View Post 4 minute read This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Hernias Cases Education Gastroenterology and Hepatology General Internal Medicine Radiology RX Surgery Urology Hernias occur due to congenital or acquired gaps and weaknesses within the abdominal wall or groin. Inguinal and femoral hernias are the most common. Surgical intervention is particularly indicated for symptomatic hernias and when there is a risk of incarceration…. Dieser Inhalt ist nur für Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zugänglich Jetzt beitretenAlready a member? Log in here
View Post 5 minute read This content is machine translated "Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe" (SHARE) Analysis of polypharmacy in ≥65-year-olds General Internal Medicine Geriatrics Pharmacology and toxicology Practice Management Prevention and health care Psychiatry and psychotherapy RX Studies The SHARE study is an international multidisciplinary longitudinal survey. The panel survey has been conducted approximately every other year for over 20 years. In an analysis published in 2025, data from the ninth wave of the survey was analyzed to find out more about the prevalence of polypharmacy in different countries and to break down which factors are associated with it…. Dieser Inhalt ist nur für Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zugänglich Jetzt beitretenAlready a member? Log in here
View Post 8 minute read This content is machine translated New perspectives for clinics and research Ageing, cellular senescence and Parkinson’s disease Education Geriatrics Neurology RX Parkinson’s is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases and continues to pose major challenges for neurology. It has long been clear that age is the decisive risk factor – but the mechanisms of how biological ageing and neuronal degeneration interact have so far been incompletely understood. In recent years, a cellular process has increasingly become the focus of research: senescence. It describes a state of irreversible cell cycle arrest, accompanied by profound metabolic changes and a pro-inflammatory secretion profile…. Dieser Inhalt ist nur für Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zugänglich Jetzt beitretenAlready a member? Log in here
View Post 6 minute read This content is machine translated From early intervention to individualization The new guidelines at a glance Cardiology Congress Reports RX Studies At the ESC Congress 2025, several guidelines and a consensus document were published or revised, which together will have a noticeable impact on everyday cardiology: a focused update on lipid management, new guidelines on myocarditis/pericarditis, a comprehensive update on cardiovascular disease in pregnancy and the recommendations on valve disease developed jointly with the EACTS. In addition, a clinical consensus statement sets out how mental health should be systematically integrated into cardiovascular care…. Dieser Inhalt ist nur für Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zugänglich Jetzt beitretenAlready a member? Log in here
View Post 14 minute read This content is machine translated Artificial intelligence Dr. ChatGPT: Large language models in everyday clinical practice Cases CME continuing education RX With the public availability of ChatGPT 3.5 in fall 2022 at the latest, artificial intelligence in the sense of large language models (L LMs) is on everyone’s lips. However, it is often forgotten that this is only the provisional end point of decades of development of artificial intelligence, which, despite its great potential, still has many limitations. The question for practising doctors is how this technology can be used sensibly in everyday clinical practice – and how it should not be used…. Dieser Inhalt ist nur für Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zugänglich Jetzt beitretenAlready a member? Log in here CME-Test
View Post 13 minute read This content is machine translated Focus on prevention Colorectal cancer screening – an update CME continuing education Gastroenterology and Hepatology General Internal Medicine Oncology Prevention and health care RX Colorectal cancer is a relevant disease for society: every twentieth person in Switzerland is affected at least once in their lifetime. In Switzerland, around 4300 new cases occur every year and around 1700 people die from it. The mortality rate is around 40%, and 10% of all cancer deaths are caused by colorectal cancer…. Dieser Inhalt ist nur für Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zugänglich Jetzt beitretenAlready a member? Log in here CME-Test
View Post 11 minute read This content is machine translated COPD therapy Drug therapy – Update 2025 CME continuing education General Internal Medicine Pneumology RX Studies Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD) is a chronic inflammatory multisystem disease caused primarily by inhaled noxious substances in combination with environmental factors and genetic predispositions. The presence of such a disease means that the comorbidities associated with COPD should be taken into account in both diagnosis and treatment. First and foremost, cardiovascular comorbidities should be mentioned. In the advanced stage, osteoporosis and muscle hypotrophy are important comorbidities that should be addressed…. Dieser Inhalt ist nur für Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zugänglich Jetzt beitretenAlready a member? Log in here CME-Test
View Post 5 minute read This content is machine translated Brain health News from the Swiss Brain Health Plan (SBHP) 2023-2033 Education Interviews Neurology Prevention and health care Psychiatry and psychotherapy RX The high burden of neurological and psychiatric diseases makes a national strategy and close interdisciplinary collaboration essential. The Swiss Brain Health Plan (SBHP) 2023-2033, a comprehensive initiative to promote brain health in Switzerland, will be presented by Prof. Dr. Claudio Bassetti, neurologist and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in Bern, as an integral project…. Dieser Inhalt ist nur für Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zugänglich Jetzt beitretenAlready a member? Log in here
