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BioNTech intends to acquire CureVac, strengthen cancer immunotherapies

(de-news.net) – BioNTech, the biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Mainz, has formally announced its intention to acquire CureVac, a biotechnology firm based in Tübingen, with the…

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Hubig (SPD) also opts for statutory age restriction on social media usage

(de-news.net) – After Federal Minister for Youth Karin Prien (CDU), Federal Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig (SPD) has joined in, emphasizing the necessity of the…

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Age restrictions on social media, Prien (CDU)

(de-news.net) – Federal Minister of Education, Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Karin Prien (CDU) has advocated for the implementation of stringent age restrictions on…

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Maternity leave for women having experienced a miscarriage now in effect

(de-news.net) – As of today, pregnant individuals who experience a miscarriage from the 13th week of gestation onward are legally entitled to maternity leave, following…

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Weekly maximum working hours: a way towards more productivity or a risk?

(de-news.net) – Regarding the German government’s proposal to set weekly instead of daily maximum working hours, a study of the trade union-affiliated Hans Böckler Foundation…

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Prien wants to introduce a caregivers’ allowance

(de-news.net) – Germany’s Minister for Family Affairs, Karin Prien (CDU), has expressed the intention to introduce the new social benefit of a caregivers’ allowance as…

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A scientific expert commission on the use of smartphones in schools

(de-news.net) – Federal Minister of Education and Research, Karin Prien, has announced the establishment of a scientific expert commission which is to examine the use…

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Klingbeil: social insurance facing structural reforms

(de-news.net) – Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has announced “fundamental and bold” structural reforms for social insurance but vowed to initially stabilize struggling health…

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Computational tool from Jena accelerates viral genetic analysis

(de-news.net) – Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, in collaboration with international partners, have developed an advanced computational tool designed to markedly enhance the efficiency…

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Digital patient records will be launched

(de-news.net) – Patients, medical doctors, and clinics throughout Germany will be able to use electronic patient records starting at the end of the month. This…

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Speed monitoring throughout most parts of Germany

(de-news.net) – This week, police in many parts of Germany are intensifying speed monitoring of drivers and other road users, aiming to enhance road safety….

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Lauterbach (SPD): hospital reform will probably be kept up

(de-news.net) – Acting Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) anticipates that the hospital reform will endure under a black-red coalition government, given that the reduction…

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