Billing fraud in the healthcare sector continues to rise – AOK NordWest recovers 7.5 million euros
Billing fraud in the healthcare sector continues to increase. This is the result of the 2024/2025 activity report of AOK NordWest, which was presented to the Board of Directors. The fund's seven-member investigation team is currently processing 1,670 cases in...
People with Down syndrome have over 90 percent risk of Alzheimer’s disease
People with Down syndrome (trisomy 21) have an Alzheimer's risk of over 90 percent. On the occasion of World Down Syndrome Day on 21 March, the Alzheimer Research Initiative e.V. (AFI) draws attention to the close genetic connection and the special challenges in...
One in three women of reproductive age affected by fertility barriers
About one in three women of reproductive age in Germany experiences biological fertility barriers such as infertility or pregnancy loss. This is shown by a recent study by the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), which examined reproductive experiences...
Düsseldorf: State Rectors’ Conference of North Rhine-Westphalia criticizes detailed control in the Higher Education Strengthening Act
The State Rectors' Conference of the Universities in North Rhine-Westphalia (LRK-NRW) has sharply criticized parts of the planned Higher Education Strengthening Act. At a hearing in the science committee of the state parliament, deputy chairman Ulrich Rüdiger, rector...
Inhaled Treprostinil Slows Down Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Improves Quality of Life
In an international study, researchers at the LMU Munich Hospital have shown for the first time that the inhaled drug treprostinil can significantly slow down the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and improve the quality of life of those affected. The...
Inside Analytica: Fraunhofer IPMS Launches “SMut” Project for Innovative Measurement System for Thin-Film Characterization
The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS, together with its partners Credoxys GmbH and SweepMe! GmbH launched the publicly funded project "SMut". The aim is to develop a novel measurement system for the precise characterization of organic thin-film...
DGKL board member Jan Wolter calls for comprehensive health tax instead of pure sugar tax
Jan Wolter, chairman of the German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL), has called for a far-reaching health tax on high-risk food ingredients in a podcast interview with Diagnose Deutschland . Instead of stopping at a sugar tax, alcohol,...
Laboratory medicine students can also be hackers: “Capture the Egg”
On March 21, 2026, the Wilhelm Büchner University of Applied Sciences invites students and prospective students to a free Capture-the-Flag-Event (CTF) entitled "Capture the Egg" at HUB31 in Darmstadt. The five-hour live hacking event is intended to make practical...
Review: Roche Laboratory Forum 2026 – The laboratory as a strategic control centre
The Roche Laboratory Forum 2026 in Mannheim was a complete success. We would like to thank all participants for the intensive exchange and the well-founded discussions during this fully booked event. On March 11 in Mannheim, we outlined a clear vision for the coming...
EDENT1FI: 100,000 children in Europe screened for early type 1 diabetes
The European research project EDENT1FI has reached an important intermediate stage: Of the planned more than 200,000 children and adolescents, 100,000 have already been examined for early stages of type 1 diabetes. Screening is currently underway at a rate of about...