View Post 3 minute read This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Oncology – Thymoma Cases Education Oncology Radiology RX Surgery Thymomas are tumors of the thymus and are benign in around 75% of cases. A quarter of thymomas are malignant – they are divided into malignant thymomas and thymic carcinomas depending on the appearance and degree of differentiation of the diseased cells and their tendency to spread [1,3,4]. At 0.2-1.5% of all human malignancies in German-speaking countries and 1.7/1,000,000 in Europe, they account for a very small proportion…. Dieser Inhalt ist nur für Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zugänglich Jetzt beitretenAlready a member? Log in here
View Post 11 minute read This content is machine translated Shared decision making Participatory decision-making using the example of diets for type 1 diabetes CME continuing education Endocrinology and Diabetology General Internal Medicine Nutrition RX Studies Participatory decision-making (PEF for short) has established itself in recent decades as a desirable form of interaction between doctor and patient. The concept is primarily based on the ethical principles of autonomy and care…. Dieser Inhalt ist nur für Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zugänglich Jetzt beitretenAlready a member? Log in here CME-Test
Patient-centered rounds in medicine Aligning care with the patient CME continuing education Education General Internal Medicine Prevention and health care RX Studies View Post
Findings from the ALS Symposium 2024 in Montreal Current and future approaches in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) CME continuing education Congress Reports Interviews Neurology RX Studies View Post
Findings from the ALS Symposium 2024 in Montreal Current and future approaches in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Congress Reports Interviews Neurology RX Studies View Post
Artificial intelligence in medicine Opportunities and risks of AI RX CME continuing education Dermatology and venereology Education General Internal Medicine Prevention and health care View Post
Artificial intelligence in medicine Opportunities and risks of AI RX CME continuing education Dermatology and venereology Education General Internal Medicine Prevention and health care View Post
Patient-centered rounds in medicine Aligning care with the patient RX CME continuing education Education General Internal Medicine Prevention and health care Studies View Post
Thyroid Diseases Clarification of thyroid nodules RX CME continuing education Education Endocrinology and Diabetology General Internal Medicine Nuclear Medicine Oncology Radiology View Post
Patient-centered rounds in medicine Aligning care with the patient RX CME continuing education Education General Internal Medicine Prevention and health care Studies View Post
Patient-centered rounds in medicine Aligning care with the patient RX CME continuing education Education General Internal Medicine Prevention and health care Studies View Post
Advanced urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder Systemic therapy RX CME continuing education Education Oncology Studies Urology View Post
View Post This content is machine translated Artificial intelligence Dr. ChatGPT: Large language models in everyday clinical practice Cases CME continuing education RX With the public availability of ChatGPT 3.5 in fall 2022 at the latest, artificial intelligence in the sense of large language models (L LMs) is on everyone’s lips. However, it is often forgotten that this is only the provisional end point of decades of development of artificial intelligence, which, despite its great potential, still has many limitations. The question for practising doctors is how this technology can be used sensibly in everyday clinical practice – and how it should not be used…. Dieser Inhalt ist nur für Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zugänglich Jetzt beitretenAlready a member? Log in here CME-Test
View Post This content is machine translated Focus on prevention Colorectal cancer screening – an update CME continuing education Gastroenterology and Hepatology General Internal Medicine Oncology Prevention and health care RX Colorectal cancer is a relevant disease for society: every twentieth person in Switzerland is affected at least once in their lifetime. In Switzerland, around 4300 new cases occur every year and around 1700 people die from it. The mortality rate is around 40%, and 10% of all cancer deaths are caused by colorectal cancer…. Dieser Inhalt ist nur für Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zugänglich Jetzt beitretenAlready a member? Log in here CME-Test
View Post This content is machine translated COPD therapy Drug therapy – Update 2025 CME continuing education General Internal Medicine Pneumology RX Studies Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD) is a chronic inflammatory multisystem disease caused primarily by inhaled noxious substances in combination with environmental factors and genetic predispositions. The presence of such a disease means that the comorbidities associated with COPD should be taken into account in both diagnosis and treatment. First and foremost, cardiovascular comorbidities should be mentioned. In the advanced stage, osteoporosis and muscle hypotrophy are important comorbidities that should be addressed…. Dieser Inhalt ist nur für Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zugänglich Jetzt beitretenAlready a member? Log in here CME-Test
View Post This content is machine translated Shared decision making Participatory decision-making using the example of diets for type 1 diabetes CME continuing education Endocrinology and Diabetology General Internal Medicine Nutrition RX Studies Participatory decision-making (PEF for short) has established itself in recent decades as a desirable form of interaction between doctor and patient. The concept is primarily based on the ethical principles of autonomy and care…. Dieser Inhalt ist nur für Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zugänglich Jetzt beitretenAlready a member? Log in here CME-Test
