This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Pollen allergy, insect venom allergy, and oral desensitizations in the 1960s and 1970s. A lot has happened since pollen desensitizations in the 1960s. A tour d’horizon of the most important medical historical highlights from several decades of allergology research and practice.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Genital parasitoses Scabies and pediculosis pubis Pediculosis pubis is transmitted primarily during sexual intercourse. In scabies, causality is often not present. Nevertheless, both parasitoses are considered possible “sexually transmitted infections” (STI). Sexual partners must therefore also…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Chronic renal failure Nephroprotection – progress at last! Nephroprotection includes interventions that slow GFR decline over time, thereby delaying end-stage renal failure. The most recent intervention is the use of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with diabetic nephropathy.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Psychooncology The importance of certification-relevant stress screenings Psycho-oncological support needs do not necessarily think of themselves in terms of patient distress. A sensitive and step-by-step approach is therefore indicated in order to uncover possible ambivalences.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Microbiome Does depression go through the stomach? More than just a “gut feeling”: antibiotic reduces depression behavior via changes in the composition of the intestinal flora and thereby inhibits an “inflammatory process” in the brain.
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Wound treatment Wound dressings through the ages Wound care was one of the first therapeutic measures ever used and developed by humans. Especially in the last 50 years, there has been a complete paradigm shift as far…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Thyroid carcinomas State of the Art Therapy Thyroid carcinomas can be diagnosed well today thanks to modern imaging techniques and often have a good prognosis. However, postoperative risk stratification should take place at a center with a…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Hemorrhoids Stage appropriate hemorrhoid therapy About 50 percent of all Swiss over the age of 30 have pathologically enlarged hemorrhoids. Symptomatic hemorrhoidal disease is one of the most common conditions associated with significant impact on…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Introduction joint diagnostics Classification by means of imaging techniques Joint diagnostics can be covered radiologically with various procedures. In most cases, a reliable diagnosis is also possible.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Recommendations of the Quality Circle Peripheral Facial Palsy Switzerland Conservative facial therapy for peripheral facial nerve palsy Peripheral facial nerve palsy is the most common isolated cranial nerve palsy and can have a variety of causes. The idiopathic form represents the largest group of facial paresis, accounting…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Measles vaccination Dealing with vaccination skepticism The topic of vaccination skepticism has become the focus of media and health policy in connection with an increase in measles cases in recent months. In debates about vaccinations, different…
