The Local Switzerland

How the cost of health insurance in Switzerland depends on where you live

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:41:51 +0100

With just over a week to go until you can change your health insurance provider, we’ve broken down the regional differences in health insurance costs. Spoiler alert: in some places, you’ll pay more than double.

Life expectancy figures illustrate inequality in Switzerland

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:55:38 +0100

Swiss life expectancy is on the rise, but your level of education is becoming the dominant factor in how long you live - and your quality of life.

WHO launches first guidelines for treating FGM victims

Mon, 16 May 2016 17:43:07 +0200

The World Health Organization on Monday released its first-ever guidelines on how medical professionals should treat victims of female genital mutilation (FGM), hoping to ease the terrible suffering caused by the widely condemned practice.

Activist jailed for six years in Vasella case

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:48:00 +0200

A British animal rights activist was jailed for six years on Thursday for her part in a Europe-wide campaign of intimidation targeting Huntington Life Sciences, an animal testing company linked to Swiss pharma giant Novartis.

Zurich uni worker posts body parts pics on web

Fri, 02 Aug 2013 12:08:00 +0200

A former Zurich University worker took pictures of body parts in an anatomical collection and published the pictures on Instagram as a joke.

Swiss medics to train Vatican guards in first aid

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:08:00 +0100

A team of Swiss paramedics are heading to Rome to provide training for the Swiss Vatican Guard – the pope’s private army.

Foetuses operated on in mothers' wombs

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:44:00 +0200

For the first time in Switzerland, foetuses have been operated on while they were still inside their mothers' wombs, the University Children's Hospital in Zürich reported on Thursday.