Russia is suffering through an especially bad flu and respiratory infection season.

As COVID-19 cases rise, the Russian White House is implementing a mask mandate.

Nearly 200 medications could vanish from the Russian market due to sanctions and isolation.

Ingushetia's leader puts the "wed-lock" on drug users and the HIV positive.

Antidepressant use in Russia has skyrocketed over the last year, especially in St. Petersburg.

Russia's Minister of Health advocates teaching children to prioritize childbirth before a career.

Ukraine takes a leaf forward with cannabis-based medicines.

A bill was introduced to the State Duma that would ban gender-affirming surgery and gender changes in official documents.

As a strange form of punishment, Alexei Navalny was reportedly placed in a cell with a prisoner who has bad hygiene. 

Six pregnant Russians were detained while entering Argentina, prompting a criminal investigation into birth tourism agencies.

Over 600 medical workers signed an open letter demanding to provide medical care to the opposition politician and stop sending him to punitive confinement.

Since the war in Ukraine began, Argentina has become a birth tourism hub for pregnant Russians.