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.
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.
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.
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.
'Black Swan' Tax Change Drives Up Medical Service PricesPrivate medical service prices in Russia have increased by 15-30% since the new year after the government revoked clinics' socially important status, raising payroll taxes.
