Health

In the pandemic year of 2020, twice as many people reported symptoms of depression - in fact, more than one in five.

1.22 million people were at risk of poverty in Austria. According to government figures, this was 13.9 percent of the population.

Austrian AIDS organisations have called for a de-stigmatisation of HIV-positive people in the criminal justice system.

53 times World Cup record winner Gregor Schlierenzauer is ending his ski jumping career, announced the the 31-year-old Tyrolean on his own online blog on Tuesday.

It will be a summer like no other. This year due to Corona, many Viennese will opt to spend a good part of their holiday in the city. Lucky for us, there are few better places for relaxing in the shade and swimming in pools or rivers than Vienna.

You were asked how you're coping with mental health through the pandemic and lockdown to provide insights to the rest of the community. Here's what w...

It is important to know you are not alone. The following are a list of groups, organizations, regular meetings and communities that support LGBTI+ in...

Each of us thrives on our social relationships, knowing our family is safe and healthy and having a routine and productive life. COVID-19 upended eac...

Each of us thrives on our social relationships, knowing our family is safe and healthy and having a routine and productive life. COVID-19 upended eac...

Independent biotech firm Axon Neuroscience – in neighboring Slovakia – is developing a vaccine for COVID-19 with a uniquely targeted approach.

A cooperation between the Kunsthaus and the urban design project Schimmverein Donaukanal hopes to persuade the public of the pleasures on their doorstep.

Some of the best players in the world to compete for $600,000 in prize money.

The Austrian Football League has long been a European powerhouse, with little help needed from across the pond. Building a broad fan base for a non...

Vienna is a city that revels in its past. Over the centuries, the clatter of Fiaker plying their trade in the 1st district has never stopped and every...

With more women getting involved in combat sports, we visited one of Vienna’s all-women gyms. The only man in the room has no arms, legs, hands, feet...

Cricket is everywhere in Austria – if you know where to look. "Er spielt für uns!” (“He’s playing for us”) comes the ­repeated ­chirp ­from som...

Vienna’s baseball teams aim for the bleachers If you happen to be near the Lusthaus, at the southern end of the Prater Hauptallee on a sunny Satu...

The Vienna International Cycle Club is a social media success story. It’s a Sunday morning and the clock is approaching ten in the morning. On the St...

Indoor bouldering halls combine exercise with socializing. Austrians have an undeniable love for mountaineering, with many possessing an id...

Vienna’s many indoor swimming pools are the ideal place to stay fit during the winter.

Yoga in Vienna is on the rise and could just cure your winter blues. Every day, the mat meets you where you are. Yester...

What do Mozart, Alpine Skiing, and Austrian Healthcare Have in Common? They are all sources of immense national pride. Everyone in Austria has ac...

The Zillertal caters to both daredevils and families, boasting Austria’s steepest slope and gentle pistes At last, the wi...

Hockey may take a backseat to soccer and skiing in Austria, but don’t tell that to the Vienna Capitals and their loyal fans While fam...

Croquet has a small but fervent fan base in Austria The first challenge you face when discussing croquet in Austria is explaining that it’s not t...

Here are your tips on how to get there from Vienna… The new F1 season truly came alive at the last race in Baku, with a surprise win for Austria’...

Splash! Swimming pools, like any other enclosed public space, run on rules both official and unwritten to ensure safety and hygiene – these rules go b...

Beach volleyball makes its mark in Vienna on its quest for world domination. Beach volleyball is probably not the first thing that springs to min...

The Vienna Nightrow is a fun tradition that defies preconceptions about rowing Everywhere you look, long-established sports are getting shorter, sex...

Red Bull gives a fearless troupe wings to become mile-high paragons of their sport High above the Austrian Alps, a trio of professional athletes ...

As the Vienna City Marathon nears, runners gear up for their next big rush. An admission: I am not an avid exerciser. Just recently I picked up...

An after-work ski escape to an illuminated “magic mountain” is just an hour away. Several routes cut through the woods, creating 14 km of runs – 13 of...

The Okanagan Hockey Academy turns out talented players in St. Pölten, hoping to win over Austria and Europe The hall echoed with yells, scraping ...

It’s almost time once again for the Super Bowl, or the self-proclaimed “World’s Biggest Sporting Event.” In fairness to the occasion, that bold boa...

The Hahnenkamm Race at Kitzbühel is the world’s most famous – and ferocious – downhill ski event The view from the start house on the Streif ...

Why everyone in Vienna should make a trip to the terraces in November This month marks the return of one of Vienna’s more surprising sporting spe...

Based in Vienna for 25 years, the European Handball Federation brings non-stop action Did you know that Vienna is the headquarters of one of the mos...

You don't have to be a seeded pro to participate in Austria's organized tennis tournaments. There are plenty of things I should be worrying about. The...

The tennis aristocracy comes to Vienna for the Erste Bank Open tournament. The Erste Bank Open has a tradition of attracting a high-quality field ...

Spectators visit the Austrian Polo Open to witness the breakneck game and get a glimpse of the fanciful hats that make up the sport’s international st...

Tom Middler continues his coverage of the battle for Best Public Viewing in Vienna. The Rathausplatz fanzone and a selection of Irish Pubs have a...

In our Summer 2016 print edition, I wrote about the full-moon boat rides on the Old Danube (Alte Donau). But why wait for a full moon? You can make a ...

Last week Tom Middler reported from the Rathaus Fanzone – a hard-to-beat public-viewing powerhouse. This week, he gives his play-by-play commentary on...

Last week Tom Middler gave us his picks for the top public-viewing locations in Vienna. Now the game is on! Which one will take the trophy for Vienna’...

Not got your hands on a ticket to keep up with the football action from France? Never fear, Vienna has every fan covered, with a whole host of differe...

The American football faithful congregate for high mass at the Vienna Viking’s Superbowl party With the Superbowl looming, I can barely contain m...

On being an expat NFL fan on Super Bowl Sunday, fighting to stay awake for the  kick-off, and making it to the half-time spectacle.   An Amer...

A great way to get to know a city is to run its streets. From the serpentine back streets of southern China, and the craggy hills along England's nort...