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Germany's health care system has a language problem

GermanyNovember 3, 2024
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Reports & Analysis

DW In Good Shape | Intestines

Is your gut your second brain?

Is your gut your second brain?

The gut has its own nervous system, houses trillions of microorganisms and mirrors your emotions.
Global issuesNovember 5, 202403:34 min
Two men wearing heels, pink tutus and white breast cancer T-shirts stand under an arch made of pink and white balloons

South African men don heels to spotlight male breast cancer

South African men don heels to spotlight male breast cancer

In an eye-catching event, South African breast cancer survivors wore heels to raise awareness about male breast cancer.
South AfricaOctober 30, 202401:18 min
Symbolbild Teenager schauen auf ihre Telefone

Why gaming feels so good!

Why gaming feels so good!

Playing video games can make you feel great! But when does a bit of fun turn into a problem?
Global issuesOctober 30, 202403:29 min
A man sprays pesticide in a field

Toxic harvest: How pesticides threaten India's farmers

Toxic harvest: How pesticides threaten India's farmers

In India's Punjab state, where fields sustain families, pesticides are poisoning locals.
IndiaOctober 29, 202402:36 min
A woman administers the polio vaccine to a child held by a man.

Pakistan's polio vaccination campaign hampered by distrust

Pakistan's polio vaccination campaign hampered by distrust

Pakistani health workers struggle against accusations of harming children and being foreign agents.
PakistanOctober 29, 202402:02 min
A social media search for the term menopause on a smartphone

Menopause: German lawmakers push to break a taboo

Menopause: German lawmakers push to break a taboo

One year before the general election, lawmakers have taken up the issue of menopause, hoping to attract female voters.
GermanyOctober 24, 2024
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A closer look

Coronavirus

Coronaviruses are a family of viruses found in animals and humans. Different strains cause illnesses of varying severity from the common cold to SARS to COVID-19.

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New COVID XEC variant: What you need to know

New COVID XEC variant: What you need to know

KP.3 was the "predominant" SARS-CoV-2 variant in the US. It has now joined with another variant and become XEC.
Global issuesOctober 22, 2024
A demonstrator reacts in front of police officers during a protest against the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Kassel, March, 20, 2021.

Germany grapples with divisive impact of COVID-19 pandemic

Germany grapples with divisive impact of COVID-19 pandemic

Masks, lockdowns and social distancing: Rarely has government policy polarized society as it did over COVID-19.
GermanyOctober 19, 2024
Michael Ballweg and lawyers in court

Fraud trial opens for prominent German coronavirus skeptic

Fraud trial opens for prominent German coronavirus skeptic

Michael Ballweg, at the heart of the Querdenker group, is accused on thousands of counts of fraud.
GermanyOctober 2, 2024
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In the spotlight

A patient has their blood taken via needle

HIV treatment breakthroughs: Namibia's success story

For Namibians like Anna Engomba, the arrival of new, life-saving HIV and AIDS medication cannot come quickly enough.
AfricaOctober 17, 2024
A health worker squeezes a polio vaccine dose into the open mouth of a young child.

Second phase of Gaza polio vaccination campaign begins

The program aims to immunize over a half a million children. The first round has already been administered.
Palestinian TerritoriesOctober 15, 202401:51 min
An Ozempic injection pen and packaging

Wegovy weight loss: The science and the hype

Originally approved to help with obesity, Wegovy has become synonymous with weight loss fads. What you need to know.
Global issuesOctober 2, 2024