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Medicine put to the test

The independent Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (Institut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen, IQWiG) examines the benefits and harms of medical interventions for patients. We provide information about the advantages and disadvantages of examination and treatment methods in the form of scientific reports and easily understandable health information.

DIGA Ordinance: Comment on the draft of the Second Amendment Ordinance

The draft of the second ordinance amending the Digital Health Applications Ordinance (DiGAV-ÄndV) defines the framework for the general use of digital health applications (DiGA) for the purpose of measuring their success. IQWiG comments on the proposals.

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Easily understandable information for the general public

InformedHealth.org is the English-language version of the German website Gesundheitsinformation.de. By publishing this bilingual website, IQWiG fulfils part of its legal mandate to inform the general public about health issues. By offering a wide range of different topics, the website addresses both patients and (healthy) consumers.

Cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is usually a rare consequence of an infection with particular sexually transmitted human papillomaviruses (HPV). Infections are probably just as common in men as they are in women. But men are even less likely than women to develop health problems as a result of the infection, such as cancer.

Pain under the foot (plantar fasciitis)

One of the most common causes of pain under the foot is an inflammation of a band of thick connective tissue.

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