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…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated 9th Lucerne Trend Days Health Market control in health care At this year’s Lucerne “Trend Days Health”, Prof. Dr. Stefan Felder, Basel, raised the question of whether it really makes sense to regard market control as one of the most…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pain management in RA and OA The psychosocial component should not be underestimated At the EULAR Congress in Madrid, pain management took a central place. Prof. David Walsh, MD, Nothingham, focused on the special circumstances of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. One…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Treatment Increase Awareness, Compliance and Adherence! Although many hypertensive patients perform regular blood pressure measurements at home, a large proportion of these patients – 51% in the SWISSHYPE study published in 2011 [1] – are inadequately…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic inflammatory bowel disease The therapy goal is the control of the disease Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to relapsing or continuous inflammatory diseases of the intestine. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis belong to this group of forms. “Don’t be afraid of guidelines,”…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes therapy Three steps to the goal Firstly, lifestyle measures, secondly metformin, thirdly individualization – according to Prof. Marc Donath, MD, Basel, Switzerland, this is how type 2 diabetics are treated today. Depending on the individual situation,…
