When does the private health insurance have to reimburse the costs? (neue-deutschland.de)

After a fainting spell, a man with private health insurance allowed his family doctor to admit him to the S. clinic, where he had already been treated for an exhaustion syndrome. At that time the health insurance had reimbursed the costs – out of “goodwill”. This time, she refused the policyholder’s application for reimbursement. His … Read more

Sleep Apnea Causes Atherosclerosis!

Sleep Apnea Causes Atherosclerosis!

– Patients with moderate to severe sleep apnea have an increased risk of up to 2.1 times – The Sleep Disorder Center at Korea University Ansan Hospital published a cohort study showing that sleep apnea is associated with arteriosclerosis, one of the predictive signs of heart disease, and that it affects various heart diseases. Sleep … Read more

RKI registers 16 362 new infections – politics

RKI registers 16 362 new infections – politics

Archivhinweis: Corona-Deutschlandblog— Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) calls on citizens to refrain from buying Christmas presents on Monday and Tuesday because of the risk of infection. “I wish and I hope that people only get what they really need in terms of food,” Altmaier told the newspaper picture. It is not the time … Read more

Corona: 14 percent of Hamburg’s intensive care beds are still free | NDR.de – news

Corona: 14 percent of Hamburg’s intensive care beds are still free |  NDR.de – news

Status: December 21, 2020 7:15 a.m. More and more people are being treated with Covid-19 in Hamburg’s intensive care units. More than 100 beds are now occupied there. The number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in one week rose to 159 in Hamburg. As of Friday, 485 corona patients were in Hamburg’s hospitals. With … Read more

3 times higher risk of developing depression and dementia in old age sub-symptoms!

3 times higher risk of developing depression and dementia in old age sub-symptoms!

– -If it persists for several years and recurs even with mild depression Significantly high risk of dementia in the future -Active treatment for old age depression and cognitive function change Continuous observation is important – Seoul National University Hospital Operation Seoul Boramae Hospital (President Byung-Kwan Kim) Professor Dae-jong Oh of the Department of Psychiatry … Read more

▷ Current decisions on lockdown and Brexit – special broadcasts at phoenix on …

▷ Current decisions on lockdown and Brexit – special broadcasts at phoenix on …

11.12.2020 – 14:09 PHOENIX BonnBonn (ots) According to media reports, the Federal Chancellor and Prime Ministers of the federal states want to discuss the corona situation in a video conference on Sunday and probably decide on further measures to contain the virus. If they present the results in a press conference, then phoenix will broadcast … Read more

Severe diseases other than cancer should be informed in advance of the’terminal prognosis’

Severe diseases other than cancer should be informed in advance of the’terminal prognosis’

– Seoul National University Hospital surveyed 928 doctors nationwide and 1,005 general public Compared to cancer patients, non-cancer patients and hospice use rates are 60 times less Respecting the patient’s right to know in advance of terminal prognosis – It was found that most of the doctors and the general public thought that even when … Read more

Coronavirus in the USA: The countdown is on in New York – Politics

Coronavirus in the USA: The countdown is on in New York – Politics

According to the bill presented by the Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, on Sunday on CNN, the city has seven days from this Wednesday. Seven days until the hospitals reach their limits. Seven days until doctors may have to decide which seriously ill Covid 19 patient will be ventilated. And which one … Read more

Corona aid: Chancellor warns of excessive federal debt – politics

Corona aid: Chancellor warns of excessive federal debt – politics

Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) warned for the first time in the Bundestag on Thursday of the federal government’s excessive debt due to the generous and ongoing financial aid in the pandemic. The government compensation will continue to be paid in December, she said in her government statement. But all citizens must be aware “that we … Read more

Coronavirus worldwide: soon vaccinations in the USA? – Politics

Coronavirus worldwide: soon vaccinations in the USA?  – Politics

The first vaccinations against the corona virus could possibly be distributed in the USA on December 12th. After approval by the US FDA, the vaccine from pharmaceutical company Pfizer and its German partner Biontech could be shipped to the US within 24 hours, said the head of the Operation Warp Speed ​​program, Moncef Slaoui, the … Read more