Latest Health News from Russia

New Traffic Rules for Voronezh Regional Hospital No. 1A new traffic scheme will be introduced at Voronezh Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 starting February 1 due to the reconstruction of the admissions department.

Feb 20, 2026

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Doctors save 80-year-old Ryazan woman from stroke on ChristmasAn 80-year-old woman from Ryazan was rescued by doctors after a stroke on Christmas, when her neighbor found her unconscious.

Feb 19, 2026

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ARVI Cases Increase in Voronezh Oblast as Situation WorsensThe Russian consumer watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has published recent statistics indicating an increase in acute respiratory viral infections in Voronezh Oblast.

Feb 19, 2026

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Injections, Exercises, or Laser: Gynecologists on Restoring Intimate ComfortExperts believe that life should be filled with energy and joy, not endless visits to doctors.

Feb 19, 2026

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Doctor explains when swollen limbs are not due to obesityA surgeon and lymphologist from the UGMK-Zdorovye Clinic describes the risks of lymphatic system pathologies and where to seek help.

Feb 19, 2026

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Tuberculosis Detected in Vladivostok Medical College StudentA student at Vladivostok Basic Medical College has been diagnosed with early-stage tuberculosis, prompting the shift to remote learning for all students and staff.

Feb 19, 2026

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Health Ministry Comments on Mortality Rise at City Hospital No. 1Patients are dying more frequently from digestive diseases at Omsk City Clinical Hospital No. 1, which received a warning from the healthcare watchdog.

Feb 19, 2026

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Tyumen Manager Sheds 60 kg After 130-kg YouthA manager from Tyumen, Arkady Mamdzhyan, changed his life by losing 60 kilograms (132 lbs) over a summer, after weighing 134 kg (295 lbs) at age 17.

Feb 18, 2026

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Prokopyevsk care home inspected after flu outbreak, violations foundThe Ministry of Labor has inspected a care home in Prokopyevsk following a flu outbreak and refuted claims of cold rooms.

Feb 18, 2026

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Daria Bukarinova: 'I had a complex' before breast surgeryDaria Bukarinova now wears a special corset and follows her doctor's recommendations.

Feb 18, 2026

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Not Just a Vitamin Deficiency: Doctors Name Causes of Leg CrampsDoctors explain what microelements might be lacking and how to recognize when cramps are a sign of more serious health conditions.

Feb 18, 2026

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Healthy Child Diagnosed with Cancer: Parents Discover Terrifying Diagnosis on GosuslugiNow the family is trying to figure out where such a doctor's conclusion came from.

Feb 18, 2026

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Children hospitalized in Arkhangelsk with intestinal infection dischargedYoung hockey players from Sverdlovsk Region have been discharged from an Arkhangelsk hospital. Their club director confirmed they are now healthy and competing.

Feb 18, 2026

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Gurman Cafe in Shchekino Suspended for Sanitary ViolationsA shashlik cafe in Shchekino has been suspended due to sanitary violations, and the individual entrepreneur did not submit a mandatory business start notification.

Feb 17, 2026

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Omsk City Hospital No. 1 warned after mortality rate increaseOmsk City Clinical Hospital No. 1 has been issued a warning by Russia's healthcare watchdog after a more than 2% rise in mortality from digestive system diseases in the last quarter of 2025.

Feb 17, 2026

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General's wife hospitalized after eating unwashed raisinsEkaterina Kolotovkina, a public figure and wife of a Samara general, was poisoned by store-bought raisins she ate without washing, leading to hospitalization.

Feb 17, 2026

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Nipah virus could enter Russia via tourists, virologists warnThe deadly Nipah virus, spreading in India, may reach Russia through tourists with no cure or vaccine available, posing a pandemic threat, experts say.

Feb 17, 2026

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'Brain feels frozen': Neurologist on surviving cold-induced headacheAn attack of sharp pain can cause nausea and even loss of consciousness.

Feb 17, 2026

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Acute Respiratory Infections and Influenza Cases Rise in Tyumen OblastDuring the fourth week of 2026, the number of ARVI and influenza cases in the region increased by 18%. Epidemiologists warn of a second wave of infections in March.

Feb 17, 2026

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Ekaterina Kolotovkina poisoned after eating store-bought dried fruitsEkaterina Kolotovkina, a member of Russia's Public Chamber, was hospitalized with food poisoning from raisins she bought at a shop.

Feb 17, 2026

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Tyumen Region Sees Spike in Illnesses as Viruses SpreadDoctors in the Tyumen region warn of a rising illness rate and predict an imminent second wave of infections.

Feb 17, 2026

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Health Officials Begin Detecting Swine Flu in Tomsk OblastAuthorities in Tomsk Oblast have reported the first case of swine flu and 12 cases of Hong Kong flu, according to Rospotrebnadzor.

Feb 17, 2026

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OMS Updates Bring Free Screenings to Yaroslavl ResidentsStarting January 1, changes to the list of services under mandatory health insurance have taken effect in Yaroslavl and across Russia. They affect prenatal diagnostics, monitoring of chronic diseases, and timelines for providing care.

Feb 17, 2026

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Russia updates health insurance with new free tests and screeningsChanges to Russia's compulsory health insurance program took effect on January 1, introducing new free tests and screenings for residents, including prenatal diagnostics and chronic disease monitoring.

Feb 17, 2026

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Woman loses child and fertility, blames Volgograd doctorsLyubov Merkulova from a village near Volgograd survived a catastrophic birth complication that killed her unborn daughter and left her infertile, but the criminal investigation has repeatedly stalled, she says.

Feb 17, 2026

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