Cluster: Health Economy

Your questions answered: Are there alternatives to antibiotics?

This content was published on Nov 20, 2025 Readers asked us a host of questions about rising resistance to antibiotics. We have some answers.

Agribusiness

Explainer: Will Swiss supermarkets be inundated with cheap, hormone-filled beef after US tariff deal?

This content was published on Nov 20, 2025 The US has reduced tariffs on Swiss exports from 39% to 15% but has wrangled duty-free access for American meat, fish and chicken in return. Should Swiss consumers be worried?

Drug pricing

Timeline: How US President Trump upended the pharma industry in 2025

This content was published on Nov 18, 2025 US President Trump's tariffs and price reforms have disrupted the pharmaceutical industry in 2025.

Healthcare innovation

US trade deal forces reckoning for Swiss pharma powerhouse

This content was published on Nov 18, 2025 Swiss pharma made massive investment promises to the US that are fueling anxiety about the industry's future in Switzerland.

Female patient lying in hospital bed (KEYSTONE/PHOTOALTO "S/Michele Constantini)

Medicine access

Under-50s cancer patients face system unprepared for them

This content was published on Nov 17, 2025 Countries, including Switzerland, are struggling to deal with the challenges posed by rising cancer rates among people under 50.

Mini robot to deliver medication to the brain

Healthcare innovation

Scientists develop tiny robots that can swim through your blood to fight strokes

This content was published on Nov 14, 2025 Researchers in Switzerland have developed a microrobot capable of transporting drugs to specific locations in the body.

Customs officers seize 1088 illegal shipments in Zurich

Illegal shipments of drugs, arms and medicines seized in Zurich

This content was published on Nov 8, 2025 In the first week of November, customs officers seized 1,088 illegal shipments in Zurich.

After feeding in the Alps all summer, cows are escorted back to their farms.

Trade policy

Facing Trump’s tariffs, Swiss farmers find themselves with too much milk

This content was published on Nov 7, 2025 Swiss dairy farmers produced a bumper harvest of milk, but higher U.S. duties have forced them to consider ways to cut back, including slaughtering cows.

Lower prices for 300 drugs, savings of around 65 million

Drug pricing

Switzerland lowers prices of 300 drugs

This content was published on Nov 6, 2025 Swiss public health office says it has generating savings of at least CHF65 million.

Drug pricing

Swiss women forced to pay for hormone therapy after price dispute

This content was published on Nov 6, 2025 A well-known brand of hormone therapy will no longer be covered by Swiss health insurance. What's behind the decision?

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