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Czech GP sending an eNeschopenka from the computer in the consulting room while the patient, still in her coat, leaves the desk.
Praktické lékařství

Neschopenka: how the Czech electronic sick note actually works

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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Informational banner about diabetes. The image shows a hand holding a glucometer displaying a reading of 120 mg/dL with a test strip and a drop of blood. In the top left corner is the "Global Health" logo. The main headline reads: "DIABETES THE SILENT DISEASE". Text next to the glucometer reads: "Diabetes often has no early...
Endokrinologie

Diabetes: The Silent Disease

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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