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Digital future signals more active role for the patient

This content was published on Dec 17, 2014 Whereas everyday activities such as shopping and banking are being transformed online, most medical consultations and procedures still take place in hospitals and doctors’ surgeries. Typically, patients turn up after the symptoms of ill-health are well advanced and they are treated with costly medicines of uncertain benefit. Is all this about to change? Not immediately.…

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First woman appointed to Swiss National Bank board

This content was published on Dec 17, 2014 The Swiss cabinet has appointed Andrea Maechler as the first female member of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB). She will replace Jean-Pierre Danthine, who retires next June.

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Economic growth predicted for next two years

This content was published on Dec 17, 2014 For 2015, the KOF Swiss Economic Institute has raised its growth forecast for Gross Domestic Product from 1.7% to 1.9%.

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Sika bid tests Swiss takeover system

This content was published on Dec 16, 2014 Concerns centre on plans by the descendants of Sika’s founder to sell their 16% stake to French conglomerate Saint-Gobain at a premium price of CHF2.75 billion ($2.85 billion). What makes this unusual is that the Burkard clan’s stake comes with 52% of the voting rights while an obscure “opt-out” clause in the takeover law allows…

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Drug to treat pneumonia is running out

This content was published on Dec 15, 2014 Doctors in Swiss hospitals have been dealing with the effects of a shortage in one of the most widely used antibiotics in primary care.

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Job sharing not embraced by Swiss bosses

This content was published on Dec 15, 2014 Less than a fifth of Swiss companies offer the possibility of job sharing to employees, according to a survey.

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The Gotthard railway

This content was published on Dec 15, 2014 The historic line: then and now.

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President is ʻconfidentʼ Swiss will agree with EU

This content was published on Dec 14, 2014 Burkhalter said in an interview with the Sunday newspaper NZZ am Sonntag that it will be a “difficult road ahead”. He said it is important for the future of the bilateral agreements between Switzerland and the EU that the parties can agree on the open questions. Many open issues concern the immigration quotas Switzerland has…

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Delegates pave the way for new climate pact in Paris

This content was published on Dec 14, 2014 After 33 hours of extra negotiations, delegates at the United Nations climate change talks in Lima have agreed on a compromise.

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