Coronavirus second wave: Why the party is over in Germany’s cities
With spikes in Covid-19 infections across Germany, particularly in cities, we looked at the situation in Berlin and why parties are in the firing line.
Germans go to doctor WAY too much, says insurer
A health insurance company has said that Germans are going to the doctor twice as much as they actually need to. But doctors disagree.
Hamburg clinics 'denied surgery to migrant'
A 55-year-old man from Ghana died from multiple organ failure in Hamburg earlier this month after five different hospitals refused him surgery.
Bavaria can't dodge nuclear waste: Minister
Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks warned the Bavarian government on Tuesday that complaints wouldn't allow the state to wriggle out of plans to keep nuclear waste within its borders.
Employees feel workloads 'out of control'
A report released on Monday found that rapidly inflating workloads are putting employees' health at risk due to stress.
CDU finds no respite from 'navel-gazing'
Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling Christian Democratic Union continued to bicker about its policy direction on Saturday, with parliamentary leader Volker Kauder insisting it was time for the party to stop "navel-gazing."
Scientists pinpoint genetic changes due to childhood trauma
Extreme stress and trauma in childhood can change a person’s genes, making them more susceptible to depression and other disorders, a new study published by the Max Planck Institute for Psychology in Munich has revealed.