Helping hands from overseas: How 13 young Brazilians were recruited for nursing in Saxony

What does “Nu nu” mean? Yes, no, I don’t care? At first, Beatriz de Almeida Marques had a hard time understanding these regional subtleties. Learning German is already difficult enough for a young Brazilian. Just this “R” for emergency services… Until last year, the 27-year-old only knew Germany from books and the Internet. “When I […]

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How “Young Carer” aims to support young adults in caring for their relatives

Nadjila Bendig-Behrens knows the situation of young caring relatives from her own experience. In an interview with the Sonntagsblatt newspaper, the 32-year-old health and care manager talks about her personal experiences caring for her sick mother and the goals of the “Young Carer Coach” project run by the “An Deiner Seite – Gerhard und Gertrud […]

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Psychiatric center in Thun: Young people have a negative view of the future

– “Young people’s vision of the future is apocalyptic” Opened five months ago, the psychiatric center for young adults in Thun has been fully booked since the beginning. Chief physician Stephan Kupferschmid explains why. Published today at 06:00 Stephan Kupferschmid, chief physician of the psychiatric center for young adults in Thun: “The focus on mental […]

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Washington University School of Medicine Researchers Find Accelerated Aging May be Contributing to an Increase in Early-onset Cancers among Young People

More research into accelerated aging may lead to new clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology testing biomarkers for early-onset cancer Could accelerated aging be contributing to the rise in early-onset cancer rates among younger individuals? A recent study conducted at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (WUSTL) claims the condition may be partially […]

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Young people are still suffering from the consequences of the corona pandemic to this day

exclusive As of: April 25, 2024 6:00 a.m Thousands of young people are still suffering from the after-effects of the corona pandemic. The school closures in particular have affected them. The result: a massive increase in mental illnesses. By J. Arendt, L. Polanz and A. Pollmeier. By Janine Arendt, Lutz Polanz and Achim Pollmeier, WDR. […]

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How it affects young people when they have to care for relatives in their youth

February 26, 2024, 6:24 p.m. They are young and yet have grown up early – children and young people who care for others. Nationwide, on average, up to two students per class care for their sick or disabled family members. In addition to school, they have free time and are growing up. Ronja (13) and […]

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Mental illnesses among young people in Lower Saxony remain at a high level

Mental illnesses among children and adolescents in Lower Saxony are stabilizing at a high level despite declines. After increases since the corona pandemic, there were declines in the number of outpatient and inpatient treatments for adolescent girls in 2022 compared to 2021. Nevertheless, utilization is still higher than before the corona pandemic. This is the […]

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