Jaroslav Zvěřina, one of the Czech Republic's most prominent psychiatrists and sexologists and chairman of the Sexological Society of the Czech Medical Association, has died at the age of 81. His death was announced by urologist Libor Zámeč
Only 77,600 children were born in Czechia in 2025 — the lowest number since 1785, according to demographic data. The average fertility rate (children per woman) has fallen to 1.28, down from 1.83 in 2020–2021, which at the time was one of t
On Saturday, around 1:30 PM, in the Staré Hamry area of the Beskydy Mountains, a 37-year-old cyclist lost control while descending a road leading from a tourist lodge to route I/56, falling to the ground and ending up partly on the roadway.
As of July 1, Czech dentists will, with rare exceptions, no longer be allowed to use amalgam fillings — the temporary exemption granted to Czechia and Slovenia by the European Union has expired, while the ban has already been in force in th
The Czech Ministry of Health and radiology experts say the lead aprons that have covered patients during X-rays for decades are now largely useless — and in some cases even harmful, as they can degrade image quality and prompt the machine t
In the town of Nýřany near Plzeň, a passer-by noticed a listless, motionless cat lying in the grass. The find was reported by Vlastimila Suchá of the Kočičí Svět cat welfare association, whom the woman who spotted the animal contacted.At fi
Mayors of the South Moravian villages near the Nové Mlýny reservoirs have raised no objections to scientific proposals to drain the lowest of the system's three reservoirs, which in recent years has earned a reputation as a breeding ground
A new nature reserve, "Meanders of the Ploučnice and Svitávka," has been established within the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area, safeguarding the floodplain of the Ploučnice River between Bořeňov and the railway bridge on
Courier and logistics firms are being forced to haul goods back and forth: Czech online shops are complaining about a mass wave of customers refusing to pick up cash-on-delivery orders. According to Martin Kudera, founder of the e-shop Živi
Conservationists have released 40 European ground squirrels into burrows near the town of Ivančice in the Brno region (South Moravia). The animals were initially kept in enclosed, prepared burrows so they wouldn't scatter immediately after
The viewing bridge over the wolf enclosure in the village of Srní in Šumava has reopened to visitors after repairs to its load-bearing structure. The work took a month and a half and cost nearly 2.6 million crowns excluding VAT, according t
The Czech Ministry of Health is preparing a reform under which, starting in early 2027, surgeries to remove bladder and kidney tumors will only be performed at large specialized centers in major cities. In 2028, the list of procedures to be