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
Doctor says she underwent the procedure herself and also had it performed on her daughter, raising questions over her understanding of its risks and medical requirements
Initial toxicology results reportedly identified the anesthetic propofol, while further quantitative testing and histological examinations are being conducted as investigators examine the circumstances of the singer’s death.
He claimed he began CPR immediately, disputes the account of the ambulance response
The EKAB paramedic testified before the investigator about the condition she found Giorgos Mazonakis in when called to the clinic on Karneadou Street
Two clinic employees have provided new accounts of the hours surrounding Giorgos Mazonakis’ collapse, alleging they were initially instructed to conceal key details from police, including the timing of events and a treatment performed the day before his death
The death of a beloved pop and laiko music performer has put private medical practices, rejuvenation treatments and the regulation of the country's expanding wellness industry under intense scrutiny
According to new information, the female doctor involved in the Mazonakis' case was in the process of equipping a new "Center for Alternative Therapies" even though the license for the clinic had been revoked a few months prior, at her request
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis announces a new committee to oversee health and wellness services, refers allegations involving Athens Medical Association president to National Transparency Authority
A judicial council has authorized access to the phones of two detained doctors, three clinic employees and singer Giorgos Mazonakis as investigators examine communications surrounding his death
Two defense attorneys withdraw from representing the detained wife of the husband-and-wife couple and physicians, citing procedural differences, while continuing to defend her husband in the ongoing investigation into Mazonakis’ death
Indications point to inaccurate information submitted the national healthcare provider and serious staffing shortages
The 61-year-old witness tells examining magistrate that one of two accused doctors called all the employees over as Mazonakis underwent plasmapheresis
An Hellenic Police official familiar with the full findings of the state authorities’ investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of the 54-year-old singer speak to TO VIMA
Minute-by-minute reconstruction of the events before Giorgos Mazonakis collapsed at a Kolonaki clinic, as authorities examine new evidence from the procedure and the doctor’s response
Forensic and laboratory tests are expected to clarify whether the singer was given a sedative before his collapse, while authorities examine a call to an anesthesiologist and the clinic’s response to the emergency
Authorities to examine communications, medical procedure and testimony as toxicology results are awaited
A hypnotherapist has given investigators records of his calls and messages with one of the doctors, while a former clinic employee says another patient was undergoing plasmapheresis when the singer collapsed
The hypnotherapist told investigators he met Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis only once, while four clinic employees, emergency responders and a woman who allegedly arranged an appointment are expected to give statements.
The minister says he became the doctor's patient in 2016 after a serious health problem, was never offered plasmapheresis, and dismissed the opposition's account of their relationship as political speculation.