This content is machine translated Transsexuality Dealing with a detabooed phenomenon Transsexuality, tansgender, transidentity are terms that have been read and heard more and more often in recent months. Until recently, was declared a mental disorder, but a more (self-)understandable approach is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Multiple sclerosis Diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment up to date Depending on its course, multiple sclerosis can lead to rapid losses in quality of life. Research is working at full speed to further detect the pathology of the disease and…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis (PsoA) Cardiovascular risk assessment in PsoA – a current “top priority”. Patients with psoriatic arthritis are at increased risk for metabolic comorbidities and cardiovascular disease. During the World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Congress organized by IFPA in Stockholm, various approaches to…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) From an interdisciplinary perspective, what are the current “Unmet needs”? Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) manifests clinically as a heterogeneous disease with phenotypically highly variable expression. Most of those affected already suffer from skin psoriasis. Predicting which psoriasis patients are at increased risk…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Acute coronary syndrome In case of ST-segment elevations in the ECG, immediate revascularization is indicated! Thoracic pain is a common reason for consultation in the family practice. If an acute coronary syndrome is suspected, the ECG findings, in addition to the clinical presentation and troponin…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Generalized pustular psoriasis New study data on anti-IL-36 therapy Treatment options for generalized pustular psoriasis have been severely limited. Therefore, there is a high demand for new therapeutic options. Spesolimab is considered a promising hope. In a phase II…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated RA in over 70s bDMARDs and JAK inhibitors with lower risk of infection compared to baseline therapy. In clinical practice, older rheumatoid arthritis patients tend to receive treatment with biologics (bDMARDs) less frequently than younger patients, although the use of conventional basic therapeutics is often not appropriate…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated State-of-the-Art Obesity Therapy Combine lifestyle measures with drug treatment Obesity is on the rise worldwide and is one of the greatest public health challenges of our time. In addition to dietary changes and exercise, GLP-1 agonists are a new…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Modern treatment of type 2 diabetes Combine metformin with new substance classes at an early stage Lifestyle modification alone is usually not sufficient in type 2 diabetes. Metformin is still considered the first-line drug. However, SGED and international professional societies recommend early combination with an SGLT-2…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Axial spondyloarthritis The road to diagnosis is still far too long Inflammatory chronic back pain is an indication of possible axial spondyloarthritis. It is a major challenge for primary care physicians to identify those with axSpA among the many back pain…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Biologics and JAK inhibitors New insights for RA therapy There are now four approved JAK inhibitors in Europe: tofacitinib, baricitinib, upadacitinib and filgotinib. While there has not been much news to report on the first two in the past…
