This content is machine translated Chronic renal failure New therapy standard on the rise Several innovative therapeutic options are expanding the options for treating patients with chronic kidney disease ( CKD). SGLT-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2-i) can now be considered an established treatment option – even…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diabetes Technologies AID systems are indispensable in type 1 diabetes Modern innovative technologies can significantly reduce the diabetes-related burden. Daily insulin administration is vital for type 1 diabetics. The ideal therapy would be glucose-dependent control of insulin delivery without any…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Spondyloarthritides Biologics before or after NSAIDs? Should biologics be used as first-line therapy in the treatment of spondyloarthritides (SpA) or are NSAIDs still the preferred option? A pro-and-con discussion explored this question at this year’s DGIM…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Urooncology From diagnosis to therapy: Urological tumors in focus Annually, the American Society of Clinical Oncology Congress addresses the current state of research on urogenital tumors. The latest study results regarding diagnosis and therapy of prostate cancer, renal cell…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Nonspecific reactions with drugs Allergy or non-allergy, that is the question here When a patient reacts to the administration of a drug, the question for the treating physician is always whether it is an allergy or a non-specific reaction. Ultimately, this will…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Hidradenitis suppurativa Treatment options – status quo and outlook The management of hidradenitis suppurativa remains a clinical challenge. A combination of different therapeutic modalities is often required to achieve a sufficient degree of disease control. One study demonstrated that…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Update EULAR treatment recommendations Carefully consider the use of JAK inhibitors The goal of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapy today is clinical remission. The earlier the disease is detected, the better the chances of achieving this goal. For the road ahead, EULAR…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Obesity GLP-1 analogs and dual incretin agonists to support weight loss. Pathological obesity is a key risk factor for the development of life-threatening secondary complications. Until recently, bariatric surgery was the only effective method for obesity sufferers to achieve a sustained…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Cancer Management Oncological interventions at the cutting edge of knowledge The latest findings in the field of cancer research were again presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago. Experts discussed innovative treatment methods, new therapies and current controversies in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Back and neck pain In complicated cases, interventional methods can help Back and neck pain is a common and distressing health condition. When chronic pain does not respond adequately to either conservative therapy or conventional drug treatment, the use of interventional…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Diagnostics of eosinophilic systemic diseases On the trail of the EGPA A blood eosinophilia is defined by a number >500 eosinophils per μl. If a number >1500/μl is measured at least twice within two weeks, one is dealing with hypereosinophilia (HE).…
