This content is machine translated Adolescence Maturation with crises – specifics of adolescent psychiatry Finding an identity, social integration, autonomy development and finding a career are just a few of the issues that young people have to deal with in their transition to adulthood.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rheumatic diseases How do antirheumatic drugs correlate with COVID-19 courses? Whether the use of immunosuppressants increases the risk of a severe course in SARS-CoV-2 infection is as yet unclear. A study published in advance of the European Congress of Rheumatology…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 Cost coverage of virus tests and launch of the SwissCovid app In the context of the relaxation of protective measures, much revolves around contact tracing and economic aspects. This includes the issue of reimbursement for SARS-CoV-2 testing. An updated fact sheet…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Dizziness With ginkgo extract against swaying soils Dizziness is one of the unpleasant side effects of aging. Usually, disorders in the vestibular system or balance perception are responsible. However, it may also be a result of declining…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Alopecia So that chemotherapy does not become a hairy affair There are many reasons for hair loss, not least oncological therapy regimens, for example. This experience is one of the most traumatic aspects of treatment. The Haarwerkstatt Basel provides valuable…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cluster headache Avoid glowing nails in the eye Suddenly it is there, the pain. The cluster headache torments sufferers unbearably for at least a quarter of an hour until it slowly subsides – only to recur a few…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chronic sialorrhea Approval: Ultrasound-guided injection of incobotulinumtoxinA In numerous neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s syndromes, stroke or traumatic brain injury, impaired sialorrhea may occur. IncobotulinumtoxinA is the first drug to be approved in Switzerland for the treatment…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Colorectal cancer screening Early detection increases chances of cure Experts recommend colorectal cancer screening in patients aged 50 and older. It is scientifically proven that structured preventive measures are associated with a reduction in mortality rates. This is due…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Dementia Update 2020 Management of cognitive disorders in family practice. GP support for the patient and their relatives/carers is crucial to ensure the best possible course of the disease. Pharmacotherapy is only one component in the integral and multifactorial management…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Acne “Comedo-Switch” concept as basis of topical therapy The analysis of comedogenesis at the cellular level is of practical relevance, as new starting points for therapies can be elicited on this basis. In addition, empirical validation of comedolytic…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Endogenous psychoses Schizophrenia: As if from another world The mathematician John Forbes Nash suffered from it, the painter Vincent van Gogh probably also – schizophrenia. One of the most common mental illnesses can catapult sufferers into another world…
