The death of Giorgos Mazonakis has generated intense scrutiny of Greece’s expanding wellness sector, while older cases show how vulnerable patients can be exploited by people offering unproven treatments
The anti-money laundering authority launches an investigation into the two remanded physicians, as part of the overall criminal probe into the singer’s death
The doctors denied wrongdoing and rejected allegations that they ignored alerts from a plasmapheresis machine, while disputing the timing of the singer’s cardiac arrest and blaming delays during his transfer to the hospital
The two doctors accused in Mazonakis' death were granted additional time to prepare their testimony, after the charges against them were upgraded from endangerment resulting in death to homicide with possible intent
The husband-and-wife pair, Ilias Theodoropoulos and Ioanna Gaka, face upgraded charges as investigators examine digital evidence from the clinic where the singer died
The two doctors accused in the singer’s death are expected to explain conflicting accounts, critical timelines and a photograph taken shortly before he was disconnected from a plasma exchange machine
The two doctors face felony charges of exposure resulting in death following the singer’s treatment at a private clinic in Athens. His family plans to seek an upgrade of the charges to homicide with possible intent.
Roughly a third of adults now consult AI for health advice, leaving doctors to untangle erroneous guidance.
The girl, who lost her parents and infant sibling in a devastating road crash, remains in critical but stable condition as her aunt arrives to assume guardianship. Authorities also warn of reports of a fraudulent fundraising campaign.
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Police rushed to the scene as the group dispersed at their arrival, and two women were arrested after doctors were assaulted and property damaged
Police say a ring exploited patients who had not activated electronic prescriptions, writing thousands of fake ones over six years and forging signatures to claim reimbursements from Greece's national health insurer
Sifnos, one of the so-called 'Instagram isles' of Greece, offers free housing, travel bonuses and monthly allowances to attract and retain doctors, as authorities seek to strengthen healthcare services amid persistent staff shortages and rising seasonal demand
Healthcare workers warn that the loss of a regional housing and meal subsidy is reducing doctors’ disposable income and could worsen staffing shortages in island medical facilities.
A critically injured toddler remains in intensive care in Crete, where doctors have begun a closely monitored process of gradually reducing sedation. Authorities continue investigating the circumstances surrounding the severe injuries and wider family context
A medical association says a test referral generated within the electronic prescribing platform exposed serious oversight gaps, allowing questionable examinations and repeated charges to be processed without automatic safeguards
Doctors from 20 medical specialties are battling to save one of the two teenage girls who jumped from a sixth-floor apartment building in Ilioupoli on Tuesday
Deputy Minister of Health Marios Themistokleous spoke exclusively on the MEGA program Koinonia Ora