German hospitals warn of medication shortages:The situation is particularly serious for antibiotics, cancer drugs and emergency medication for heart attacks and strokes.

Medical professionals in Germany warned on Friday that delivery problems have led to a shortage of important medications and called for production to be brought back to Germany. “Supply bottlenecks are increasingly causing grave problems, including in hospitals,” the head of the …

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Swiss hospitals advised to cut power use

Swiss medical institutions could consider reducing electricity consumption amid the worsening energy crisis, said Bastian Schwark, head of the energy department at the country’s Federal Office for National Economic Supply. “Hospitals are exempt from electricity and gas quotas but they …

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Hospitals, Stop Hiding Your Prices

Most people using hospital services must sign a form indicating that they will pay whatever their health insurance doesn’t. Federal transparency rules can help defend us against the consequence of that signature. Federal price transparency rules require hospitals to post …

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