In Brno, a tram hit a young man wearing headphones: the accident happened just after 2 p.m. on Palackého Avenue in the Královo Pole district, between the Tylova and Semilasso stops. The impact threw the man onto the road; he suffered severe
From next year, Czech insurance companies will pay more for in vitro fertilization (IVF) than they do now, and will overhaul the payment system itself: instead of a single lump sum for the whole procedure, money will be transferred across s
The Dutch committee that oversees late-term abortions and the ending of life in newborns and children under 12 has published a report on a case in which a doctor, at the parents' request, ended the life of a terminally ill child shortly bef
The State Institute for Drug Control (SÚKL) in Czechia is considering allowing insurance companies to reimburse the cost of a modern weight-loss drug for children and teenagers aged 12 to 18 with obesity. This was announced by the institute
A new portal for rural greenery careCzechia has launched the Venkovská zeleň website, which offers mayors, planners and villagers free guidelines, maps and recommendations for caring for green spaces. The resource helps with planning new pl
Most people in Czechia support banning children from using mobile phones in schools, as well as restricting access to social media for anyone under 15. That's according to a survey conducted by the polling agency NMS, whose findings were an
Czech hospitals are facing a severe shortage of medical staff, and some institutions have started bringing in nurses from the Philippines. According to official estimates, the country is short of around 2,500 nurses, and the staffing gap is
Between June and October 2025, Slovakia's Mountain Rescue Service (Horská záchranná služba) carried out 559 callouts to help people in trouble in the mountains. As usual, most incidents occurred in the High Tatras, which accounted for four
On Thursday evening, an aggressive passenger attacked four employees of the handling company Menzies at Prague's Václav Havel Airport after being denied boarding on a flight to Rome. The incident took place at Terminal 2, near Gate C9, shor
The Archdiocese of Olomouc has cancelled a pilgrimage for LGBT+ believers, their families and friends that had been planned for mid-September. According to organisers writing on the archdiocese's website, the decision was prompted by a wave
The Czech Ministry of Health has issued an urgent appeal to regular and first-time blood donors, asking them to donate blood in the coming days. Blood supplies at Czech hospitals have dropped sharply over the summer, and at some transfusion
The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ) has reported critically low water levels in rivers across the country, with average daily flow in some locations amounting to just 0-3% of the long-term August norm for 1991-2020. According to