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Yvonne Kussmann wrote that 22-year-old student Marius Dick was stabbed on July 15, 2026, around 10 a.m. in Trier on a pedestrian path by 22-year-old Afghan Sajad M. After the act, Sajad M. was taken to a psychiatric clinic. There is a suspicion that he was incapable of culpability or had diminished culpability due to a mental illness, Kussmann wrote. Sajad M. had already been in a psychiatric clinic before. Despite repeated inquiries, the public prosecutor's office has not yet informed Kussmann whether he was committed at that time due to a danger to others. Marius's parents gave an interview to the Trier Volksfreund. Four weeks after the death of his son, the father suffered a heart attack and had to undergo surgery. He is currently in a rehab clinic and is supposed to come home on the weekend so that his wife and younger son are not alone. Kussmann wrote that Chancellor Merz called the parents shortly after the act because Marius’s mother was politically active in the CDU. The father reportedly urged Merz to immediately deport immigrants who had committed offenses to prevent further acts. This was a promise that Merz had made before the election. The father is now disappointed because, in his view, nothing has happened. He said that such acts could happen to anyone and accused the government of not protecting citizens. He said this would tear the CDU apart and could lead to other parties taking power. Germany is currently at a turning point, he also reportedly said. As of now, Sajad M. has not commented on the act. Kussmann wrote that she is looking forward to the trial with anticipation and fears it could end with an acquittal due to insanity and placement in overcrowded preventive detention. She announced that she would ask the public prosecutor's office again in the following week about the possible conclusion of the investigation and the status of the forensic psychiatric report. The interview can be found in the comments. #Trier #Gewalt #Justiz (translated)

The boycott of Babiš's products claimed that Andrej Babiš placed Agrofert in a trust fund, but retained SynBiol in personal ownership. According to the author, he held through SynBiol 87.75 percent of the investment group Hartenberg Holding, whose clinics last year received a total of 1.1 billion crowns from health insurance companies. The author stated that the amount of payments to healthcare facilities was determined by the Ministry of Health through a reimbursement decree and that the ministry in the new government was led by ANO's nominee Adam Vojtěch. He also claimed that Babiš owned 40 percent of the Czech IVF market and connected him with the director of Hartenberg before Vojtěch's first ministerial term. The post also recalled Babiš's promise to relinquish Agrofert, which according to the author he made on Instagram before being appointed prime minister by President Petr Pavel. The author further stated that the European Commission refused to reimburse subsidies to companies linked to Babiš until the conflict of interest was credibly resolved, and that the government was to provide measures concerning SynBiol's reproductive clinics within 30 days. He also quoted Kupka, who stated that the person determining the rules was at the beginning and end of the financial flow. https://t.co/b8hbYIP4Dq #AndrejBabiš #Agrofert #SynBiol (translated)

The president of Enel-Med, Jacek Jakub Rozwadowski, proposes that the health contribution should depend on adherence to the vaccination schedule, while emphasizing the need for reforms in the Polish healthcare system, including the possibility of privatizing hospitals outside of clinics. #zdrowiepubliczne #systemochronyzdrowia #szpitale (translated)

The Hanover public prosecutor's office is investigating the SPD Bundestag member Adis Ahmetović and two other SPD politicians for possible acceptance of benefits and anti-competitive agreements in connection with a hospital site in Lehrte. #SPD #Ermittlungen #Bundestagsabgeordnete (translated)

Doctors Gun-Britt Karlsson and nurse Maria Brännström appeal in a letter to the politicians to stop private clinics from performing throat surgeries on small children, after several have suffered serious complications and poor treatment. #Barnhälsa #Privatvård #Stockholm (translated)

Yvonne Kussmann wrote that several media outlets reported that the 27-year-old Afghan, who had been shot by police officers the day before, was subject to deportation and that his removal had already been prepared. According to media reports, he had prior convictions for bodily harm, theft, and damage to property. The Rottweil public prosecutor's office could not confirm this information to her upon request, given the early stage of the investigation. It also could not answer questions about possible commitments to psychiatric clinics due to a danger to others. The public prosecutor's office cited the deceased's personal rights and the early stage of the investigation as reasons. It was only confirmed that the man had come to attention due to theft offenses and property damage; he had not received a prison sentence. Kussmann announced that she would check back in a few days and report on it. #Tuttlingen #Polizei #Abschiebung (translated)

Yvonne Kussmann wrote that there are still no traces of Muhamad M., who escaped from the secure psychiatric facility Altscherbitz in Saxony on September 25, 2026. According to a report by FOCUS from the previous day, the 22-year-old Afghan used his first approved accompanied outing in the unsecured clinic area to escape. The only caregiver who accompanied him could not hold him back, Kussmann wrote. She asked the clinic if there was a directive to respond exclusively verbally in the event of an escape and not to use direct force. As a comparison, she referred to Ahmad N., who, according to her account, escaped from the secure facility in Wiesloch during a similar outing on September 8, 2023. Caregivers had followed him to the later crime scene; there he fatally stabbed the 30-year-old cashier Lisa with a knife he had previously stolen in a TEDI store. Kussmann also requested explanations regarding an assessment expressed by the clinic, according to FOCUS, that no further crimes were to be expected due to long-term medication for several weeks. She asked among other things when the medication had started and how long Muhamad M. had been stable before his escape. He had been accommodated since October 2025; on June 30, 2026, the regional court in Leipzig ordered his permanent accommodation. At the time of the judgment, further crimes were anticipated, and according to Kussmann, there was also a lack of insight into his illness and willingness to undergo treatment. The clinic rejected both questions, citing safety aspects, patient protection, and medical confidentiality. They also emphasized that those accommodated were clinic patients with a statutory entitlement to treatment and not inmates of a correctional facility. The medical management has its own assessment and discretion in therapeutic measures. Kussmann wrote that she forwarded her inquiry to the responsible ministry and shared the search alert again. In the meantime, another photo has been published. https://t.co/rNiWoDmLNM #Flucht #Sachsen #Gesundheitssystem (translated)

