In my job, I not only care for sick people, I also learn a lot that actually has nothing to do with care. In another job I probably would never have noticed one thing: many older people have tattoos. It is often just a single one, small and unobtrusive on a part of the body that is not immediately visible when a tank top is worn in the summer.For example, the man, well over 60, on whose upper arm I...
From ALS to Long Covid: Patients are increasingly fighting for the recognition and research of their suffering. But their strong voices are also abused. source site
500,000 people are newly diagnosed with cancer in Germany every year. There are 7,500 people in Munich alone. And the number of diseases, doctors agree, will continue to increase in the coming years. The motto of World Cancer Day on February 4th is "Closing gaps in care". The patient house, which opened in Munich in April 2022, is already closing a gap - in that the team gives patients time and offers individual help.Angelika Amann simply brought it with her....
A nurse accused of two murders and six attempted murders has confessed to the Munich I Regional Court. "I made a big mistake there," said the accused at the beginning of the trial on Tuesday. "Sometimes I'm at a loss for words myself." It was not his intention for anyone to die. Because he often drank alcohol before his shift and then had a hangover, he just wanted to be left alone. "I wanted to sedate her."The 26-year-old said: "I'm...
During the month of January, several patients of the Rangueil hospital in Toulouse, but also caregivers, were victims of theft in their belongings. The security of the CHU warns the national police and quickly, thanks to the video surveillance cameras, the investigators locate the comings and goings of a man, present frequently in the premises of the hospital.Last Friday, the 35-year-old man was arrested. On him, the police found several bank cards, which had been used thanks to contactless since...
Without a pediatrician, Dr. Reinhold Jansen would collapse the supply system in Daun in the Vulkaneifel. He treats 2000 patients in his practice, for many he is not paid. He warns: "If I don't care, nobody cares." by Lauren Ramoser This article first appeared on RTL.de "If I don't care, no one cares," says Dr. Reinhold Jansen from Daun in the Vulkaneifel about his overworked pediatric practice. The 73-year-old and his team take care of 2000 small patients – but...
Coronavirus Lauterbach wants to fund research into the care of long-Covid patients Karl Lauterbach (SPD), Federal Minister of Health © Michael Kappeler/dpa/DPA Karl Lauterbach has announced that he will support patients suffering from long-Covid after contracting coronavirus. The Federal Minister of Health wants to invest heavily in research. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach wants to support long-Covid patients with more information and improve their care through investments in research. A hotline will soon be set up in his ministry as...
Covid-19 Lauterbach wants to improve the situation of long-Covid patients Karl Lauterbach (SPD), Federal Minister of Health, comes to the weekly meeting of the Federal Cabinet in the Chancellery. photo © Michael Kappeler/dpa When the first corona symptoms are over, it is far from over for many sufferers. But little is known about Long Covid. There is now a lot to be invested in research. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach wants to support long-Covid patients with more information and improve...
The patients of Doctor Aicha N'Doye, gynecological surgeon and senologist (breast specialist) at the POlyclinic Bordeaux North Aquitaine, have the chance to benefit from a very soothing moment before their intervention. The private establishment posted a video on Monday where we see the specialist perform Alicia Keys' "If I Ain't Got You" with talent with a patient in the operating room. "Music has always been part of my life, just like medicine, and it's the way for me to combine...
06.01.2023, 16:35 12 mins The ongoing crisis is leaving its mark: More and more people are feeling completely exhausted, depressed and empty. They find help in a clinic on Lake Ammer. In the former monastery you can find peace, draw strength - and recover mentally. Kathrin Schwarze-Reiter Just sit on the bench and watch the donkeys. That's what the patient wanted. However, she did not want animal-assisted therapy, i.e. working through her psychological problems with the help of the donkeys....
