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20 years of the Aqua Institute
The Aqua Institute, based in Göttingen, was founded in its current form in 1995 and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. "Overall, it has been an exciting and busy time. Some things that are now taken for granted in matters of quality were developed at Aqua...".
20.11.2015
Recognition of practice networks – Federal Network Agency considers legal action against defaulting regional associations of statutory health insurance physicians
„Although the legislature has issued clear and now binding guidelines for the recognition and promotion of practice networks, some regional associations of statutory health insurance physicians are still stonewalling,“ states Dr. Veit Wambach. Unless there is a rapid change of heart among these inactive….
20.11.2015
BVMed publishes information package on dealing with medical device returns
The Federal Medical Technology Association, BVMed, has published an information package on how to deal with medical device returns. It contains information, recommendations for action and sample procedural instructions for those responsible in companies and medical institutions.
19.11.2015
Aqua Institute receives data protection seal
The Independent Centre for Data Protection (ULD) Schleswig-Holstein awarded the Aqua Institute its data protection seal of approval after an intensive review. This seal certifies that the Aqua Institute fulfills its responsibilities related to external data protection...
19.11.2015
Outpatient antibiotic use is decreasing only in children and the elderly.
To mark the upcoming European Antibiotic Awareness Day on November 18, scientists from the Healthcare Atlas have presented a current trend analysis on outpatient antibiotic use in Germany. According to the analysis, general practitioners prescribed significantly fewer antibiotics to children and adolescents in 2014...
18.11.2015
DAK offer: Chronic wounds heal faster
Consultations with specially trained wound care experts aim to improve the treatment of people with chronic wounds and to connect patients, doctors, and nursing services. Ten months after the launch of the program, the health insurance company reports positive results: Chronic wounds are healing with the...
13.11.2015
Possible reasons for failure of anti-Alzheimer's therapy found
Clumps of protein in the brain, known as amyloid-β plaques, are a key characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. One treatment option uses specific antibodies to break down these plaques. This approach has shown promising results in animal models, but has yet to be proven effective in patient trials.
13.11.2015
Auf der Herbsttagung 2015 der Deutschen Diabetes-Gesellschaft (DDG) in Düsseldorf legte eine Gruppe von Diabetologen und Diabetesexperten eine Resolution vor und erregte damit im Vorfeld den Unmut der bisher im Diabetesbereich etablierten Verbände, Organisationen und Institutionen. Das ...
06.11.2015
Mit der Berufung von Prof. Dr. Ricardo Baumann und Prof. Dr. med. Marco Halber erweitert die SRH Fernhochschule ihre Kompetenzen in den Bereichen Psychologie & Gesundheit sowie Wirtschaft & Management.