Live Podcast at Karlchen: How Patients Are Helping Shape the Future of Medicine

How can research and development in the healthcare sector be better aligned with people’s needs? This question was the focus of the live podcast “Digital…

Beverage Tax: Why the Sugar Tax Isn't Strict Enough

Anyone buying a soda in the United Kingdom today often doesn't even notice that the “sugar tax” is having an effect. Many beverages haven't become significantly more expensive—they simply…

G-BA Lowers the Age Limit for Mammography Screening to 45: Experts See Benefits for Younger Women

In the future, women aged 45 to 49 will also be able to participate in mammography screening. The Joint Federal Committee (G-BA) has lowered…

Lifestyle Isn't Everything: Why Men Get Cancer More Often Than Women

Even when factors such as diet and smoking are taken out of the equation, a significant difference remains. Here's why.

School Meals as the Key to Health and Equal Opportunity

Children who eat well at school learn better and stay healthier. This is especially true for children who have less access to balanced meals at home. In 2018, Bremen launched a pilot…

“The system only kicks in when we get sick”

Epidemiologist Hajo Zeeb attributes Germany’s low life expectancy—compared to other OECD countries—to excessive tolerance of tobacco and alcohol.

How Epidemiologists Count Heat-Related Deaths

So far this year, more people in Germany have died as a result of the heat than ever before since records began in 1992. MDR AKTUELL listener Ralf Eilert wonders how these figures are actually…

What a Sugar Tax Might Achieve

The federal government wants to introduce a tax on sugary drinks. What are the benefits of such price increases? Are there risks, and are there effective alternatives? Here are the key questions and answers.

Colorectal Cancer on the Rise Among Younger People: “They Rarely Expect to Get Colorectal Cancer”

Unexpected weight loss or chronic abdominal pain—just two of many possible warning signs of colorectal cancer that are often ignored,…

Significantly More Organic Food in Bremen Schools Than in Bremerhaven

Two-thirds of the food served in school meals in the city of Bremen now comes from organic farms. In Bremerhaven, that figure is only seven percent.