This content is machine translated EAACI/ESCD Skin Allergy Meeting 2017, Zurich Cutaneous vasculitis and hand eczema Vasculitis is a very heterogeneous disease. When the skin is involved, additional involvement of other organs may be present or absent. In addition, systemic vasculitis can also affect the skin.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 7th JHaS Congress, Thun Quality and patient-centeredness in the family medicine profession. What is quality in family practice? This was one of the guiding questions addressed at the 7th Congress of the Association of Young Family Physicians Switzerland in Thun. What does…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 123. Congress of the DGIM, Mannheim Gender Medicine Gender medicine is becoming increasingly important. At the annual meeting of the German Society of Internal Medicine (DGIM) in Mannheim in April 2017, gender differences in selected diseases were among…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 83rd Annual Meeting of the German Society of Cardiology, Mannheim, Germany The brain makes the heart sick – or vice versa? The heart and brain are closely linked in terms of health. This block of topics bridged neurological, cardiological, and psychological aspects in selected cardiac and cerebral diseases.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Trend Days Health, Lucerne Health 4.0: Fit for the digital transformation? During the 13th Trend Days Health in Lucerne, more than 800 decision-makers from the Swiss healthcare sector addressed the question of where digitization in healthcare will lead, which opportunities are…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 8th SGAD Symposium, Zurich Update on treatment recommendations for depression and burnout Prof. Edith Holsboer-Trachsler, MD, Basel, gave an overview of the 2016 update of recommendations for the somatic treatment of unipolar depressive disorders and presented the first Swiss treatment recommendations on…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Advanced training course in clinical oncology in St. Gallen Metastatic colorectal cancer “beyond surgery”. At the advanced training course in clinical oncology in St. Gallen, there was also a symposium on colorectal carcinoma, among other topics. In an overview, Prof. Dr. med. Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz,…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated ACC Congress, Washington PCSK9 antibody lives up to expectations Lowering LDL cholesterol is an important component of secondary prevention. For the first time, the “shooting stars” of lipid therapy, PCSK9 inhibitors, demonstrated a reduction in cardiovascular events. The FOURIER…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated St. Gallen Breast Cancer Conference Endocrine therapy helps prevent breast cancer Breast cancer can be prevented in healthy women with medication. Studies prove the effectiveness. In some countries, endocrine therapy is approved for this indication. However, acceptance of chemoprevention is generally…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Update 2017, Davos Update on atherosclerosis and primary drug prevention. Traditionally held every two years in Davos, Cardiology Update has become one of the most important European cardiology congresses. This year’s topics included the role of inflammation in atherosclerosis and…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated AAD Conference in Orlando Psoriasis – head-to-head comparison with clear winner Psoriasis therapy has made great progress in recent years. This is due on the one hand to immunological research into the pathogenesis and the recognition of the systemic nature of…
