Articles: Health

Health Matters: infections on the rise (13 Oct 2020)
Health matters
With the number of COVID infections on the rise, Dr Michelle explains the latest update to the Federal Office of Public Health’s media campaign - More important than ever: stop the rise in in...
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Sous La Peau - a Geneva film about trans identity
Mid Morning Mix
Sous La Peau / Under the Skin - is a film about trans identity. We meet Logan, Söan and Effie Alexandra and follow their journey in Geneva for 2 years. Robin Harsch, Director of the fi...
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Health Matters: Mental Health (6 October 2020)
Health matters
10th October marks World Mental Health Day and this year, WHO’s message is: Move for Mental Health: let’s invest. In this episode of Health Matters, Dr Michelle explains that we are ...
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Swiss Up! New Inheritance Laws(6 October 2020)
Swiss Up!
Parliament is now discussing new laws surrounding inheritance. The current laws are more than 100 years old and fail to respect how modern families operate and evolve. There are more divorces and r...
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Health Matters: Covid-19 in those under 12 (29 Sept 2020)
Health matters
With cold and flu season around the corner, Dr Michelle explains the latest guidelines from the Federal Office of Public Health about what to do if a child under 12 has respiratory symptoms that co...
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Swiss Up! Last weekend's votes - analysis
Swiss Up!
On this week's Swiss Up, Dario looks back at the results over the weekend. Why the Swiss People's Party was the big loser and the surprise narrow victory of the fighter jet vote - and what ...
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Health Matters: Organ Donation (22 September 2020)
Health matters
Not something that everyone likes to talk about but in this week’s Health Matters, Dr Michelle explains how you can register your decision about organ donation in the Swiss National Organ Donor Reg...
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Swiss Up! Cantonal Votes (22 September 2020)
Swiss Up!
On this week's Swiss Up! Dario now looks at the cantonal votes due this weekend. Will Geneva opt for a minimum wage? Will Nidwalden cut corporate tax to one of the lowest in the world? And most...
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Swiss Up! Upcoming Federal Votes (15 Sept 2020)
Swiss Up!
On this week's Swiss Up! Dario talks about the Federal votes due to be held on 27th September. There are a number as some votes have been pushed back due to the coronavirus lockdown. Will Switz...
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Health Matters Echo 112 (9 September 2020)
Health matters
This week Dr Michelle explains about the Echo112 Medical ID App which allows us to securely store important medical information and an electronic donor card that can be accessed by medical personal...
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Swiss Up! Ceneri Tunnel (8 September 2020)
Swiss Up!
On this week's Swiss Up! Dario goes underground with the Ceneri Tunnel in canton Ticino. It's the last link in the network designed to get trucks off the roads in Switzerland - and brings t...
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Kids In Mind LIVE - Back to School
Kids in Mind
It's that time again - back to school. Although this time, there are so many things different about this school year. Dr Rebecca Weber talks us through some of the really practical things we ca...
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Kids In Mind LIVE - Boomerang kids: moving back with Mom & Dad
Kids in Mind
The kids have become young adults. They've flown "the nest". They've tasted freedom and enjoyed living away from Mom and Dad Now, because of the pandemic, young adults are...
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Kids In Mind LIVE - Depression and anxiety caused by Covid19
Kids in Mind
Dr Rebecca Weber explains the clinical symptoms of depression and anxiety on the Breakfast Show with Mark and Katt. We look at how these are being amplified for kids and adults alike during a pande...
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Health Matters: Is your mask compliant? (2 September 2020)
Health matters
As more and more Cantons in Switzerland are making mask wearing compulsory in certain situations, Dr Michelle looks at fabric (or textile) masks and how to make sure yours is compliant. For more in...
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Health Matters: The Positive Effects of Gratitude (26 August 2020)
Health matters
La Rentrée Gratitude Challenge – Dr Michelle explains the positive effects of practising gratitude on our physical and mental health and has some suggestions of how to start practising gratitude in...
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Walking 55 million steps with ESCA Cancer Support
Mid Morning Mix
ESCA CancerSupport provide emotional support, practical help, well-being activities and a welcoming community in English to anyone affected by cancer. Although their Geneva Centre is currently...
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UN Roundup - Wildfires in Siberia
UN Roundup
27 July 2020. On today's UN Round-up: 1 - Siberian wildfires require urgent climate action. “Some parts of Siberia this week have again topped 30 ...
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UN Roundup - UN chief’s strongest appeal yet to tackle inequality
UN Roundup
20 July 2020. On today's UN Round-up: 1 - WHO's Covid19 update. 2 - On Saturday 18 July, the UN chief Antonio Guterres made his strongest appeal yet to t...
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Communication Coach Amy Carroll on talking through tension
Mid Morning Mix
Amy Carroll is a Communication Coach, Trainer, Speaker & Author. Today we're looking at some of the communication issues that arise during a pandemic and how to best approach them. Amy e...
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Swiss Up! How Unemployment Insurance works (8 July 2020)
Swiss Up!
On this week's Swiss Up, Dario tells us the basics of the Swiss unemployment system. We certainly don't want to need to know - but for many, it's a risk.
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Health Matters: Basic Life Support during Covid-19 (9 July 2020)
Health matters
Knowing how to give Basic Life Support can save a person’s life if their heart and breathing have stopped. Dr Michelle explains the important adaptations when giving Basic Life Support during the C...
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Gadget Guru - SwissCovid contact tracing app
Gadget Guru
Paul Bristow has taken a look at the contact tracing app for this week's Gadget Guru episode...
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Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies - Covid19 Third Wave: an update
Mid Morning Mix
At the end of March we spoke to Dr Karl Blanchet from the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies (formally CERAH) about the potentially devasting effects of Covid19's "third wave", and...
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