This content is machine translated Chronic back pain Care in the virtual hospital – the Back@home project As part of the Back@Home study, the effectiveness of a virtual hospital model is being evaluated in patients with musculoskeletal back pain who present to the emergency room. One of...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Parkinson's disease: progressive and clinically heterogeneous Individualized management of motor and non-motor symptoms Primary care providers are the central point of contact for the early detection of Parkinson’s disease, but collaboration with neurological specialists is essential. The diagnosis is still primarily made clinically....…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis: proven therapeutic principles and innovations From healthcare research to precision medicine In Switzerland, around 20 percent of children are affected by atopic eczema, compared to 4-5 percent of adults. The disease burden of AD is considerable, which is also related to...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated SGLT2 inhibitors and glucocorticoids Protective effect on kidney function is maintained SGLT2 inhibitors have been shown in randomized trials to be effective in improving cardiovascular and renal outcomes. However, the populations in these studies were carefully selected, usually excluding patients under...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated How do weight loss interventions affect the muscles? Reflective evaluation: do not neglect qualitative aspects Both in the context of exclusively dietary interventions and after bariatric surgery or treatment with GLP(glucagon-like peptide)-1 analogs, there is not only a reduction in weight, but also a loss...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated From biomarkers to gene therapies Getting to know ataxias New developments in imaging, digital biomarkers and gene therapy are significantly changing the diagnosis and treatment of ataxia. Experts emphasize the clinically central distinction between sensitive and cerebellar ataxia, the...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Evidence-based therapy for psoriasis in difficult locations IL-23 inhibition in scalp psoriasis: what’s new? Involvement of the scalp is common in psoriasis patients and can induce considerable distress with sometimes significant effects on quality of life. In addition to new study findings on the...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Obesity in the family practice Aim for realistic goals and avoid apportioning blame Morbid obesity is a significant health risk factor and its prevalence has increased in many industrialized countries in recent years. The principles of weight reduction have hardly changed over the...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis Risk-stratified therapy with osteoanabolic agents improves outcomes Patients with a very high or imminent fracture risk should be considered for (first-line) therapy with ostoanabolic substances. Both patient selection and planning of therapy sequences are decisive factors for...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Treatment of pancreatitis: current study data How can the risk-benefit profile be improved? Acute pancreatitis is a life-threatening complication in patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome. With olezarsen and plozasiran, two innovative drug candidates have been developed for which promising Phase III data are...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Prurigo and PN Anti-inflammatory antipruritic therapy improves quality of life Which mediators are causally involved in peripheral and central itch sensitization in the context of prurigo and prurigo nodularis (PN) and contribute to the maintenance of pruritus is currently being...…
