Jul 12, 2021 | Diabetes, EN
Professor Dr. Martin Fussenegger is an expert in „Biosystems Science and Engineering“ at ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Zurich and a developer of new medicines. He recently made a breakthrough in the field of insulin production using...
Jul 12, 2021 | EN, study, ventilation
In Baden-Württemberg, a two-year intervention program started on 1 July 2021 to identify at-risk patients who could be candidates for ventilator weaning after long-term ventilation due to intubation. Franziska Trudzinski, an expert in pneumology and intensive care...
Jul 12, 2021 | EN, GKV, statutory health insurance
DAK Gesundheit has commissioned the IGES Institute to prepare an expert report analyzing health insurance expenditure. According to the report, DAK boss Andreas Storm’s summary generally looks negative for the statutory health insurance (SHI) because the Berlin...
Jul 12, 2021 | Digitalization, EN, statutory health insurance
The AOK-Bundesverband, with chairman Martin Litsch at the helm, would like to see a change in gematik’s digital e-prescription system instead of the closed, isolated concept, as the e-prescription is an important digital building block for all players in the...
Jul 12, 2021 | COVID-19, EN
Experts from the US health authority CDC are drawing attention to cases of myocarditis and pericarditis in young men up to 30 years of age within a week of being vaccinated against Covid-19 with mRNA vaccine from BionTech/Pfizer or Moderna. All experts are still in...
Jul 12, 2021 | Digitalization, EN, telemedicine
The Deutsches Ärzteblatt, the publication with the largest circulation for medical professionals, has been able to view individual points from the draft ordinance of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) that also concern the interoperability of digital innovations in...
