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Lehren aus der Corona-Pandemie: Bundesärztekammer fordert Personaloffensive für Gesundheitsämter
„Eine der zentralen Lehren der Corona-Pandemie ist die wesentliche Bedeutung des Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes für den Schutz der Bevölkerung. Dabei hat sich gezeigt, dass die Gesundheitsämter technisch und personell zwingend besser ausgestattet werden müssen“, erklärt ...
27.07.2020
DGTI: Registry facilitates search for suitable donors with rare blood types
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are currently shortages in the supply of blood products. Regular blood donations are needed to ensure that patients can continue to receive safe treatment with blood products in therapy and emergency care. Even outside of the current exceptional situation...
22.07.2020
Drug discount agreements: AOK plans sanctions for environmental sins
„The coronavirus pandemic clearly demonstrates how dependent the supply of medicines in Europe is on the globally operating, crisis-prone production and supply chains of the globally positioned pharmaceutical industry,“ said Johannes Bauernfeind, CEO of AOK Baden-Württemberg and ...
22.07.2020
Skin cancer: More cases than ever before in the Rhine-Ruhr region and in Hamburg
Skin cancer is becoming increasingly common. According to analyses by AOK Rheinland/Hamburg, the number of sick leave certificates issued due to skin cancer more than doubled between 2003 and 2019.
22.07.2020
AOK health report: One in twelve residents is diabetic
One in twelve residents between the Rhine and Ruhr rivers suffers from type 2 diabetes. More precisely: 8.2 percent of the population. This is according to the new health report from AOK Rheinland/Hamburg, whose diabetes figures are, according to the company, representative of the entire population.
15.07.2020
The coronavirus crisis is impacting aftercare
Acute stroke care in Germany was never at risk during the coronavirus crisis. However, problems arose in aftercare, as a survey by the German Stroke Foundation shows.
14.07.2020
Flu vaccination: A fatal signal from the AOK to the medical profession
„"A slap in the face to general practitioners": That's how the chairman of the North Rhine regional group of the Virchowbund describes the recently reached agreement on a pilot project for flu vaccinations. According to the agreement, pharmacists will be allowed to administer vaccinations for the first time. The reimbursement for this...
14.07.2020
Covid-19: Women are significantly more likely to become infected at work than men.
Women played a crucial role in keeping the country running during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic – because they are disproportionately represented in so-called systemically important professions. A data analysis by the Scientific Institute of the AOK (WIdO) now shows that many women...
13.07.2020
Fresh money is not a panacea in the healthcare sector either.
Under the title "Strengthening Integrated Care at the Interface of Outpatient and Inpatient Care!", the German Society for Integrated Care in Healthcare (DGIV) critically examines the government's work in this area in its position paper this year...