazakhstan’s infant and maternal mortality is 18 percent higher than in Central and Eastern European countries with similar GDP per capita.
'World-first' surgery gives Australian boy new hope
Australian doctors Thursday hailed what they described as a world-first surgical treatment for a boy suffering from a rare disease that sends his blood pressure soaring and triggered a stroke.
Orynbayev discussed scientific-technical cooperation in U.S.
Orynbayev visited several cities in Colorado and Pennsylvania leading Kazakhstan's delegation of representatives of Healthcare Ministry, Nazarbayev University, Kasipkor Holding and National Medical Holding.
The man on a mission to debunk Obama 'myth'
He did nothing for African-Americans, left the poor even poorer, his health care reform was a step backwards, and he may yet let another financial disaster erupt on his watch.
170 million Euro required for oncology patients in Kazakhstan
The 7th Congress of CIS Oncologists and Radiologists was held in Astana.
Vaccines ready for 50 million in Africa's 'Meningitis Belt'
A huge vaccination campaign to protect 50 million people against meningitis has been launched in seven African countries.