The leader of the SPD parliamentary group in the Lower Saxony State Parliament, Stefan Politze, has announced his resignation due to increasing political pressure and investigations against him regarding alleged illegal agreements during the sale of a hospital site in Lehrte. #Politik #Rücktritt #Niedersachsen (translated)

The X-user Coxx wrote that the medfluencer Alina Walbrun fell for a fabricated illness of the YouTuber Marvin Wildhage in July 2026. Wildhage supposedly had "post-viral nasal hypersensitivity" and invented a fake pharmaceutical company supposedly led by "Dr. Sofia Beatrice Gepetto." Walbrun accepted 3,800 euros for paid clarification and stated on Instagram that she was familiar with the condition from her studies. According to Coxx, she also mentioned symptoms that had not been included in the briefing. Coxx described Walbrun, born in 1998, as one of the most influential German-speaking medfluencers; she had around 300,000 Instagram followers. She had studied human medicine at LMU Munich until May 2026 and referred to herself as "Doc Alina," even though she was not a practicing doctor. Criticism of this had already existed before the scandal. After the video was released, Walbrun apologized, called the term unverified and misleading, and donated the 3,800 euros to Doctors Without Borders, wrote Coxx. The LMU clinic stated that Walbrun was no longer active there and distanced itself from unscientific statements. Coxx also pointed to criticism of the "Doc" title, retracted Harvard statements that later only pertained to a summer school, as well as Walbrun's company Onegevity. This company sold dietary supplements, including matcha with sleep berry, which the BfR warned against. Unsolicited blood sugar tips had also drawn criticism from the German Diabetes Society. Coxx wrote that the public prosecutor's office is now investigating Walbrun, whom he labeled a left-green activist and fraudster. #Medfluencer #Gesundheit #Skandal (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that Darja Schipilowa completed her specialist training in clinical laboratory diagnostics with distinction two years ago and worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute. She died after being hospitalized four days following an alleged incident; she passed away on the night of October 2. Laska referred to reports from the portal "Ljudi Baikala," stating that several hospitals, including a children's clinic, had been under quarantine for three weeks. Nearly 200 contacts were being monitored, the aluminum plant in Shelekhov required masks, and Russia's chief epidemiologist had been flown in. Rospotrebnadzor ruled out a laboratory accident and spoke of an unknown cause of pneumonia as well as a stable situation. No pathogens associated with her work were reportedly found in the deceased's body. Laska wrote that the governor of Buryatia initially claimed Schipilowa died of the plague, but later moderated his statement. A city administration advised against trips to Shelekhov and subsequently deleted the post; a television station removed five contributions. Russian exile media reported that Schipilowa told medical staff that a test tube containing plague pathogens had broken on September 25. Laska emphasized that this had not been confirmed; other circulating explanations included a business trip to Buryatia and a trip to Thailand. A Russian epidemiologist living in the U.S. doubted the laboratory accident, as protective clothing is used when working with plague. It is publicly unknown whether and what equipment Schipilowa had worn. Laska wrote that there is no sufficient evidence to describe the case as a possible use of a biological weapon; however, an accident involving a lethal pathogen cannot be ruled out. She questioned whether Schipilowa had received timely treatment or if antibiotics had not worked, noting that time is critical in cases of pneumonic plague. The actions of the authorities reminded her of previous cases where Soviet authorities withheld or misrepresented unpleasant information: the anthrax outbreak in Sverdlovsk in 1979 and the delayed announcement of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Whether the Schipilowa case is comparable to these remains to be seen, she wrote. Laska warned that a potential outbreak should not be obscured by political sympathies or downplaying information. In the event of a possible pneumonic plague outbreak, openness for epidemiological reasons is crucial, she wrote. The public must know why nearly 200 people are being monitored and why several clinics are reportedly under quarantine according to "Ljudi Baikala." #Russland #Epidemie #Gesundheit (translated)

Szymon Jadczak wrote that neurosurgeon Łukasz Grabarczyk received 946 PLN from the county hospital in Pisz for a spinal procedure lasting from 5 to 19 minutes. According to the author, over the course of three years, he performed 2241 such procedures there, working 3–4 days per month. Jadczak reported that an audit by the National Health Fund (NFZ) revealed that patients returned home after a short observation, while the hospital billed them as if they had been hospitalized. For 2023, the facility was to reimburse 670,849.20 PLN. The audit covered one year and one hospital, although — as Jadczak wrote — Grabarczyk performed these procedures in at least three facilities and was still expected to continue doing so. The author accused the NFZ of failing to notify the National Prosecutor's Office of suspected criminal activity or to check subsequent years and other hospitals. According to Jadczak, Grabarczyk intimidated the NFZ inspector and completely challenged the findings, emphasizing that the audit concerned the hospital, not him. He referred to the post-audit report as an "institutional sewage." Jadczak added that the doctor was litigating with the hospital over over 730,000 PLN in unpaid invoices. The author recalled that Grabarczyk managed a company operating the "Budzik" Clinic for Adults in Warsaw. He also wrote that in 2024, Wirtualna Polska published an article in which he described a fabricated story about a doctor working in a hospital in Ukraine. The entry indicated that the material was also prepared by Jan Czura. https://t.co/yUiWuSntkt https://t.co/yUiWuSntkt #lekarskaafera #NFZ #zdrowie (translated)