Statements

White Paper „Health Research Data: Joint Exploration, More Efficient Research“

 

The eight German Centers for Health Research (DZG) have published a joint white paper: „Gesundheitsforschungsdaten: gemeinsam erschließen, effizienter forschen“ (Health research data: joint exploration, more efficient research). In it, the DZG,…

Guideline of the German Medical Association for Quality Assurance of Laboratory Medical Examinations (Rili-BÄK) - Table B1.1 (page 11) - Determination of glucose and potassium in vitro

 

Letter to Dr. med. Klaus Reinhardt and the Board of the German Medical Association: Please do not resume glucose determinations in serum. The current DDG practice recommendations clearly state that glucose measurements for diabetes diagnostics…

Joint statement by the German Society of Endocrinology (DGE), the German Diabetes Association (DDG) and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) on the draft bill to amend the Animal Welfare Experimental Animal Ordinance

 

The executive boards of the German Society of Endocrinology (DGE), the German Diabetes Association (DDG) and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) comment on the draft amendment to the Animal Welfare Experimental Animal Ordinance as part of…

Diabetes Community Manifesto of the DDG and DZD for the 2024 European elections

 

Letter to the Chairman of the European People's Party in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, and to German MEPs in the EU Parliament: Please stand up for 32 million people with diabetes in the EU!

(German only)

Statement of the German Society of Endocrinology (DGE), the German Diabetes Association (DDG) and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) on the draft law of the Animal Welfare Act

 

The executive boards of the German Society for Endocrinology (DGE), the German Diabetes Association (DDG) and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) would like to comment on the draft law to amend "the Animal Welfare Act and the Animal…

Joint statement of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) on the draft law for the new Medical Research Act (MFG) to be implemented

The scientific medical society German Diabetes Association (DDG) and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), active in translational diabetes research and one of the eight German Centers for Health Research (DZG), basically welcome the new…

Statement of the Alliance of Science Organisations for an Open and Democratic Society

 

The German Centers for Health Research, and thus explicitly the DZD, support the statement of the Alliance of Science Organizations for an Open and Democratic Society.

Statement of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) on the status of research and clinical application of stem cells for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus

Patients and their relatives repeatedly ask treating physicians and the German Diabetes Association (DDG) whether type 1 diabetes mellitus or other types of diabetes can be treated with stem cells. The background to these inquiries is the hope that…

Statement of the German Diabetes Association DDG on the draft law to promote the quality of inpatient care through transparency (Hospital Transparency Act)

The DDG welcomes the Federal Government's plan to ensure a high level of quality in inpatient care and to make the range of services and quality aspects transparent to patients.

(German only)

Statement on the draft law on the improved use of health data (Health Data Utilization Act - GDNG)

This statement is based on discussions within the "Coordination Group for Health Data Infrastructures", which was organized by the Medical Informatics Initiative (MII) and the Network of University Medicine (NUM).

DZG statement on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

 

We, the German Centers for Health Research, consider the Russian invasion of Ukraine an attack on elementary values of freedom, democracy and self-determination, on which scientific freedom and opportunities for cooperation are based.