Geneva, Lausanne researchers find narcolepsy autoimmune link
GenevaLunch News Geneva / Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - A team of doctors and scientists in the Lake Geneva region, working with researchers from France and The Netherlands, have for the first...
View ArticleSwiss health insurance to drop eyeglasses coverage in 2011 (update)
GenevaLunch News Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Opticians in Switzerland are unusually busy this week, reports 24 Heures, but it’s not thanks to Christmas shoppers: this is the last chance to get...
View Article280 women could have defective silicone gel breast implants
GenevaLunch News Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – At least 280 women who had breast implants in Switzerland may have received silicone prostheses intended for industrial and not for medical use,...
View ArticleHow to describe stools to your doctor
GenevaLunch News I burst out laughing, as you probably will, when I saw the link to this site from a friend on a health care forum. On reflection I decided it’s one of the most useful things I’ve seen...
View ArticleKids glasses and contact lenses reimbursement is back
GenevaLunch News BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health has announced that as of 1 July 2012, money spent purchasing eyeglasses and contact lenses for children up to age 18, are...
View ArticleHealth insurance premiums to rise 1.5% on average
GenevaLunch News Health care costs to rise by 2.8%, lower than recent annual increases averaging 3.3% GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss health insurance premiums will rise by 1.5 percent on average for an...
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