Health advice
Emergencies, prevention, insurance: clear answers to the questions you have, validated by the Quai Santé medical team, at Montreux station.
12 articles · validated by Dr Cécile Besson Duvanel
Just arrived in Switzerland for work, study or a new life? Welcome. The Swiss healthcare system is excellent, but it works differently from the one in your home country. Here are the 5 essentials.
Osteoporosis lives up to its nickname of the silent disease: the loss of bone density causes no symptoms, until the day a minor knock, sometimes a simple fall from standing height, causes a fracture. The good news: it can be detected, and it can be managed.
Gynaecological check-ups are one of those appointments that are easy to put off when everything is fine. Yet it's precisely when everything is fine that they are most useful: with most gynaecological problems, the earlier they are detected, the simpler they are to treat.
Too old for the paediatrician, not quite in the adult world: teenagers occupy a medical in-between where many slip through the net. Adolescent medicine exists precisely for them.
Looking after your mental health already takes courage. Working out the difference between a psychiatrist, a psychotherapist and a psychologist shouldn't be one more obstacle. Here are the differences, simply put.
We see a doctor when something is wrong. But when everything is fine? A regular check-up remains the simplest and most effective act of prevention: it detects early what is easily treated early. Here are the useful guidelines, and what really happens during a check-up.
A new resolution, a new challenge, the urge to get going again: getting back into sport is always excellent news. The injuries of the first few weeks, much less so. A few simple precautions let you come back for the long term, not just at full tilt.
“You need surgery.” Three words that often raise more questions than the illness itself. Where? When? What happens? Here is the pathway for planned surgery, step by step.
Medical genetics often brings to mind cutting-edge laboratories and major discoveries. In reality, a genetics consultation mostly answers very practical questions that many families ask themselves at some point.
Receiving a medical bill and not knowing what you'll actually pay: the experience is almost universal in Switzerland. Here is how cost-sharing works, with the amounts in force in 2026.
A misstep on the stairs, an awkward landing during sport, and the ankle swells up. Sprain or fracture? It's a fair question, and the honest answer is: only an X-ray can settle it with certainty. Still, here are some useful pointers, and above all the right things to do while you wait to see a doctor.
Sudden pain, a fall, a fever that won't go away: when a health problem arises, the first question is rarely “what's wrong with me?” but rather “where should I go?”. Choosing the wrong door often means a longer wait and being less well directed. Here is a simple guide to choosing the right place, at the right time, in Montreux and on the Vaud Riviera.
Our team can point you in the right direction on 021 964 30 00. In a life-threatening emergency, call 144.