This content is machine translated Breast cancer/lung cancer/leukemia Targeted Therapy At the beginning of August, a press roundtable on the specialist field of oncology was held in Zurich. Insight was provided into “targeted therapy” in breast carcinoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated ICML 2017 in Lugano Long-term data are positive At the ICML Congress, the audience gained insight into long-term data from two phase III trials in mantle cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The new results confirm the statements…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 3rd Swiss Symposium on Psychosomatics in Zurich What does the patient want? “Personalized medicine” is almost a buzzword these days. But it doesn’t just affect the genetic side of medicine. Today, it is also impossible to imagine everyday practice without taking (inter)subjective…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated ASCO 2017 in Chicago Groundbreaking on tumors of the prostate and gallbladder There was big news at the 2017 ASCO Congress. First, abiraterone is pushing into the first-line setting in metastatic prostate cancer. On the other hand, there is a new standard…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rheumatism Top in Pfäffikon Skin problems in practice There are skin regions that are sometimes somewhat neglected in everyday practice. These include the oral mucosa and lesions of the anogenital region. Especially with the latter, patients present late…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated European Academy of Neurology (EAN) in Amsterdam Sexual dysfunction in MS Sexual dysfunction is a “side show” of MS disease. Nevertheless, a considerable proportion of all those affected suffer from it. Not only MS itself, but also the comorbidity “depression” plays…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 19th Continuing Education Conference of the KHM, Lucerne Urinary incontinence in geriatric patients. Many patients who suffer from urinary incontinence only mention these complaints to their family doctor in passing – or not at all – out of shame. There are certainly ways…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Zurich Dermatology Training Days Current research in a nutshell There were numerous interesting developments from research in 2017. Including comparative studies on bullous pemphigoid and new guidelines on cosmetic treatments under isotretinoin. There’s also news on melanoma.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SSP/SSAI Joint Annual Meeting 2017, St. Gallen Practical problems with skin testing for allergies At the 2017 joint annual meeting of the Swiss Society of Paediatrics (SSP) and the Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology (SSAI), PD Dr. Kathrin Scherer, Dermatology, University Hospital Basel,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Heart Failure Congress of the ESC, Paris “Mid-range heart failure” – what does it mean in practice? Systolic or diastolic heart failure? In 10-20% of heart failure patients, the answer to this question is: neither. You have heart failure with an ejection fraction in the “mid-range,” that…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 19th Continuing Education Conference of the KHM, Lucerne Update Vitamin D and calcium – is the dose decisive? Fall and fracture prevention are particularly important in the elderly, as such injuries can contribute not insignificantly to increased morbidity and concomitant loss of autonomy. To prevent falls and fractures,…
