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The Rose Group prepares for American competition
The DocMorris parent company Zur Rose continues to expand its range in Germany as well - as CEO Walter Oberhänsli revealed - in order to be well prepared for the case that Amazon enters the pharmaceutical market. According to the report, the digital healthcare...
Sham provides coverage and risk management for hospitals
Sham, a hospital liability insurer from France, has now also established itself on the German market. Since 1927, the company has been offering coverage and risk management solutions for clinics and hospitals, as many hospitals still have major deficits, particularly...
PKV rejects accusations of lack of support in corona times
At a press conference on the previous Thursday, the Association of Private Health Insurance rejected accusations of lack of involvement in the management of the corona crisis. While the statutory health insurance demanded a federal subsidy, the private health...
Pandemic modeling attempts still inaccurate
Uncertainty about the further course of the Covid-19 pandemic remains high. In a recently published video press briefing from the Science Media Center Germany, Professor Dr. Mirjam Kretzschmar from the University of Utrecht emphasized that the opening of the course...
Diabetes prevention thanks to muscular grip strength
In a joint study, scientists from the University of Bristol and the University of Eastern Finland have identified a correlation between the risk of diabetes and muscular grip strength. In the joint study, 776 Finnish men and women with no history of diabetes were...
Berlin Cures develops nasal spray against COVID-19
The Berlin-based biotech company Berlin Cures is conducting research into a new method for protection against corona viruses. The idea: the active ingredient BC007, which belongs to the drug group of aptamers, is to be absorbed in the form of a nasal spray or inhaler...
Strategic cooperation between US telemedicine provider Amwell and Google Cloud
Amwell, the largest provider of telemedical services in the USA, has entered into a cooperation with the Internet giant Google, as both companies jointly announced only recently. Video consultation hours are very popular in the USA, partly because many Americans can...
Therapy approaches for muscle tension
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...
Health insurance bonuses only partially taxable
A statutory health insurance member recently filed a lawsuit because the tax office reduced the bonus contribution refund for so-called health-conscious behaviour as a special expenses deduction and thus as taxable income. The Saxonian tax court did not see this...
Magnetic stimulation as successful therapy for fecal incontinence
Scientists of the Medical College of Georgia in the USA could show in a study with 33 people that fecal incontinence can be reduced with a special form of magnetic stimulation that is painless, non-invasive and targeted. Fecal incontinence affects mainly women with an...