| Vienna Speising Hospital: focus on test tube cellsThe spinal department at Vienna’s Speising Orthopaedic Hospital is widely acknowledged throughout Austria, and is continually developing new methods of treatment more... |
New dialysis centre opened – better services for patients
On 2 December 2009 one of the world’s largest dialysis centres opened in Donaustadt, the 22nd district of Vienna. Thanks to 72 new dialysis places for about 430 patients, the dialysis demand in Vienna is covered for the next ten yearsmore...
| Vienna world leader in lung transplantsThe world’s first successful lung transplant was carried out in Vienna 20 years ago. Today the Medical University’s Lung Transplant Centre at Vienna General Hospital is the largest in Europe, having carried out a total of a thousand transplants more... |
Women’s health – Vienna is a trendsetter
The Vienna Programme for Women’s Health has been able to firmly anchor the feminine point of view as regards health care in the city of Vienna, and can look back on ten years of successful activities more...
| Health check-up at the museumIn its new exhibition “body.check”, Vienna’s Museum of Technology takes a closer look at the latest advances in biomedical engineeringmore... |
Preventing breast cancer – US film star in the fight against breast cancer
Plenty of pink ribbons are to be seen in October, the international month of breast cancer prevention. The world’s most well-known campaigner for breast cancer prevention, Olivia Newton-John, recently paid a visit to Vienna. more...Top health service and high quality of life
According to a recent survey, the inhabitants of Vienna are very satisfied with their quality of life, and 96 per cent of the 8,700 surveyed enjoy living in Vienna more...
| 5,000th kidney transplant at Vienna General HospitalOn 27th January 2009, a 28-year-old Lower Austrian received the 5,000th kidney transplant at Vienna General Hospital. This was yet another milestone which the hospital has reached in 2009 after “25 years of heart transplants” more... |
