Down Syndrome Test Now Free Under Public InsuranceThe non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) for conditions like Down syndrome is now covered by public health insurance in Russia, allowing pregnant women to save up to 50,000 rubles (approximately $556).
Cockroaches and Peeling Plaster Found in Chelyabinsk HospitalProsecutors and Russia's consumer protection watchdog inspected the therapeutic building of City Clinical Hospital No. 6 after patient complaints, uncovering sanitation violations and holding staff accountable.
Echinococcosis brain tumor risks and prevention adviceIsolated cases of the parasitic disease echinococcosis were registered in the Novosibirsk region in 2024 and 2025. Infection most often occurs through contact with animals.
Pregnant Women Freeze in Volgograd Prenatal ClinicPatients at Women's Clinic No. 4 in Volgograd's Krasnoarmeysky District report unbearable cold that interferes with medical procedures and forces them to huddle by heaters for hours afterward.
Moscow Boosts Access to Same-Day Minimally Invasive SurgeryReplacing lengthy hospital stays with one-day procedures is now possible thanks to the large-scale development of short-stay hospitals in Moscow, where over 200,000 such procedures were performed last year.
Flu and ARVI epidemic threshold exceeded in YaroslavlDuring the third week of 2026, from January 12 to 18, Yaroslavl has exceeded epidemic thresholds for acute respiratory viral infections and flu, according to data from the Smorodintsev Influenza Research Institute.
