Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer Most Common Causes of Death
ZAGREB, September 21, 2018 - In 2017 a total of 53,477 people died in Croatia with the most common causes of death being cardiovascular diseases (23,500) and malignant diseases, which is the second most common cause of death with slightly less than 14,000 people dying of cancer last year.
West Nile Fever Kills Two Persons in Croatia
The Public Health Institute has announced measures to stop the spread of the deadly disease.
Medical Schools Worried about Competition
ZAGREB, September 16, 2018 - The deans of Croatia's four medical schools have expressed their concern about unofficial announcements that three more medical schools could be established in the country, and warned that setting up new tertiary education institutions of this kind required a strategy to show if such a move was justifiable.
Fewer Infants Dying in Croatia, But Still More Than EU Average
Last year, 148 infants died in Croatia, which is fewer than in 2016.
Physicians in Zagreb Perform Rare Surgery
They have managed to repair a giant aneurysm rupture.
Energy Clinic Expanding Croatia’s Health and Wellness Tourism Offer
The company is oriented towards luxury wellness programmes.
In 30 Years, 300 Heart Transplants Performed in Croatia
ZAGREB, September 6, 2018 - Since September 1988, when the first heart transplant was conducted in Zagreb, a total of 300 surgeries of that kind have been done in Croatia
Croatia Acquiring Surgical Robotic System
The National Robotic Centre will be based at the Zagreb Clinical Hospital Centre.
West Nile Fever Claims First Victim in Croatia
So far, 26 people have been diagnosed with the disease and one person has died.
Life Expectancy in Croatia Decreasing
This usually happens only during wars and major emergencies.
