This content is machine translated World Congress of Dermatology Scalp and hair in focus The 23rd World Congress of Dermatology was held in Vancouver in June. In addition to the large, prominently placed studies, various smaller studies were also convincing with their interesting approaches…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated SGDV Congress Skin and vessels The 97th SGDV Congress, held this year at the University of Irchel, followed the motto “Without vessels no skin – without skin no vessels” and was dedicated to the multifaceted…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Cardiac arrhythmias News about atrial fibrillation At a symposium on cardiac arrhythmias at the Winterthur Cantonal Hospital, the epidemiology, diagnostics and risk assessment of atrial fibrillation were discussed. In addition, the study situation regarding direct oral…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EULAR - Osteoporosis New treatment approaches in the pipeline Osteoporosis may be primary or secondary associated with another disease. For the latter form, both the pathological processes of the underlying condition itself and the use of certain drugs such…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Pacemaker What the internist should know At the Internal Medicine Update Refresher in Zurich, Christine Franzini, MD, from the Stadtspital Triemli, vividly explained the tasks that cardiac pacemakers can perform in modern medicine. She discussed the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Parkinson's syndrome Non-motor symptoms must not be forgotten Prof. Dr. med. Jürg Kesselring, Valens Clinics, spoke on the topic of “Parkinson’s Syndrome” at the Update Refresher Internal Medicine. After a brief historical review of the origins and research…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Stroke Symposium in Bern Endovascular therapy for large vessel occlusion gets a boost On August 20, 2015, the Stroke Symposium of the Department of Neurology of the Inselspital Bern took place for the fifth time. The focus of interest this year was endovascular…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Deadly unhappy or highly satisfied? Neurobiology and the Economics of Happiness In psychiatry, the goal is to make “unhappy” people “happy” again through therapy. But what does happiness actually mean? And what factors contribute to people becoming satisfied or dissatisfied? At…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic back pain Multimodal therapy with optimal pain medication pays off As part of the KHM Congress in Lucerne, a luncheon symposium was devoted to the topic of chronic back pain. Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Konrad, Head of Anesthesia at the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Pierre Fabre Dermatology Forum in Paris Atopic dermatitis and photoprotection – increasing focus on the patient Over 800 dermatologists from around the world attended the Pierre Fabre Dermatology Forum in Paris. A wide variety of current topics in dermatology were discussed here. Six plenary sessions covered…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Heavily pretreated multiple myeloma New therapeutic option: an antibody that targets CD38 Results from an ongoing phase II trial of the monoclonal antibody daratumumab were presented at the ASCO Congress. This targets the protein CD38, which is highly expressed on myeloma cells.…
