Feb 17, 2021 | drugs, EN, medical device, wound care
Developers and providers of innovative wound care products in modern wound management are on the barricades because of a decision by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA). The reason for this is the review of reimbursability with the help of clinical studies within a...
Feb 17, 2021 | EN, hospitals, statutory health insurance
The Barmer Hospital Report 2020 has highlighted and analyzed patient safety and the quality of operations in hospitals and clinics in the state of Hesse. According to the health insurer, several deaths per year could be avoided if scheduled surgeries were performed by...
Feb 17, 2021 | Diabetes, EN, wound care
Type 1 or type 2 diabetics often have secondary diseases such as wound healing disorders. Diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) in particular causes major problems for some of them, because it is a consequence of foot wounds that become chronic if they are not treated properly...
Feb 15, 2021 | EN, medicine, transactions
The Japanese manufacturer of Opto-digital products, Olympus Corporation, is acquiring Quest Photonic Devices B.V. for approximately 50 million euros, the company has just announced. As a manufacturer of optical and digital precision technology, Olympus is thus further...
Feb 15, 2021 | COVID-19, Digitalization, EN
The Swedish health authority has recently been planning the rapid introduction of a vaccination passport, which is to be used quickly and easily as an entry certificate for Corona vaccinations when traveling. The digital vaccination certificate, for example for...
Feb 15, 2021 | EN, genetics, research
The Accredited Laboratories in Medicine (ALM) have plenty of work to do nationwide at the moment, because for a short time now there has been a targeted search for coronavirus mutations. Five to ten percent of all new infections are screened in this way for the...