Sep 24, 2020 | Digitalization, EN, general conditions
The digitization process, especially in the healthcare sector, can bring many benefits, such as cost efficiency and quality and security of care. Telemedical applications such as video chat with doctors and online consultation hours are on the rise, as are...
Sep 17, 2020 | EN, general conditions, research
In the flu season 2017/2018, 25,100 people died in Germany alone. Of the nine million people who fell ill, 60,000 came to hospitals, some of them with intensive care. The influenza wave of that winter had devastating effects because the few changes in the genetic...
Sep 2, 2020 | EN, general conditions, therapy
Muscle tensions can be persistent and have various causes. They are caused by malpositions of the body or incorrect posture, but can also be triggered by lack of movement, for example. An orthopaedic surgeon can help with malpositions, and like other doctors should...
Aug 31, 2020 | EN, general conditions, statutory health insurance
The German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) has just announced that the statutory health insurance (SHI) generated a plus of 1.3 billion euros in the first half of 2020. Revenues of a total of 129.9 billion euros are offset by expenditures of „only“ 128.6...
Aug 31, 2020 | EN, general conditions
In Germany, many people have been treated by doctors for a suspected corona infection. In the state of Bavaria alone, more than 500,000 people have been treated, even though only slightly less than 230,000 citizens throughout Germany have actually become infected with...
Aug 12, 2020 | general conditions
On 4 August 2020, Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn expressed optimism to journalist Gabor Steingart in the „Morning Briefing“ podcast. According to this, he was very confident that a vaccine against Covid-19 would soon be available. This would then be...
