This content is machine translated ECTRIMS Does a long-standing antibiotic reduce MS risk? The ECTRIMS Congress was held this year in Barcelona. Insights into research and recent data were presented, including a phase III trial testing the effect of an antibiotic after an…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Zurich Headache Symposium What helps against the exceedingly painful cluster attacks? At the Zurich Headache Symposium, PD Tim Jürgens, MD, Hamburg, gave insights into the diagnosis and treatment of cluster headaches. Among other things, he answered the question of why this…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Hyperlipidemia and hypertension How to combine the available substances? At this year’s Medidays, a keynote lecture was devoted to hyperlipidemia and hypertension. In the area of the former condition, PCSK9 inhibitors, among others, are making a splash. Prof. Dr.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Common orthopedic problems Shoulder pain and spinal stenosis: How to clarify, how to treat? Many patients complain of shoulder or back pain in their family doctor’s office. Clarification and therapy are often very complex – especially in the shoulder area, there are numerous anatomical…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Local hormone therapy Off-label option in postmenopausal women with urinary incontinence and UTI. Urinary incontinence and urinary tract infections are among the most common conditions in women, both of which are also difficult to manage. In addition to standard medications, hormone supplements may…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated European Lung Cancer Conference Mutation analysis is crucial for the choice of therapy Three interesting studies were presented at the European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva. Two were dedicated to the group of NSCLC patients with an EGFR-activating mutation. Can erlotinib neoadjuvant achieve…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Stress, depression and CHD Which depression is particularly “cardiotoxic”? At the SGIM Congress in Basel, Prof. Roland von Känel, MD, Head of Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Barmelweid Clinic, gave an update on the relationship between stress,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 5th Zurich Dermatology Training Days Great variety of topics at the “What’s New” sessions At the 5th Dermatological Training Days in the Kongresshaus Zurich, the so-called “What’s New” sessions took place on Friday afternoon, in which current research results, therapy and diagnostic approaches were…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated COPD and emphysema therapy What can the family doctor do and when does the patient need to see a pulmonologist? At the Update Refresher, one presentation was dedicated to COPD and emphysema. It was shown which questions should already be clarified in the family practice and how the patient can…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Swiss Family Docs Psychological first aid for severe stress As a primary care physician, how should I respond to people who are experiencing severe psychological distress? And how can I, as a doctor, help these people cope better with…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Follow-up of the NeoSphere study Compelling data on the neoadjuvant use of pertuzumab NeoSphere is a phase II trial in which 417 women with newly diagnosed HER2-positive, operable, locally advanced or inflammatory early breast cancer were randomized to four different neoadjuvant therapy arms.…
