Category: Health
German scientist highlights mRNA as breakthrough in cancer treatment
(de-news.net) – Niels Halama, a leading tumor immunologist at the German Cancer Research Center, has described mRNA technology as a major breakthrough in the fight…
Economist urges prudence in pension and care systems
(de-news.net) – Economist Veronika Grimm has advocated a reassessment of benefit provisions in response to the increasing financial burden on social insurance systems. She emphasized…
From linear to on-demand: structural shifts in German leisure behavior
(de-news.net) – The ‘Freizeitmonitor 2025,’ issued by the Hamburg Foundation for Future Studies, reveals a marked transformation in leisure behavior among over 3,000 German citizens…
Rethinking retirement: Müntefering advocates flexible transitions amid demographic shifts
(de-news.net) – While acknowledging the value of ongoing public discourse regarding the extension of working life, former Federal Minister of Labour Franz Müntefering (SPD) has…
GKV-Spitzenverband rejects mergers in health system as distraction from financial challenges
(de-news.net) – Efforts to consolidate the statutory health insurance landscape in Germany have encountered opposition from the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband)….
German health spending returns to pre-pandemic levels
(de-news.net) – In 2023, the German Federal Government funded 75.7 billion euros (15.4 percent) of total health expenditures (491.6 billion euros), a 31.1 percent drop…
Fewer statutory health insurance companies necessary, head of TK
(de-news.net) – Dr. Jens Baas, Chief Executive Officer of Techniker Krankenkasse, has advocated for a considerable diminution in the number of statutory health insurance entities,…
More stringent alcohol legislation, Commissioner for Drugs and Addiction
(de-news.net) – Hendrik Streeck (CDU), the Federal Government’s Commissioner for Drugs and Addiction, has advocated for the implementation of more stringent alcohol legislation. Central to…
