16+ hour, 29+ min ago   (821+ words) More and more people are caring for elderly or sick relatives and are employed and compensated by a home care service for doing so. The costs are borne by insurance policyholders and taxpayers. There are calls for regulations from both…...

17+ hour, 12+ min ago   (794+ words) Im «Tatort: König in Gelb» bekommt es Charlotte Lindholm (Maria Furtwängler) im doppelten Sinne mit Demenz zu tun. Maria Furtwängler, playing Charlotte Lindholm, deals with dementia in two ways. In “Tatort: König in Gelb,” both a possible serial killer and…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (450+ words) Paracetamol has so far been considered the pain reliever of choice during pregnancy. A new study finds evidence that acetaminophen taken during pregnancy may affect the development of daughters’ reproductive organs. An expert at the University Hospital of Basel is…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (420+ words) "You'll feel sexy again—I know what I'm talking about": Kate Winslet candidly shares her experiences with taking testosterone. Estrogens are considered the standard treatment for menopause—but more and more women are swearing by testosterone. Celebrities like Kate Winslet…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (268+ words) A new counseling service for victims of digital violence in German-speaking Switzerland is set to go online at the end of October. According to its founders, “hatehelp” will serve as a dedicated resource for combating online hate. The “hatehelp” counseling…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (389+ words) Medical record: A U.S. man has survived for 271 days—the longest period to date—with a transplanted pig kidney. This marks the first time an animal organ has been used to bridge the waiting period for a donor kidney. Although the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (861+ words) Intensive care physician Matthias Hilty (right) accompanied Corinne Aeschbacher and Marco Witzig on the Aconcagua expedition for research purposes. Climbing the highest mountain in the Americas with transplanted organs: Corinne Aeschbacher and Marco Witzig have set altitude records for transplant…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (216+ words) bluewin.ch Ten people injured in Crans-Montana are still undergoing rehabilitation in Suva Gianni Roberto Rossi, director of the Suva rehabilitation clinics in Sion and Bellikon, Aargau: “Rehabilitation doesn’t begin only when a patient is admitted to the clinic.” Eight…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (361+ words) The 42-year-old defendant is sitting next to her attorney in the Giessen Regional Court. A mother apparently made a large amount of money by faking a cancer diagnosis. She is said to have collected a total of 358,000 euros in donations....