Organ transplantation and assisted reproduction are two of the biggest achievements of modern medicine. Thanks to the transplantation of organs, tissues and cells, the lives of 1,921 people have been saved in Bulgaria since 2005. Assisted reproduction..
The Bulgarian football fan who was stabbed in a clash between Bulgarian and Macedonian fans in Skopje is in stable condition. After undergoing surgery, doctors recommended that he remain in hospital and not travel to Bulgaria yet. Meanwhile, the..
After a motorcycle accident, Zdravko Dimov's heart was displaced to the right as a result of severe high-energy chest trauma. But a team from Pirogov University Hospital in Sofia came to the patient's aid and managed to save his life through a complex..
A team of cardiac surgeons from the National Heart Hospital has placed a stent in the aorta of a 32-day-old baby with a congenital heart defect. This was announced by prof. Annie Kaneva, head of the department of pediatric cardiology at the..
Football player Todor Nedelev has undergone surgery in Tbilisi after last night’s accident involving the bus of the Bulgarian national team. On their way from the airport to their hotel in the Georgian capital, the two buses of the football players..
A woman regained her hearing after undergoing cochlear implant surgery in Burgas. A cochlear implant is an electronic device which helps deaf people regain their hearing. The 42-year old patient lost her hearing at the age of 2 as a result of a..
The measures to be taken over the expected rise in COVID-19 infections in this country have been discussed at a meeting between the Minister of Health Stoycho Katsarov and the management boards of associations of hospitals. The..
A decline in operations in three key areas of medicine was observed in Bulgaria in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Heart surgeries decreased by 22% last year compared to the previous year. This is shown by the data of the Health Insurance Fund,..
By order of Bulgaria's Minister of Health Kostadin Angelov, as of Sunday, October 25, the medical establishments in the districts with morbidity over 120 people per 100 thousand population suspend the planned admission of patients and the planned..
Surgeons from Bulgaria’s Pleven have successfully performed two oncology surgeries, using the latest generation of the Da Vinci robotic system. The news has been announced by Prof. Grigor Gorchev, head of the team of the St. Marina University..
