This content is machine translated Tuberculosis, HIV and tropical diseases Infectious diseases that also affect Switzerland(er) Worldwide, around 53 million people die of tuberculosis, HIV and malaria within a year. The inhabitants of tropical and poor countries are particularly affected. But even the rich Switzerland is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Swiss Derma Day in Lucerne Properly treat contact dermatitis and hyperhidrosis On January 24, the Swiss Derma Day took place in Lucerne for the second time. The University Clinics of Dermatology Basel and Inselspital Bern, in collaboration with the clinics of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Trend Lecture Novartis Why we are not slaves to our genes n biochemist who can explain in a generally understandable way, without a manuscript or a PowerPoint presentation, how unique every human being is, may well be called particularly gifted. At…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Rheumatology, Geriatrics, Gastroenterology & Pneumology What’s new in internal medicine? At this year’s SGIM annual meeting, the update presentations were again very popular. And rightly so, because once again the audience learned a lot of interesting facts about the latest…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Update in urticaria Finally, more news on urticaria management Things are happening again in the field of urticaria management. Classification as well as treatment recommendations have been updated and new insights have been gained in causal research, which may…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Vitamin D in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis Reduce risk of rheumatic disease with vitamin D? Worldwide, about half of the adult population suffers from vitamin D deficiency (<50 nmol/l). This increases the risk of bone fractures and falls. At this year’s EULAR Congress in Madrid, several…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Suicide as a taboo subject How do you care for suicidal people? In his presentation at the KHM Congress in Lucerne, Dr. med. Jürg B. Zühlke, former chief physician of the Psychiatric Service, Emmental, referred to the many signs and statistical risks…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Exchange GP and hospital How can communication be optimized? It is clear that coordinated exchange between hospitals and primary care physicians is fundamental to the functionality of the health care system. But how can the interfaces between the two…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Power and condition Sport in heart disease – what is allowed? In general, physical activity is healthy and useful even for heart patients. This was the basic message of the presentation by Thomas Weber, MD, Olten, and Matthias Wilhelm, MD, Bern.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated 9th Lucerne Trend Days Health Swiss Healthcare – Quo vadis? Paul Camenzind, Deputy Director of the Swiss Health Observatory (Obsan), Neuchâtel, gave a presentation on “Shortage and Abundance in Swiss Health Care” at the “Trend Days Health” in Lucerne. In…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis How do current research findings influence future RA therapy? Three renowned experts in the field of rheumatoid arthritis, Prof. Edward Keystone, MD, Toronto, Prof. Ronald van Vollenhoven, MD, Stockholm, and Prof. Peter Taylor, MD, Oxford, gave an overview of…
