Tyumen family fights Duchenne muscular dystrophyA Tyumen couple is seeking Elevidys for their three-year-old son Adis after a diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the one-time infusion costs nearly 300 million rubles (about USD 3,000,000 at current rates).
‘Soup was a luxury’: Facing kidney failureA 33-year-old woman from Yakutsk, Olga Eliseeva, underwent a kidney transplant in August 2025 after two and a half years on hemodialysis. She describes the wait, surgery, and recovery that reshaped her life.
Psychologist details rise in teen drug useIn Sverdlovsk Oblast, addiction among adolescents is rising, clinicians and a rehab psychologist warn, with easy access, recruitment schemes, and cultural signals fueling use and dealing — even among high-achieving students.
Perm woman survives lightning, cancer, becomes medical studentArina Roma from Perm decided to become a doctor during six months of cancer treatment in her teens, after a lightning strike near her; she is now fulfilling that goal as a second-year medical student.
What illness Tigran Keosayan facedDirector Tigran Keosayan battled long-term heart disease and multiple stenting procedures; after a December 2024 cardiac arrest and coma, his wife Margarita Simonyan reported his death on 26 September 2025 despite faint signs of response.
Experts warn of bed rotting in VolgogradDoctors in Volgograd say the growing trend of “bed rotting” among 16–30-year-olds shows signs of depression and burnout and may soon require medical and psychiatric intervention.
Five Tyumen doctor lifesaving storiesFrom a simultaneous three-team surgery to a helicopter dash for a stung forester, medics in Tyumen recount five cases where quick decisions and teamwork pulled people back from the brink.
Novosibirsk doctor explains anxiety and treatmentNovosibirsk psychotherapist Inna Starikova explains what anxiety is, who is most vulnerable, and which treatments work best, noting that some patients require medication while others benefit from cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Volunteer in Barnaul Lives with Huntington’sBarnaul volunteer Ekaterina Limaeva, once treated for colon cancer, was later diagnosed with hereditary Huntington’s chorea. She studies the disease, supports others through her project «Stronger than Circumstances», and adapts as symptoms progress.
Family accuses Novokuznetsk maternity wardInvestigators opened a review in Novokuznetsk after relatives alleged doctors at Maternity Hospital No. 1 tore off a preterm baby’s arm during delivery and insulted the mother; the hospital disputes the claims and cites internal checks.
