This content is machine translated World Health Organization 75 years in the service of health WHO has been working to strengthen people’s health and well-being for 75 years. This includes giving as many people as possible good access to quality health care, and preventing and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Supply situation with pharmaceuticals Task force has initiated measures The National Economic Supply classifies the situation in the supply of essential medicines as problematic since January 2023. Supply disruptions are increasingly affecting the outpatient sector, rather than hospitals as…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Health Promotion Resilience in the context of general practice The topic of resilience is highly topical. More papers are also being published on this topic in the primary care field.First, study populations of patients with chronic diseases are being…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Basic supply Patient survey on the use of home remedies in everyday life. The use of home remedies for minor health problems is common among patients in Western countries. This was also confirmed by a survey study conducted in Switzerland in 2020. In…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Corona Pandemic Current findings on Long-Covid – initial treatment options and therapeutic approaches. In the Zurich Coronavirus Cohort Study, one in four participants reported persistent symptoms six months after SARS-CoV-2 infection. What are the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of long-covid? Which treatment strategies are…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Security of supply Drug supply strengthened by FOPH measures Shortages have occurred in the supply of pharmaceuticals. The FOPH has therefore taken various targeted measures to strengthen care in the short term. These adjustments complement the measures that have…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated "The Burden of Skin Disease in Europe." Prevalence and implications of skin diseases. In a large-scale population-based survey study conducted by the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV), nearly one in two participants reported having been affected by at least one skin…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Wound care: Infection prevention and hygiene Practice-oriented guide published The Microbiology and Hygiene Working Group, established in 2019 by the Chronic Wound Initiative (ICW), has updated its consensus recommendation, Infection Prevention and Hygiene in Wound Care, with an emphasis…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated International Health Policy Survey Primary care physicians in the post-Covid era In 2022, Switzerland again participated in the Commonwealth Fund Foundation’s international health policy surveys. As in previous years, the focus was on physicians working in the field of primary care.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Suicide Prevention Ending not life but suffering They do exist, effective suicide prevention measures. Because it is by no means the case that those affected want to die. You want to put an end to the unbearable…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated "Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement." Health literacy of older people in Switzerland The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) isone of the largest European surveys conducted with people aged 50 and over. Twenty countries are involved in the study,…
