What can behavioural economics bring to Slovak healthcare?
Imagine you receive an invitation letter to a screening programme for early detection of breast or colon cancer that actually motivates you to attend.
22. 12. 2020 | 15:36
Články / Science and nature
Why theoretical knowledge is more important than students think
What's important in a good doctor is to know practically how to do whatever needs to be done for the patient. Knowing a lot of background theory is not so important. Right? Wrong, according to Professor ...
18. 12. 2020 | 12:34
Banská Bystrica and Košice-Šaca hospitals awarded “Hospital of the Year”
F. D. Roosevelt Faculty Hospital in Banská Bystrica has won the "Hospital of the Year 2020" award in the category of state university and faculty hospitals for the third year in a row.
15. 12. 2020 | 15:00
I have to win children's trust
In the former Czechoslovakia, the only bone marrow transplantation centre for children was in Prague. Slovak children in need of such a procedure had to go either to Prague or to another European city ...
8. 12. 2020 | 10:41
Why ceramics might eventually replace metals in industrial machinery
When one thinks of the kind of materials typically used to make heavy machinery, ceramics is not the first thing that comes to mind. But due to their qualities of being exceptionally durable and heat resistant, ...
8. 12. 2020 | 10:27
Up to €575 million to be used for hospital debt relief
The Government on Wednesday approved funds amounting to €575 million to be used for hospital debt relief, TASR learnt on Wednesday. Health Minister Marek Krajčí's (OLaNO) proposal is yet to be approved ...
2. 12. 2020 | 14:01
President okays hospital exemption from forced debt collection
Hospitals will continue to be exempt from forced debt collection, following a bill drafted by the Health Ministry and signed into law by President Zuzana Čaputová on Monday.
1. 12. 2020 | 14:52
With 58 new HIV cases in 2020, Slovakia still among the least affected EU countries
From the beginning of the year to the end of October, 58 new cases of HIV infection were recorded and diagnosed in Slovak citizens, while 21 new cases of HIV infection were reported in foreigners, announced ...
1. 12. 2020 | 14:45
The expert group seeking a more holistic approach to the coronavirus pandemic
As in many other countries, the government in Slovakia has imposed various state-wide measures, including lockdowns, in order to try to contain the coronavirus epidemic and avoid the country's hospitals ...
26. 11. 2020 | 13:51
How AI scientists are dealing with the ethical concerns raised by their technology’s success
Although Michal Valko is a machine learning expert working at Google's Deep Mind laboratory and promotes the benefits of AI, he is not unaware of the potential dangers inherent in these new technologies ...
26. 11. 2020 | 13:50
