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A burning pain on one side of the body followed by a band of blisters may be shingles. Antiviral treatment works best in the first few days: a doctor can assess the rash in an online consultation too.
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Emollients help restore the skin’s protective function. During a flare, inflammation also needs treating; painful blisters with fever require prompt assessment.
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The 140/90 threshold, symptoms that appear late, the most common causes and figures from Czechia: last year VZP treated 1.3 million people for hypertension.
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Six hours a day between 7:00 and 19:00, with inspections possible at any time, including evenings and weekends. What the law actually says, what's a myth, and what to do if an inspector rings the bell at an empty apartment.
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How employer wage compensation is calculated for the first 14 days and how ČSSZ sickness benefit works from day 15 in Czechia.
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In Czechia the sick note is issued electronically by your treating doctor and sent straight to ČSSZ. Here is who may issue it, how your employer finds out, how the permitted-outings regime works, and why backdating is treated as an exception.
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An online doctor is quick to reach but not right for everything. What can be assessed safely by video, what belongs in a surgery, when to call 155, and why a remote consultation does not replace registration with a GP.
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Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is one of the most widespread and most underestimated chronic conditions in the Czech Republic — affecting an estimated 10% of the population. The good news is that thanks to modern treatments, including GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors, diabetes is more manageable today than ever before.
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