Doctors should consider a “family diagnosis” when it comes to treating children with epilepsy, as recent research has uncovered the potential for long-term mental-health challenges impacting the mothers of diagnosed children. According to a new study by Western and Lawson Health Research Institute, 57 percent of mothers of children with epilepsy were at risk for […]
“Why must they do that?”
The criticism was clear: Hardly a good hair of the Federal court of auditors in April 2018 at the orthodontics. Although the statutory health insurance funds spend more than a billion euros a year for teeth straightening, there is much no transparency: It is missing Numbers on how many children and adolescents are treated in […]
“I’m learning every day to love myself and my skin”
Earlier Yulianna Yussef was often teased for her appearance. You thought you would never find a Job and a Partner. Today one wonders why, if you look at the young woman, which she posts on her Instagram Account, hundreds of pictures of themselves. The reason is not to be seen on each image for: There […]
The Federal environment Agency calls for stricter limit values for fine dust
The Federal environment Agency (UBA) urges stricter limits for fine dust. Authorities boss Maria Krautzberger pointed out in the “süddeutsche Zeitung” on the recommendations of the world health organization (WHO). “We are also in the Federal environment Agency, see the risks due to high concentrations of fine dust,” said the UBA President with a view […]
Adhere to Doctors Suffering for senseless?
Heinrich Sening was 82 years old, but according to his son, Heinz had to arrive with 80-circuit. “He was at the end,” he says of the last years of his demented father, who was unable to move in bed and could not speak. A feeding tube kept him alive. A senseless cruelty, says his son, […]
First steps after a diabetes diagnosis
(HealthDay)—When you’re diagnosed with diabetes, your doctor is likely to start you on a program to lower blood sugar and help insulin work more efficiently—a regimen that may include a modified diet, exercise and possibly medication. Starting (or ramping up) an exercise program can be the hardest of all these lifestyle changes. Typical exercise guidelines […]
Family members could play key role in identifying dementia warning signs before diagnosis, new study finds
A new study has revealed that family caregivers and professional care assistants can retrospectively identify signs of dementia in those who go on to develop the condition, which could lead to earlier diagnosis of the illness. The research carried out by Birmingham City University academics Catharine Jenkins and Dr. Gerald Feldman could help people to […]
Spahn wants to affect what insurance companies pay
Already in January, the Federal Minister of health, Jens Spahn (CDU) intervened in the question of what services should pay for health insurance and for which patient will have to pay. Now the Federal health Minister is working again, his Power at this point to expand – much to the Annoyance of the SPD. Spahn […]
Why flu vaccinations at the age look bad
The immune system of older people respond slower and less versatile on the flu vaccination than younger people. Thus, the elderly are less good in front of new variants of the ever-changing flu virus protected, report US researchers in the journal “Cell Host & Microbe”. Influenza viruses change continuously, tiny structures on their surface, which […]
Improved AI-based tool increases accuracy of schizophrenia diagnosis
A tool developed by University of Alberta researchers using machine learning diagnoses schizophrenia more accurately than other AI-based systems, according to a new study. The tool, called EMPaSchiz (Ensemble algorithm with Multiple Parcellations for Schizophrenia prediction), examined brain scans from patients who were diagnosed with schizophrenia and predicted the diagnosis with 87 per cent accuracy. […]