Articles (128)

The Story of Dr. Alexandru Obregia, the Brilliant Psychiatrist Who Treated and Cured Thousands of Mentally “Alienated” Romanians

Alexandru Obregia was born on July 20, 1860, in Iași, and became one of Romania’s most important psychiatrists. From the start, Obregia showed a strong inclination toward studying the human psyche and understanding mental illnesses. The Early Life and Education of Alexandru ObregiaHe was a student of the renowned Professor Dr. Alexandru Suțu and f...

The History of the Romanian Lottery: Who Founded It, the First Law, How It Took Place During the Two World Wars

The history of the Romanian Lottery is closely linked to the modernization of Romanian society at the beginning of the 20th century and to the efforts of the state to support projects of public interest. Before the official establishment of a national state lottery, Romania had its first experience in this field in 1906, with the organization of th...

“Cold Drunkennesses” and the Forbidden Pleasures in Interwar Bucharest: Morphine, Cocaine and Ether Were the Stars of the Parties

In the years between the two world wars, Bucharest was living through one of the most spectacular transformations in its history. The capital of Greater Romania had become a city of contrasts: elegant boulevards, cafés frequented by artists and politicians, influential cultural magazines, lavish balls and an intense nightlife. Little Paris had earn...

Education and universities in interwar Bucharest: where and what students studied

The interwar period represented one of the most important stages in the development of Romanian higher education. After the Great Union of 1918, Romania entered a process of accelerated modernization, and Bucharest, the country's capital, transformed into a leading academic and cultural center. The universities and higher education institutions in...

15.6 million lei investment in high-performance medical equipment for Colentina Clinical Hospital

The Bucharest Administration of Hospitals and Medical Services (ASSMB) announced on Monday that contracts worth 15.6 million lei have been signed for the acquisition of high-performance medical equipment for Colentina Clinical Hospital.“We continue to modernize Bucharest’s hospitals! ASSMB has recently signed contracts worth over 15.6 million lei (...

Filantropia Maternity Hospital in Bucharest, 212 years of history. The story of the oldest obstetrics and gynecology clinic in Romania

The history of Filantropia Hospital begins in 1811 and is closely connected to the name of Dr. Constantin Caracas. Originally a Macedonian Romanian and a graduate of the University of Vienna, Dr. Caracas returned to Bucharest, where he started practicing medicine alongside his father, Dr. Dimitrie Caracas. Thanks to the experience acquired abroad a...

Turkish medical group Medicana opens representative office in Romania and plans to launch a hospital in Bucharest by 2028

Turkish medical group Medicana opens a representative office in Romania and announces that Ana Herkmen will lead its operations in the country. The group also plans to open a hospital in Bucharest by 2028.“After 15 years dedicated to developing one of the most reputable Turkish hospital brands in Romania, Ana Herkmen begins a new professional chapt...

Pache Protopopescu, the mayor who had the courage to reshape Bucharest

At the end of the 19th century, Bucharest was growing at the pace of a city that had bought itself European shoes but still walked through mud in them. Horse-drawn trams squeezed between houses, the streets preserved the crooked outlines of old neighbourhoods, and the municipal administration worked with limited resources for the ambitions of a you...

Bucharest's Population. The city that gained a million people in a century and lost them in a few decades

A look at Bucharest's population, from medieval trading post to 21st-century capitalSomewhere in the second half of the 15th century, Bucharest appears in documents as a modest waystation and market town in Wallachia. Nobody at the time could have imagined that this settlement on the banks of the Dâmbovița river would, a few centuries later, hold w...

The Great Constantin Tănase, the Poor Boy Who Put Bucharest on the Map of Romanian Theater. He Put Cardboard in His Shoes and Ran Across the City for a Pretzel

Constantin Tănase was born on July 5, 1880, in Vaslui, in a modest home, the son of Ion and Elena Tănase. His father worked as a lab assistant at Ortenski Pharmacy, the only one in town, while his mother took care of the household and the education of their son. From an early age, his life was marked by scarcity: food was often insufficient, and th...