This content is machine translated Bronchial asthma Good symptom control achievable in most asthma patients New options for modern asthma therapy in adults based on the recently published new asthma guideline of the German Respiratory League were presented in Cologne.
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated 57th Medical Congress LUNGE ZÜRICH, Davos Age-related eye diseases With the demographic change of the population, age-related diseases of the eyes and their appendages are also increasing. In recent years, the range of new therapeutic options has expanded, and…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated ASH in Atlanta The throne wavers ECHELON-1 is the first positive data available on brentuximab vedotin in first-line Hodgkin lymphoma. And things are also progressing in CLL. Chemotherapy-free variants hold their own in recurrences.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated SGML 18 Laser & Procedures Zurich The new name is program The SGML Congress is now called “Laser & Procedures”. Several presentations focused on non-laser treatments. These include radiotherapy for malignant skin tumors or photodynamic therapy for actinic keratoses.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Swiss Derma Day and STI reviews and updates, Lucerne Inflammatory scalp diseases Scalp diseases are many. For an accurate diagnosis, it is necessary to distinguish whether the hair follicles, the scalp or a combination of both is affected. Depending on the cause…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in Texas Weight loss may minimize breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women Breast cancer remains the most common cancer in women and accounts for approximately one in five cancer-associated deaths. Regarding the relationship between weight loss and breast cancer risk, a study…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated VZI Symposium 2018 in Zurich Beware of “hooking” patients The wave of opioid prescriptions in the U.S., but also in Switzerland, has problematic consequences. Among other things, the preparations can be highly addictive. So what does responsible use of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Swiss Derma Day and STI reviews and updates, Lucerne The skin of the old patient A comprehensive overview of the physiological changes of the skin in old age and associated typical clinical pictures, as well as on the influence of nutrition and environmental factors on…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diabetes Update Refresher 2017, Zurich The current Swiss therapy recommendations Drug therapy for diabetes has become increasingly complex over the years. The SGED’s practical therapy guide is intended to shed light on the subject. What is the current therapy in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 21st Annual Meeting of the Swiss Stroke Society 2018, Lausanne Cerebral stroke in elderly, polymorbid patients. Elderly people are at higher risk for stroke, and their survival resp. Chances of recovery are lower than those of younger individuals. Gian Marco de Marchis, MD, Basel, and neurologist…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Internal Medicine Update Refresher in Zurich News in evidence-based diagnostics and therapy of COPD There are 400 million COPD sufferers worldwide. It is the fourth leading global cause of mortality. At the Internal Medicine Update Refresher 2017 in Zurich, the latest findings for evidence-based…
