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Honest, humorous and scientifically sound: New channel offers lots of information on health topics for men to mark the start of "Movember"

To mark the start of "Movember" and World Men's Day on November 3, the Medical Center - University of Freiburg has launched the Instagram channel checkt.mann, which focuses on the many facets of men's health. The aim is to sensitize men to their physical and mental health in a humorous and fact-based way.

On checkt.mann, experts from the Medical Center - University of Freiburg provide interesting information on everything from sex accidents, prostate checks and hair loss to energy drinks, sleep, nutrition and strength training. This creates a space in which men's issues can be discussed openly - without taboos and without pointing fingers.

"We have seen that men are underrepresented as followers on our social media channels. That's why we want to address them exclusively with the new channel," says Benjamin Waschow, Head of Corporate Communications at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg.

The channel accompanies the Movember campaign month, which has been drawing attention to prevention and education about men's health for several years. The artificial word "Movember" is made up of "moustache" and "November" - as a visible sign of greater awareness of men's health.

Link to the Instagram channel: www.instagram.com/checkt.mann