Tag: 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…
Stringent revisions to Medical Cannabis Act to reinforce patient safety
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Minister of Health Nina Warken (CDU) is reportedly advancing a legislative amendment to the Medical Cannabis Act designed to introduce stringent…
Federal-state commission on the reform of long-term care in session (Update)
(de-news.net) – The inaugural session of the federal-state commission on the reform of long-term care was held in Berlin, with the primary objective of safeguarding…
