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Increased care lump sum: Care aids have become more expensive because of Corona
The cost of nursing aids for consumption, which can be found in product group 54 of the GKV's list of aids, has risen in recent months due to the Corona pandemic. This means that a monthly flat rate of 40 euros is no longer sufficient to provide those in need of care...
Statement by two federal associations on the BMG’s draft bill
The German Medical Technology Association (BVMed) and the German Health IT Association (bvitg e.V.) welcome in principle the draft bill of the German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) on the Digital Care and Nursing Modernization Act (DVPMG).However, both associations...
Covid-19 vaccination: salvation or nightmare?
The majority of the German population wants to be vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Especially among medical personnel, this would make a lot of sense. But a lack of willingness to be vaccinated among doctors and nurses shows a different trend. According to a...
Range of services offered by on-site pharmacies could be expanded
To improve healthcare in Germany, the telemedicine provider Medgate, which is based in Switzerland, wants to link pharmaceutical services with medical services. To this end, Medgate is cooperating with Noventi, a service group wholly owned by pharmacies. The concept...
Ensuring care for cancer patients
Europe's leading private hospital operator, the Helios Kliniken Group, has evaluated an analysis of cancer diagnosis and treatment during the lockdown. According to the analysis, however, it is not yet entirely clear whether the Corona pandemic and the harsh measures...
Medlanes: Physician network expands Zava portfolio
To avoid the risk of infection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, more and more people are using telemedicine services, such as online consultations. Online medical practice Zava has taken advantage of this in this country, offering treatments 365 days a year around the clock...
Flu epidemic not (yet) on the rise
Influenza waves usually recur every year, sometimes severe, sometimes less severe, and perhaps with a time lag. Usually, such a flu season starts in January of the following year, like now in January 2021 in the flu season 20/21. However, there has never been a season...
Norway reconsiders its vaccination strategy
In Norway, 23 deaths have been recorded so far following the administration of Corona vaccines. However, Norwegian health authorities consider the number of incidents "not alarming," although relatively many elderly people have died following vaccination. Underlying...
Roche unveiled a digital diagnostic solution for breast tumour detection
The world-renowned pharmaceutical company, Roche, not only manufactures drugs but has recently begun marketing digital diagnostics for faster and more accurate image analysis of breast cancer. The "Roche uPath Enterprise Digital Pathology Software" uses two algorithms...
mRNA vaccine effective against MS?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is, as it stands today, a non-curable chronic inflammatory neurological disease affecting the nervous system. It is the second most common disease in this field after epilepsy, becoming significant mostly in people between the ages of 20 and...