This content is machine translated MACE risk, heart failure incidence and all-cause mortality Metabolic syndrome as a cardiovascular risk factor Current data from 2025/2026 show: 1.54 billion adults worldwide are affected – and the risk of serious cardiovascular events increases in proportion to the number of components. New evidence on...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Glaucoma in old age: slowing down progression IOP lowering is currently the only evidence-based treatment As glaucoma is often asymptomatic over a long period of time, it is often only diagnosed at a stage when irreversible visual field defects are already present. The aim of...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Tick season: danger from early summer meningoencephalitis TBE vaccination recommended for adults and children aged 3 and over In Switzerland, all regions except Ticino are considered risk areas. The spread of the common wood tick (Ixodes ricinus) is also increasingly affecting higher-altitude areas, with outbreaks detected up to...…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated New WHO guideline, updated stimulation protocols, focus on PGT-A Fertility and reproductive medicine 2026 The year 2025 has brought several landmark documents to reproductive medicine: the first WHO guideline on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility, the major update of the ESHRE guideline...…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated New approvals, current study data and ADC development Antibody-drug conjugates in gynecologic oncology Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have profoundly changed gynecological oncology in a very short space of time. Within just two years, three ADCs – mirvetuximab soravtansine, tisotumab vedotin and trastuzumab deruxtecan –...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Pneumology – Covid-19: a review The epidemiological situation of Covid-19 has moved from a pandemic to an endemic phase. Treatment measures still depend on the severity of the disease. Compared to X-rays, computed tomography (CT)...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Age-related neurocognitive disorders Neuroprotective effects of Ginkgo biloba extract Ginkgo biloba extracthas pronounced antioxidant properties and acts specifically against the formation of free radicals and mitochondrial deficits caused by β-amyloid protein. According to current knowledge, the beneficial effects of...…
View Post 6 min RX Education Endocrinology and Diabetology Pneumology Psychiatry and psychotherapy Studies How origin and place of residence promote CF-associated diabetes The number of adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) is now higher than the number of pediatric patients. As life expectancy increases, patients are increasingly affected by comorbidities, particularly CF-related diabetes...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pancreatic Cancer Innovative early detection with a focus on liquid biopsy and AI The early detection of pancreatic cancer is developing rapidly: new multimodal approaches combine imaging with molecular biomarkers such as ctDNA, methylation signatures, fragmentomics and proteomics. For high-risk groups in particular,...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Prostate abscess Prostate abscesses are a rare complication that usually occurs in connection with an acute or chronic infection of the organ or urinary tract. In addition to detecting the abscess, the...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Asthma during pregnancy Up to 40% suffer worsening of symptoms during pregnancy Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases during pregnancy. Despite this, targeted research in this area remains relatively limited and translation into optimal maternal care remains a challenge....…
