Health & Prevention

A fall can cost you your independence and fundamentally change your life at home. We talk to the two experts Angelika Kuhn and Roland Wallner from Hilfswerk about why falls are so often underestimated, what causes them and why prevention...

The therapy recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis have recently been adapted. We talk to the head of the international working group, Prof. Dr. Josef Smolen, about the latest findings.

Doctors' offices and outpatient clinics are bursting at the seams, and there are long waiting times for specialist appointments and operations. There is no denying it: Austria's healthcare system is under pressure. We spoke to health economist Prof. Pruckner about...

Christian Gamsler explains how Carinthia prepares communities specifically for crisis situations: So that they can help themselves as quickly as possible if help cannot arrive immediately. An interview about regional resilience and lessons learned from the past.

Cardiovascular disease is a major risk and leading cause of death for women. National Wear Red Day on Friday, February 6, 2026 is a reminder to bring heart health into everyday life - and to remind women to take warning...

"1 Picasso 100 Euros" is raffling off a real Picasso to raise money for a good cause: the French Alzheimer's research organization "Fondation Recherche Alzheimer". Tickets for the raffle on April 14, 2026 cost EUR 100.

The concept of community nursing was tested throughout Austria for three years. Now EU funding has come to an end, and the project is being scaled back, restructured or discontinued altogether. The consequences of the dismantling for care and the...

The latest research shows that poor sleep is linked to an "older" brain. And there is increasing evidence of a complex connection between sleep and dementia.

A recent study from Berlin shows that a third of people don't even want to know certain diagnoses. The consequences of this - and how to prepare for a challenging appointment with the doctor.

Artificial intelligence is opening up new avenues in the treatment of neurological diseases. It promises not only faster diagnosis, but above all more precise and effective therapies. Dr. Patrick Reisinger, Data Scientist at the German medical technology company Precisis, explains...