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Holetschek insists on comprehensive care reform
Bavaria's Minister of Health and Care, Klaus Holetschek, is insisting that the federal government comprehensively reform the legal framework for long-term care, thereby enabling more staff. Holetschek emphasized this on August 14th at the publication of the new...
16.08.2022
Kick-off on 1 September 2022: The new hospital plan for North Rhine-Westphalia will be implemented
Health Minister Laumann, together with stakeholders from North Rhine-Westphalia's healthcare system, presented the further process for implementing the new hospital planning. With the publication of the new NRW Hospital Plan 2022, the state has laid the foundations for sustainable...
16.08.2022
BKK umbrella association wants to establish an early warning system against supply shortages of pharmaceuticals
Reports of drug supply shortages are increasing. Numerous medications, such as fever syrups for children, cancer medications, blood pressure reducers, and antibiotics, are currently in short supply. They are currently difficult or even impossible to obtain. The BKK umbrella association is addressing this issue and calling for...
16.08.2022
RESIST: New inhibitors against coronaviruses
Finding active substances against SARS-CoV-2 and, if possible, other coronaviruses – this is the goal pursued by a team at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) led by DZIF scientist Prof. Thomas Schulz since the virus emerged. They are now working together with the team at the...
11.08.2022
Recent study: Repeated messages improve vaccination behavior
A high vaccination rate is key in the fight against coronavirus – most experts agree on this. But even though there are already a number of effective and well-tolerated vaccines against the coronavirus, many people still choose not to get vaccinated. Therefore...
11.08.2022
Liquidity of the social nursing care insurance secured
To ensure their liquidity, the Federal Office for Social Security has provided a loan of one billion euros to the social long-term care insurance (SPV). The amount has now been transferred to the social long-term care insurance equalization fund. The reason for this...
11.08.2022
First joint position paper on heart failure and diabetes published
Studies show that almost one-third of all diabetes patients suffer from heart failure. In addition, there is a highly estimated unreported number of cases. Conversely, heart failure is associated with poor metabolic health: In relevant studies, 30...
11.08.2022
Outpatient specialist care expanded to include new diagnostics and digital applications
As of today, some new examinations and the use of health apps are part of outpatient specialist care (ASV), in which specialized teams treat patients with complex and rare diseases. A corresponding resolution by the...
11.08.2022
Telemedical follow-up of patients with atrial fibrillation
On August 1, 2022, iATROS, a digital heart center, in cooperation with AOK Plus and the MVZ "Praxisklinik Herz und Gefäße Dresden," launched a two-year program for telemedical care for insured patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.