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 9 min This content is machine translated Latent thyroid disease Subclinical hypothyroidism often overtreated Subclinical thyroid disease is common. Although latent hypofunction is often overtreated, the opposite may have an effect on mortality.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes: SGED recommendations update Reduction of cardiovascular complications as top priority Prevention of microvascular and macrovascular complications is an important overarching goal in the management of type 2 diabetes, and the current SGED guidelines have further informed decision making in cardiovascular…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Modern diabetes management in transition Personalized therapy thanks to closed-loop systems and phenotyping Personalized therapy is also arriving more and more in diabetes treatment. Phenotyping and closed-loop systems are two buzzwords that provide an important basis for effective therapy.
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Hormone-positive breast carcinoma Adjuvant premenopausal antihormone therapy? Premenopausal women who require antihormone therapy should be treated with tamoxifen only if they are at low risk. Otherwise, bringing forward the menopause is obligatory.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Guideline Diabetes and Road Traffic Diabetics are allowed to drive – but exceptions prove the rule For a long time, it was not clearly established whether diabetics are generally suitable for driving a vehicle or not. With the adoption of the S2e guideline “Diabetes and Road…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes Less hypoglycemia with insulin glargine 300 E/ml The altered pharmacokinetics and dynamics of the drug are associated with a reduced risk of hypoglycemia.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Diabetes and comorbid depression Rarely diagnosed and treated despite momentous implications Comorbidity rates of depression and diabetes are high and pathophysiological mechanisms influence each other. Impairment of diabetes self-management is a key factor here. Validated and feasible screening instruments exist, but…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chronic Disease Management Self-management support for type 2 diabetes is effective and efficient The prevalence numbers of diabetes are high and will continue to increase in the coming years. Since lifestyle modifications can have a positive effect on disease progression and metabolic values,…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Andrology Men’s health: is there an andropause? The older men get, the more likely they are to have a testosterone deficiency. But hypogonadism is not present until it is confirmed in two laboratories.
