News

Marko (17) and his sister Valeria (12) suffer from the deadly metabolic disease Niemann Pick C. All what they could once do is no longer possible, - walking, talking, thinking, swallow. Mother Milijana Petric reported about her daily hopeless life. Full story in German.

As Vtesse announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its drug candidate VTS 270 for the treatment of Niemann-Pick disease type C1 (NPC) the "Breakthrough Therapy" status. See full article at finanzen.net

The liberal faction leader Ignazio Cassis comments on health insurance lobbying, doctors stop and universal cantonal financing. Full article in the NZZ