# NuseReal

Miscellaneous news

Exit registers increase in number of assisted suicides in Switzerland — 2 March 2026 (LINK)

— In 2025, 1,421 people made use of Exit Switzerland's services in the German and Italian-speaking parts of the country. This is higher than in 2024, when 1,235 cases of assisted suicide were registered. The average age of those accompanied in 2025 was 80, slightly higher than in 2024 (79.5). The average age of women rose from 79.9 to 80.6 years old, and that of men from 78.9 to 79.2. According to its annual report, 32% of people who resorted to assisted suicide had terminal cancer, which corresponds to 461 cases. There is also a significant number of elderly people with multiple disorders (polymorbidity) who opted for an assisted death: last year there were 326 cases (23% of the total), compared to 205 in 2024.

Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars as vaccination rates decline — 1 March 2026 (LINK)

The US surpassed 1,100 measles cases in two months. Expect more deaths next — (LINK)

Swiss designer Salla Vallotton challenges your modern heating, ventilation and air conditioning system with a device based on 500-year-old technology: terracotta. Celcius was developed at Lausanne's cantonal art school ECAL — 1 March 2026 (LINK)