Authorities in the west German city of Mannheim launched a police operation and put armed police on key roads.

Patients are likely to face long waits and postponed appointments at hospitals around Germany on Friday due to a strike for better pay and conditions, which began on Thursday. Ahead of the next ...

Germany's likely new Chancellor inherits a series of plans for health reform and must deal with an ageing population and underinvestment in infrastructure. Ferry Biedermann reports.