The widely reported as promising CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients was tried at a Greek public hospital for the first time in the country on January 22, on a patient suffering from a chemoresistant primary mediastinal lymphoma, hospital officials said at a press conference on Tuesday attended by Deputy Minister of Health Vasilis Kontozamanis, according to ANA. The therapy was provided at the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit of Evangelismos Hospital in Athens, which was selected in 2019 to implement CAR-T lymphocyte therapy and successfully completed the certification process. The blood therapy is usually provided for cancer patients who suffer from high-grade malignant lymphomas and acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is regarded revolutionary in terms of using a patient’s own altered white blood cells to kill cancer cells.  RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, Greek islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations, Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek tourism report Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons License: CC-BY-SA Copyright: Kritheus Let's block ads! (Why?)

The German government has only heard of the Greek government’s plans for a floating fence to secure its maritime borders against migration from the media and does not wish to make any comment, German government spokesperson Steffen Seibert said on Friday, according to ANA. Seibert pointed out that, based on the information at his disposal, the European Commission had made a statement on this issue as the custodian of the Treaties, which meant that it came under its purview. “On the part of the German government, which does not have its own information, I have no reason to comment,” he added. RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, Greek islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations, Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek tourism report Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons License: CC-BY-SA Copyright: SKopp Let's block ads! (Why?)

A press conference was held on January 28 at the Consulate General of Greece in New York, welcoming George Dalaras for his North American tour which begins on January 31 at the Apollo in Harlem and continues with stops in Atlanta, Chicago, Toronto, and Atlantic City. Proceeds will benefit the charitable organization the Ark of the World. Dalaras spoke candidly about his life and the highlights of his career and his previous appearances in the United States. Consul General of Greece in New York Konstantinos Koutras gave the welcoming remarks noting how he first became acquainted with Dalaras in 1974 when his father bought a new car with an eight-track tape player and the one that was the favorite was 18 Lianotragouda Tis Pikris Patridas (18 Little Songs for the Bitter Homeland) with music by Mikis Theodorakis and lyrics by Yiannis Ritsos, and featuring vocals by Dalaras. Read the full report at thenationalherald.com RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, Greek islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations, Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek tourism report Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons License: CC-BY-SA Copyright: DMY Let's block ads! (Why?)