On average, relatives work full time – unpaid

The numbers sound almost unbelievable – once you realize what that means: Caring relatives currently work an average of 49 hours per week for their sick family members. And this time frame applies only to caring activities such as personal hygiene, feeding or administering medication, as the health insurance company AOK reported on Tuesday. Caring […]

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Trackers from Fitbit, Garmin & Co. at Stiftung Warentest

Fitness trackers are designed to keep an eye on your health: they measure your pulse, count your steps and analyze your sleep. But are these small sports watches reliable? Stiftung Warentest regularly tests the trackers to check this. We present the latest test results. The most important things at a glance Fitness trackers motivate you […]

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Talking to more happiness / One in four Germans has already used psychotherapy

Hamburg. Are psychotherapy, counseling centers and self-help groups still taboo? May is Mental Health Awareness Month – to mark this, REDEZEIT FÜR DICH and Appinio surveyed 3,000 people from Germany, Spain, France, the USA and Great Britain* about their mental health and use of support services. The study shows a growing acceptance of mental support […]

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Nutrition: Bread, cereal or egg – How the body decides what we eat in the morning

EAn observation: For breakfast there are rolls with jam or bread with cheese or sausage. Or muesli or oatmeal. Or boiled eggs or fried eggs. And the next day, as if it were normal, there is the same thing, bread or egg or muesli, and then again and again. Often all parameters have to be […]

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How care continues in Rhein-Berg

All ABU Active Bergische Entrepreneurs ADFC AdK Employment Agency New Neighbours Campaign Elderly and family assistance Bensberg eV Altenberg Cathedral Association Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg AMG Albertus Magnus High School Amnesty International Andreas Hahner, photographer St. Andrew’s Church Working Group of Outpatient Nursing Services Working group of religions and cultures German-French Friendship Working Group Working […]

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Psychotherapy: Online coaching is booming, but who should pay?

– Psychotherapy via app is booming – but who pays for it? Experts see great potential in online tools for strengthening mental health. But so far, users have often been stuck with the costs. Published today at 6:00 am Online coaching promises relief: more and more people affected by psychological stress are seeking help on […]

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ONWARD® Medical hosts webcast to discuss details of

Results of the Up-LIFT approval study published in Nature Medicine Discussing the results of the pivotal study in a webcast this week with company executives, study leaders and participants EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, May 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ONWARD Medical NV (Euronext: ONWD), the medical device company developing innovative spinal cord stimulation therapies to restore movement, […]

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