This content is machine translated Digitization Promoting digital transformation in the healthcare sector Digitalization continues to advance. DigiSanté, an EDI program to promote digital transformation, has now been launched to ensure that the healthcare sector does not miss the boat. It is being…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated ESC guidelines on heart failure These are the new recommendations Numerous studies published in the last two years made it necessary to update the 2021 ESC Heart Failure Guidelines. In particular, this refers to new studies on SGLT2 inhibitors in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – central cause Swallowing is a sensorimotor process with voluntary and reflexive components. In addition to neurological and muscular diseases, swallowing disorders can be caused by tumor or surgery-related changes in the head…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated ESC Guideline 2023 on ACS What is new in antithrombotic therapy? The clinical presentation of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is broad and ranges from asymptomatic to persistent chest discomfort to cardiac arrest, electrical/hemodynamic instability and cardiogenic shock. The European Society of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Myasthenia gravis Something is happening in the treatment management of autoimmune diseases Myasthenia gravis (or myasthenia for short) is a rare disease in which the immune system turns against its own body. Autoantibodies disrupt the transmission of impulses at the interface between…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Brugada syndrome Brugada syndrome is an ion channel disorder in which there is an electrical disturbance of heart function without recognizable structural heart disease. This genetic heart rhythm disorder is associated with…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hand osteoarthritis: secondary analysis Oral NSAIDs and glucocorticoids as effective painkillers A research team from the University of Copenhagen conducted a secondary analysis based on data from 72 randomized studies with a total of over 7500 participants to investigate the effectiveness…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Journal Club New findings on terbinafine-resistant dermatophytes Terbinafine is considered the gold standard in the treatment of dermatophytosis, but pathogenic dermatophytes that are resistant to terbinafine pose a new threat. A Swiss research team involving the Department…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Neuropathic facial pain Attack-like severe pain – trigeminal neuralgia? The “International Classification of Orofacial Pain” (ICOP) is based on the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3) and proposes a subdivision of facial pain syndromes into six groups. Groups four…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Benign prostate syndrome (BPS) Sabal-Urtica combination: an evidence-based treatment option The extracts from saw palmetto fruits (Sabal serrulata) and nettle roots (Urtica dioica) have a synergistic effect that has been proven to alleviate BPH-associated LUTS symptoms. This is shown by…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Influenza A and B Seasonal flu vaccination – recommendations 2023/2024 Due to the high variability of influenza viruses, the antigen composition of the vaccines must be reviewed annually and adjusted if necessary. The composition of the three quadrivalent split vaccines…
